Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice will no longer be able to inherit Royal Lodge after formal notice was served to surrender Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’s lease on the property, with a property expert saying there is “nothing to pass on”.
The former royal had maintained a 75-year lease on the 30-room Grade II mansion since 2003, having signed a long-term agreement with the Crown Estate.
The 65-year-old was understood to have substantial occupancy rights, and it was believed he had hoped to pass the property to his daughters.
The disgraced former duke has to surrender his lease on the property due to his links with the late convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, and now, according to property expert Elliot Castle, any inheritance of the mansion has been ruled out “entirely”.
Beatrice and Eugenie have been ruled out of inheriting Royal Lodge after Andrew had to surrender his lease on the mansion
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"[This] would only have been possible while the lease remained in place," he explained.
"Once that lease is surrendered or terminated, there is nothing to pass on.
"From a property standpoint, that closes the door entirely. Royal Lodge would revert fully to the Crown Estate, with no residual claim for Andrew or his daughters," he revealed to the Mirror.
Andrew has always denied any wrongdoing.
In December, it was revealed that Andrew was set to walk away from Royal Lodge without receiving any financial settlement.
The Crown Estate informed MPs that necessary repairs to the property will almost certainly cancel out any money owed to the former tenant.
It was revealed that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is set lose almost £500,000 in end-of-tenancy repairs
| PAWithout the need for end-of-tenancy work, Andrew would have been due £488,342.21 upon vacating the residence on October 30 2026.
In its briefing to parliamentarians, the Crown Estate stated: "Our initial assessment is that while the extent of end of tenancy dilapidations and repairs required are not out of keeping with a tenancy of this duration.
“They will mean in all likelihood that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will not be owed any compensation for early surrender of the lease once dilapidations are taken into account."
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The estate body cautioned that "before this position can be fully validated, however, a full and thorough assessment must be undertaken post-occupation by an expert in dilapidation".
Beatrice and Eugenie spent Christmas with the extended Royal Family, and were reassured by fans when they made the annual walk to St Mary Magadelene Church on Christmas Day.
Princess Beatrice was comforted by fans during Christmas Day celebrations
| GETTYFootage shared on social media showed a royal fan saying she was “so glad” Beatrice had come to meet well-wishers.
Princess Beatrice appeared to mouth: “That’s very kind, thank you,” in the clip.
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