All About Royal Lodge, Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson’s Longtime Home

Amid the ongoing news around Prince Andrew giving up his title, all eyes have turned to his longtime residence: Royal Lodge. Nestled in Windsor Great Park, the Georgian mansion boasts 30 rooms, including seven bedrooms. Prince Andrew’s 75-year lease on the property, meanwhile, also includes six lodge cottages, a gardener’s cottage, and the Royal Chapel of All Saints.

Royal Lodge has been Prince Andrew’s home since 2004. Sarah Ferguson joined him on the estate in 2008. Though the couple divorced back in 1996, they have remained a united front in the face of recent allegations. King Charles, meanwhile, has been trying (albeit unsuccessfully) to evict the disgraced duo.

Ahead, here’s everything you need to know about the historic mansion that the former Duke and Duchess of York currently call home.

Royal Lodge was a country retreat for King George VI.

Several homes have existed on the property that is now Royal Lodge beginning with a small brick house built in 1662. The house was expanded in 1792 and rebuilt entirely in the early 1800s. Several additions have been added to the structure since then.

In 1931, King George V gave Royal Lodge to his son, George, and his wife, Elizabeth. When George’s older brother King Edward announced his abdication in 1936, George became King George VI. The newly crowed couple spent ample time in Windsor with their daughters, Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Princess Margaret; so much so that the family of four was painted at their country home in a now famous work of art titled “Conversation Piece at the Royal Lodge, Windsor.”

The Queen Mother died there in 2002.

After King George VI’s death in 1952, Queen Elizabeth (who, at that point, became known as the Queen Mother) continued to use Royal Lodge as a country retreat. She spent the majority of her time at Clarence House in London, but her last days were actually spent at the lodge, where she passed away on March 30, 2002.

Prince Andrew has lived there since 2004.

Following the Queen Mother’s death, Royal Lodge inked a 75-year lease agreement with Prince Andrew in 2003. He moved in after a year’s worth of renovations in 2004 with his two daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. Ferguson joined the family in 2008.

In October 2025, a copy of the lease agreement was obtained by the Times. According to the report, Andrew has not paid rent in two decades. Per the publication, “while the prince paid £1 million for the lease plus at least £7.5 million for refurbishments completed in 2005, he has paid ‘one peppercorn (if demanded)’ in rent per year, since 2003.”

Princess Eugenie had her wedding reception at Royal Lodge.

In 2018, Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank hosted their wedding reception at Royal Lodge after tying the knot at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. The newlyweds followed in the footsteps of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who also said “I do” at St. George’s.

Princess Beatrice got married at the Royal Chapel of All Saints.

In 2020, Princess Beatrice put her own stamp on Royal Lodge by getting married down the road at the Royal Chapel of All Saints. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only 20 guests were invited to the ceremony (her sister, by contrast, hosted 800). Royal attendees included Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Prince Andrew, Sarah Ferguson, and Princess Eugenie, amongst others.

Princess Beatrice’s husband is helping with the renovations.

Though Royal Lodge did undergo a series of renovations when Prince Andrew signed his lease, much of the home’s interior remains stuck in the 1950s. According to one real estate expert who spoke to GB News, Princess Beatrice’s husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi—who is the founder and CEO of the property development and interior design firm Banda Property—is helping with the renovations. 

“The 75-year lease agreement, in lieu of rent, requires Andrew to undertake refurbishments of Royal Lodge at his own expense,” the source said, adding that costs were “conservatively estimated at £7.5 million” ($9.5 million USD) in 2002. “The costs are likely to have grown significantly since then with time and inflation.”

King Charles tried (and failed) to evict Prince Andrew in the past.

Following the death of their mother, Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles made his first attempt to evict Prince Andrew from Royal Lodge. The king reportedly offered his younger brother Frogmore Cottage, which had recently been vacated by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Andrew refused to leave Royal Lodge, however.

In 2024, King Charles took his efforts one step further by cutting off Andrew’s private security and allowance. The disgraced royal again remained at Royal Lodge. Calls to evict him were renewed in 2025 following new allegations against him and his ex-wife with regard to their relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.