Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie Reportedly Still Have Homes in Royal Palaces Despite Parents’ Scandal

Though Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and Sarah “Fergie” Ferguson were forced to vacate Royal Lodge, their daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, reportedly still have homes within the royal palaces.

According to a Thursday, March 12, report in British newspaper The Times, the properties rented to Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, 35, are part of a long-standing deal with the former Prince Andrew, and they can be used as second homes.

“The [rental] deal was made with their father as he wanted them to have a foothold in the royal palaces,” a source told the paper.

Beatrice reportedly has an apartment in St James’s Palace, and Eugenie has the three-bedroom Ivy Cottage at Kensington Palace. The deal requires them to pay an undisclosed sum in rent.

The former Duke of York, 66, allegedly once paid their rent, but it is unclear if Beatrice and Eugenie now pay it themselves. It’s been widely reported that when Andrew and Fergie, 66, lived at Royal Lodge, the Yorks paid practically nothing in rent for the property.

While Beatrice’s primary residence with husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi is in Oxfordshire and Eugenie lives in Portugal with husband Jack Brooksbank, it is unclear where their mother has fled to after leaving Royal Lodge.

Andrew — who was stripped of his royal duties and honors late last year by King Charles III — now lives on Sandringham Estate, where he was arrested on February 19 on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

Though he has consistently denied wrongdoing and maintained his innocence regarding his ties to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, he was accused of sharing confidential information with the financier related to his role as a trade envoy.

The Thames Valley Police launched an inquiry into Andrew after it was reported that emails suggest he sent Epstein reports from a tour of Southeast Asia he took in 2010.

The BBC reported earlier this month that the father of two requested to end his lease on East Lodge, another Crown Estate property, early.

East Lodge, which the BBC said is believed to have been used for staff, is located near his former home at Sunninghill Park in Berkshire, where he lived before moving to Royal Lodge.

Following Andrew’s arrest, Charles, 77, said via a statement issued from Buckingham Palace that authorities have the royal family’s “full and wholehearted support and co-operation.”

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