As pressure mounts on Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson to leave their longtime home Royal Lodge, a royal expert says the former couple might be eyeing a move abroad.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Prince Andrew relinquished his Duke of York title on October 17.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson are embroiled in a scandal over their alleged connection to Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
As the fallout continues over Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson\u2019s alleged ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>, the disgraced royals are looking ahead to their future\u2014and it might not be in the U.K. In light of damaging new allegations, Prince Andrew announced he was giving up his Duke of York title<\/a> and other honors while Sarah Ferguson dropped the Duchess of York title\u2014a change that\u2019s already been reflected on their social media pages<\/a> as well as the royal family\u2019s website.<\/p>\n As public pressure now mounts for Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferugson to leave their longtime home, Royal Lodge<\/a>, a royal expert says it\u2019s likely the couple is making plans to leave Britain all together.<\/p>\n Controversy over Prince Andrew\u2019s alleged connection to Epstein has plagued the royal family in recent years, leading King Charles\u2019s younger brother to step back from public-facing duties even before the latest developments. However, the release of a tell-all memoir from one of Andrew’s accusers as well as new allegations led Prince Andrew to surrender his title in an announcement shared by Buckingham Palace on October 17. Prince Andrew’s coat of arms was also removed from St. George’s Chapel<\/a>, a significant symbol that the Palace is distancing themselves as the move is typically only reserved for traitors.<\/p>\n Getty Images<\/p>\n Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York and Prince Andrew, Duke of York attend day four of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 21, 2019<\/p>\n Now, new reports suggest that Prince Andrew may be getting ready to leave his Royal Lodge residence, his home of 25 years, despite having a lease that lasts until 2078. The royal, who lives in the 30-bedroom Windsor mansion with his ex-wife, has been digging his heels in for years despite public calls and financial pressure to evacuate the home from King Charles.<\/p>\n Despite having a \u201ccast iron\u201d lease, The Telegraph<\/a> reported that Buckingham Palace is \u201ccranking up\u201d pressure with \u201cadvanced\u201d conversation about Prince Andrew evacuating the premises.<\/p>\n Getty Images<\/p>\n Prince Andrew and King Charles in September 2025<\/p>\n Andrew Lownie, author of a biography, Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York<\/a>, about the former couple, told Hello! that it\u2019s likely that the couple will try to lay low and \u201cunder the radar\u201d if they choose to leave Royal Lodge, per The Mirror.<\/a><\/p>\n Getty Images<\/p>\n The Duchess of York, Princess Eugenie, the Duke of York and Princess Beatrice attend a photocall on February 18, 2003 in Verbier, Switzerland<\/p>\n Noting that Sarah Ferguson recently sold her London property in Belgravia<\/a> earlier this year, Lownie said that he believes that the former Duchess of York will move to Switzerland where the family once owned a Verbier chalet to escape the scandal. Meanwhile, Andrew may follow suit by leaving the U.K., especially when nephew Prince William becomes king<\/a>. Lownie shared, “Probably he\u2019s being encouraged to go to his palace in Abu Dhabi or to take up a Swiss nationality.”<\/p>\n However, Lownie emphasized that leaving Royal Lodge is ultimately Prince Andrew’s decision, thanks to his “ironclad” lease. “He has this ironclad lease as long as he maintains the terms of that lease,\u201d he said on Hello!\u2019s A Right Royal Podcast<\/a>. \u201cThe only way I think he can go is to voluntarily go. The optics look terrible for a non-working royal in a 30-room mansion.”<\/p>\n![\"Getty](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/08554e20875801ce899419de32c4f595.jpeg\"\/)
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