By Rana Meyer
11:24am PST, Feb 3, 2026
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has faced a series of upheavals in recent months.
Amid renewed scrutiny over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, King Charles III has stripped Andrew of his royal titles and forced him and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, to vacate Royal Lodge.
Meanwhile, their daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, have reportedly kept their distance.
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In an effort to avoid negative media attention, his daughters have stayed away from their father, at least in the public eye.
Despite this development, a family friend tells
I Paper, "They remain a resilient family," adding that Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are unlikely to speak out against their father.
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While Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson may no longer be welcome at events involving The Firm, their daughters still are.
Royal expert
Jasmine Carey pointed this out, writing, "This was clear on Christmas Day last year when the
sisters stepped out with the Royal Family at celebrations that Andrew and Sarah were banned from."
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According to
Jasmine Carey, "while the York family reportedly remain "resilient" regardless of the scandals Andrew [Mountbatten-Windsor] and Sarah [Ferguson] have faced, it is not known how often [Princess] Beatrice and [Princess] Eugenie have been seeing their parents, and whether they will visit their father often when he leaves Royal Lodge in Windsor and moves to Marsh Farm."
It has also been reported that the former duke is far from thrilled about his new home after being forced out of his current residence.
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An insider told
The Mirror that the former Duke of York was "appalled" that the house only has five bedrooms.
"He really didn't want Marsh Farm," the insider told
Daily Mail. "Andrew [Mountbatten-Windsor] won't have lived anywhere that small since he left his apartment at Buckingham Palace — and then he had free roam of the building and grounds when he needed space."
But King Charles III left Andrew with no choice, and he will now have to make do at his new abode. It also remains to be seen whether Sarah Ferguson will be joining him there.
