Prince Andrew in 'no position' to bequeath Royal Lodge to Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie

However, Andrew is thought to be under increased pressure to pay his own costs for the upkeep and security of the Royal Lodge mansion in Windsor if he is to remain living there.

The pressure to move Prince Andrew, who lives in the house with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, has been called the "Siege of Royal Lodge".

The father-of-two wanted to keep Royal Lodge as an inheritance home for his daughters, Princess Beatrice, 36, and Princess Eugenie, 34, GB News understands.

But the former working royal, who stepped down from public duties in 2019, is under increased pressure from his brother King Charles to move into a smaller home with less expensive upkeep.

Beatrice and Eugenie are thought to already have an inheritance home through their mother, the Duchess of York, who purchased a £4million home in Mayfair in 2022.

Gareth Russell, a royal commentator, spoke exclusively to GB News to explain why it's becoming increasingly unlikely for Royal Lodge to remain a future inheritance home for the Princesses of York.

He said: “In theory, had everything gone the way Prince Andrew had hoped, there would have been possibly two inheritance homes for his daughters.

“But it's incredibly unlikely that that will be the fate for Royal Lodge.

“Maybe Mayfair is the alternative inheritance home given that Royal Lodge might not be Andrew's for the remainder of his life, much less something he's in any position to bequeath to his daughters.”

Andrew is thought to be reluctant to move out of Royal Lodge to the smaller property Frogmore Cottage, once used by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

If the duke moved out, it has been suggested that the historic Royal Lodge could be used as a commercial asset by the Crown Estate.

Prince Andrew's lease on the property began in August 2003, the year following the death of its previous occupant, the Queen Mother.

The duke had approached the Crown Estate about acquiring the lease.

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Renting it to Prince Andrew as a paying tenant was seen by Queen Elizabeth II as financially preferable to using it as a "grace and favour" residence for the Royal Family.

The drama surrounding Royal Lodge comes as a new Amazon Prime series is set to be released next week about Andrew's 2019 Newsnight interview.

This is set to re-ignite questions about the duke's links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.