Why Beatrice and Eugenie are also at the centre of the Royal housing controversy

Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie have lived rent-free at royal properties for almost two decades.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s daughters, who have been dragged into the Jeffrey Epstein scandal in recent months, have had their rent payments covered by the King, despite not being working royals.

The revelation was made in a report published by the National Audit Office (NAO), which has spent several months examining the Royal family’s property arrangements.

It also revealed that the former Duke of York was allowed to sublet three of the eight properties on the Royal Lodge estate in Windsor, where he lived until February.

Read the full story here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2026/06/05/princess-beatrice-eugenie-live-rent-free-royal-nao-report/

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