Find out how Prince Andrew plans to stay at Royal Lodge despite row with King Charles continuing

Prince Andrew reportedly plans to remain in his current royal mansion, as his brother King Charles continues to look for ways to downsize him.

The disgraced Duke of York, 64, has lived in the $38 million Royal Lodge, located in the courtyard of Windsor Castle, since 2004 after he signed a 75-year lease a year earlier.

And Andrew has found himself on the brink of being ousted from the stately royal home after his friendship with the late paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein came to light in 2019.

Andrew’s reputation took another hit when he was named in the Jeffrey Epstein document dump in January.

Nevertheless, it appears the 75-year-old monarch is fighting to push his scandal-plagued brother out of the property despite the controversies.

“Andrew can sit back and let time run its course,” a source told the Daily Beast. “Andrew wants his brother to live long and prosper. He is extremely loyal to the monarchy.”

“But it’s no public secret that Andrew is more than a decade younger than his brother,” the insider added.

The source added: “Why Charles would want this deviation at this point in his reign is a big mystery to Andrew’s friends.”

“It seems childish and vindictive because I don’t think anyone apart from Charles would care where Andrew lives.”

The Post has contacted Buckingham Palace for comment.

Andrew is reportedly refusing to move out of his opulent royal residence to Frogmore Cottage, which is currently vacant after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle forced him to hand over the keys.

The annual Sovereign Grant released in July showed that the couple, who live in Montecito, California, will vacate the plush five-bedroom property in June 2023 and there have been no new tenants in the home since then.

According to palace sources, Andrew plans to give the lease of the property to his daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, so that they can use the property after his death.

“This whole affair is a mess and arguing about it publicly will not help the king at all,” said a former courtier.

“Ultimately, Andrew will have to pay something to surrender the lease.”

Nevertheless, it appears that Andrew’s current wealth has seen better days.

The disgraced prince has reportedly been neglecting to pay for the upkeep of the Grade II listed property – which requires $503,000 a year to maintain.