Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie’s “refusal” to carry out royal duties could complicate their inheritance, according to a property expert. Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson’s daughters are not working members of the Royal Family, however, they do have HRH titles.

Their father has been living at Royal Lodge in Windsor since 2004. The Duke of York has been living in the 19th-century Grade-II listed since he was granted a 75-year lease agreement in 2003 by the Crown Estate, which owns it. Andrew has reportedly been struggling with the upkeep of the lavish mansion but last year it emerged that he had secured funds for it despite stepping down in 2019 as a working royal.

The Duke was also reportedly involved in a dispute with the King over his living situation. Sources claimed Charles wanted him to move to a smaller residence, and Andrew refused to leave his home in the hope that he could one day pass it on to his daughters as an inheritance.

A property expert spoke about whether the Duke really owns Royal Lodge and whether he could pass it down to his daughters in the future.

Owner of real estate agency Golden Key Estates, Raj Chohan, told GB News: “Royal Lodge is part of the Crown Estate. Since the Epstein scandal [for which the Duke has repeatedly denied any allegations against him], Prince Andrew has been stripped away from royal duties, which would mean as the Crown is funded through taxes and he is not now fulfilling formal duties, this would now not form part of his estate.

“I would assume he is like a sitting tenant, paying £250 a week and maintaining the upkeep of the property that’s worth over £30million.”

The expert added that as Andrew leases the property, he could leave it as an inheritance to his daughters.

She explained: “Prince Andrew has expressed wishes to hand the property down to his daughters.

“As we don’t know the legal contracts, we would assume that they would take the property.

“For now, this is still part of the Crown Estate and the board of directors would decide the long-term plans.”

She also warned: “In a form of inheritance for the country, siblings get equal shares in all assets.

“This is made further complicated as both daughters have refused to take on royal duties perhaps due to being young mothers.”