Prince Andrew refuses to leave royal mansion as King Charles is desperate to avoid ‘knockdown’ war
Prince Andrew is said to be putting his foot down and refusing to downsize from his lavish royal mansion to the vacant Frogmore Cottage.
The disgraced Duke of York, 64, has lived at the $38 million Royal Lodge, located on the grounds of Windsor Castle, since 2004 after he signed a 75-year lease agreement the year before.
Andrew has been on the brink of eviction from the plush royal digs since his friendship with the late pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein came to light in 2019.
And in January, King Charles’ younger brother suffered another blow after he was named in the Jeffrey Epstein document dump.
Still, it appears the monarch, 75, is still struggling to boot his scandal-scarred brother from the property.
“Andrew isn’t going anywhere for the time being,” royal expert Christopher Andersen, author of “The King,” told Fox News.
“It’s doubtful that King Charles — who, along with his daughter-in-law Kate Middleton, is battling cancer — is in the mood for a knockdown drag-out with his brother.”
“If and when Andrew does move, it will simply be because he doesn’t have the money to heat Royal Lodge or keep the lights on,” Andersen added.
As for the smaller — but equally as charming — Frogmore Cottage, the property continues to sit empty more than a year after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were forced to hand over the keys.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex vacated the plush five-bedroom property in June 2023, and the home has since seen no new tenants, the annual Sovereign Grant revealed last week.
The home sits vacant because he refuses to move into the residence, which is considerably smaller than his current abode.
“In the meantime, Frogmore will likely remain empty,” Anderson told the outlet.
“It’s worth noting that the King had better luck evicting Andrew from Buckingham Palace, where the Duke of York has maintained his private apartment for decades.”
The Post has reached out to Buckingham Palace for comment.
As for his current pad, Andrew has reportedly been neglecting payments to maintain the Grade II listed property — which requires an annual $503,000 for upkeep.
The Royal Lodge previously belonged to the Queen Mother until she died in 2002. Andrew shares the 31-room mansion in Windsor with his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson.
He was offered the option to move into Frogmore Cottage while he has no apparent source of income, but he declined.
Before Charles offered the home to Andrew, the Sussexes were gifted the home’s lease by Queen Elizabeth II as a wedding gift in 2018.
