Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie Reportedly 'Fuming' As Andrew Scandal Wipes Out $40m Inheritance

Set amid the rolling landscape of Windsor Great Park, the 31-room Royal Lodge has long symbolised stability for the Duke of York's family. Now, that sense of permanence appears to be unravelling.

Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie are reportedly 'fuming' as the financial future they once took for granted dissolves in the wake of their father's unrelenting scandals. The sisters, aged 37 and 35, have been forced to confront a stark new reality: the $40 million (£30 million) inheritance they expected to secure through the family home has effectively vanished.

For decades, the princesses viewed Royal Lodge not just as a childhood home, but as a multi-generational asset. Their father, Andrew Windsor, recently stripped of his titles and HRH style, secured a 75-year lease on the property in 2003.

The arrangement was seen as a 'cast-iron' guarantee that the estate would eventually benefit his daughters. However, that security collapsed last year when King Charles III initiated formal steps to sever Andrew's ties to royal life, ordering his eviction from the mansion following renewed scrutiny of his past association with Jeffrey Epstein.

A Vanishing Legacy: The Collapse Of The Royal Lodge Inheritance

The blow to the princesses is more than sentimental; it is a significant financial erasure. Unlike freehold properties, Royal Lodge is held under a specific leasehold agreement with the Crown Estate.

Andrew reportedly paid £1 million up-front for the lease and invested millions more in refurbishments, assuming these 'sunk costs' would one day translate into a valuable bequest for his children.

Property experts have now confirmed that the sisters' expectations were 'badly misplaced'. Once the lease is terminated or surrendered, as is currently happening with Andrew's imminent move to smaller accommodation on the Sandringham estate, the asset ceases to exist for the family.

'The door for any potential inheritance has now closed entirely,' one expert noted. 'Royal Lodge reverts fully to the Crown Estate, with no residual claim for Andrew or his daughters.'

The sisters are reportedly furious, not out of a desire for extravagance, but because they viewed the lodge as a long-term 'safety net'. An insider shared that the princesses feel they are 'paying the price for decisions they did not make', watching a $40 million asset disappear due to a scandal they had no hand in creating.

Exile and Independence: The New Geography Of The York Sisters

While neither princess is in danger of being left without a roof over her head, the loss of Royal Lodge marks the end of their father's influence as a financial provider. Beatrice currently lives in a £3.5 million farmhouse in the Cotswolds with her husband, property developer Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, and their two children.

Eugenie splits her time between Ivy Cottage at Kensington Palace and a home in Portugal with her husband, Jack Brooksbank.

The move signifies a broader demotion for the York branch of the family. Andrew is expected to relocate to 'Marsh Farm' at Sandringham, a temporary and far less luxurious property, by his 66th birthday this February.

For Beatrice and Eugenie, the 'easy life in retirement' once promised by the Windsor lease is gone. They are now carving out lives entirely independent of the Crown's property portfolio, even as they remain privately angry at how their father's downfall has shrunken their horizons.