Prince Andrew is said to be adamantly refusing to downsize from his luxurious royal home to vacant Frogmore Cottage.
The disgraced Duke of York, 64, has been living in the $38 million Royal Lodge on the grounds of Windsor Castle since 2004, having signed a 75-year lease the previous year.
Prince Andrew has been at risk of eviction from the luxurious royal residence since revelations in 2019 about his close friendship with the late pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Then in January, Prince Charles’ brother suffered a further blow when he was named in the Jeffrey Epstein dossier.
Yet the 75-year-old monarch appears still struggling to rid his scandal-scarred brother from the estate.
“Andrew isn’t going anywhere anytime soon,” said Christopher Andersen, royal expert and author of “The King.” Fox News.
“It’s hard to imagine King Charles, who is battling cancer alongside his daughter-in-law Kate Middleton, being in the mood for a heated argument with his brother.”
“If Andrew were to move, it would simply be because he doesn’t have the money to heat and light Royal Lodge,” Andersen added.
As for the smaller but equally charming Frogmore Cottage, it remains empty, more than a year after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were forced to hand over the keys.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will move out of the luxury five-bedroom property in June 2023, and the home has not had any new tenants since then, according to a statement released annually. Sovereign Grant Revealed last week.
He has refused to move into the new home, which is much smaller than his current residence, so the house remains empty.
“In the meantime, Frogmore will likely remain empty,” Anderson told the outlet.
“It is notable that it would have been more advantageous for the King to remove Andrew from Buckingham Palace, where the Duke of York has maintained his private residence for decades.”
The Post has contacted Buckingham Palace for comment.
As for his current home, Andrew has reportedly neglected to pay maintenance fees for the Grade II listed building, which costs $503,000 a year.
Royal Lodge belonged to Queen Elizabeth until her death in 2002. Prince Andrew co-owns the 31-room Windsor mansion with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson.
He was offered the option of moving to Frogmore Cottage, despite having no apparent source of income, but he turned it down.
Before Prince Charles handed the home over to Prince Andrew, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were given the lease on the mansion as a wedding gift from Queen Elizabeth in 2018.
