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Sisterly Siege: Princess Beatrice 'Has No More Right to Royal Lodge' Than Princess Eugenie

Princess Eugenie has just as much right to inheritance over the Royal Lodge as Princess Beatrice does, according to real estate expert.

When it comes to inheriting the Royal Lodge, Princess Eugenie has the same rights as her elder sister, Princess Beatrice.

"How Prince Andrew chooses to leave the lease of the property is entirely at his own discretion," property buying agent at Curetons Robin Edwards told an outlet.

"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."

"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."

They continued: "The place is perfectly well maintained, and the notion that Andrew is in dire financial straits is not remotely accurate. He still has the support of plenty of friends and has plenty of business interests."

This led one commenter on X to state: "Glad to see Andrew finally grow a pair and stand up for what is rightfully his!"

One critic pointed out: "It is not his estate to fight for. The Crown estates own it and let him stay there because his mother negotiated a lease with them."

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."

As for the York daughters and any type of inheritance somehow easing the property's "siege-filled future," Edwards shared how Andrew "could leave it entirely to one daughter or jointly to both."

He concluded: "Even though Princess Beatrice is the elder of the two sisters, in this case, it does not give her any more rights to inherit the lease over her younger sister."

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GBN spoke with Edwards.