York Inheritance Hiccup: Prince Andrew in 'No Position' to Leave Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie the Royal Lodge

Prince Andrew, 64, is under a lease with the Crown Estate for the Royal Lodge near Windsor Castle until 2078. This means the Duke will not be able to "leave" the lavish property to anyone, let alone his daughters, Princesses Beatrice, 36, and Eugenie, 34.

"In theory, had everything gone the way Prince Andrew had hoped, there would have been possibly two inheritance homes for his daughters," royal expert Gareth Russell told GBN. "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," he added.

This conflicts with previous reports buying agent at Curetons Robin Edwards told an outlet last month. "How Prince Andrew chooses to leave the lease of the property is entirely at his own discretion," he said.

"From what we understand about the leasehold agreement from the National Audit Office (NAO), in the event of Prince Andrew’s death, the lease for the Royal Lodge is only assignable to either his widow, his daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie or a dedicated trust established solely for their benefit," he added.

This insight comes as the Royal Lodge fight intensifies as scandal-ridden Prince Andrew is determined to defeat King Charles for the sake of "Beatrice and Eugenie's inheritance," which may need a new tagline now...

"Andrew has no intention of moving out, and it’s extraordinary that his brother has chosen to reopen this battle via anonymous briefings to the press." a friend of the former Jeffrey Epstein confidant spilled.

"It's like they [the Palace] have learned nothing from the whole Harry and Meghan debacle," the friend added. "Andrew does not have a huge amount in his life anymore; the house is one of the few things keeping him going, and the idea that he is going to throw that away along with his children’s inheritance is just absurd."

These reports follow news from June when Sarah Ferguson all but confirmed the long-running Charles and Andrew rift with Good Morning Britain host Martin Lewis when he kept asking the ex-royal about the quarrel. "I tend not to get involved in brothers' discussions, and I think that's the safest place to be," Ferguson pointedly told the broadcaster when asked about the squabble. "Let the brothers discuss it between themselves."

The Duke of York was given a 75-year lease to the estate in August 2003, as a gift from his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II. Her Majesty preferred to have the Crown Estate lease the property to her son as a paying tenant, instead of a "grace and favor" situation where the sovereign would have paid the rent for Andrew's lifetime.