Prince Andrew is Hurting His Daughters the Longer He Clings To Royal Lodge

Prince Andrew has refused to this day to vacate his ultra-posh Royal Lodge for the more modest Frogmore Cottage, and it’s inciting conflict between him and older brother King Charles.

However, according to a royal expert, it would benefit Andrew more if he complied and vacated the property pronto.

Royal Expert Calls On Prince Andrew “To Do the Right Thing” And Vacate Frogmore Cottage

Prince Andrew may have lost most of his royal privileges, but he certainly does not want to lose his impressive Royal Lodge, which stands magnificently on Windsor grounds. Despite claims he can no longer afford the mansion’s upkeep, he has chosen to stay put.

Writing in her most recent column for the Daily Mail, Angela Mollard opined that the most sensible thing the disgraced duke could do would be to bow out of Royal Lodge respectfully.

“The 65-year-old Duke will never restore his reputation—he’s old, soiled, damaged goods and no amount of charitable work or outings at church with more upright members of the family are going to change that,” she said.

“But Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are young women with royal-adjacent lives ahead of them,” she added. “For their sake, and in honor of their hard work and discretion, their father needs to do the right thing and hightail it to Frogmore Cottage pronto.”

“Beatrice and Eugenie’s chances of having more significant roles in the Royal Family might be under threat. It was understandable that the King didn’t put pressure on his brother while Sarah Ferguson battled cancer but now it’s time,” she reasoned, before going on to point out that “next month the monarch will stop funding his brother’s security detail.”

Prince Andrew’s Stubbornness May Cost His Daughters Their Roles Within the Monarchy

According to Mollard, the longer the Duke of York “clings to the 30-room Royal Lodge instead of moving to the more modest five-bed Frogmore Cottage, the more likely it is that his daughters will be to some extent dragged down with him.”

She continued: “Beatrice and Eugenie’s chances of having more significant roles in the Royal Family might be under threat. It was understandable that the King didn’t put pressure on his brother while Sarah Ferguson battled cancer but now it’s time. If Andrew has any shred of sense, not to mention compassion, his legacy should be gifting his daughters a future free from the scandal and indulgent behavior that has characterized his later years.”

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