By now, the sibling rivalry drama between Princes William and Harry has (sadly) become part of the royal narrative, one that, in addition to death and taxes, can be consistently relied upon in this world. (But William and Harry are not the only brothers in the royal family, it seems. The Sun reports that Prince Charles and Prince Andrew's feud over the Royal Lodge, where Prince Andrew lived for many years, is as "acrimonious" as William and Harry's.

As Marie Claire reported last month, the 30-room Royal Lodge, where Prince Andrew (mysteriously) lives with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, is reportedly "crumbling" and "in need of major repairs," but his brother Prince Charles asked him to move out last year and he He still refuses to leave. Let me briefly explain the situation: Andrew has refused to stay at the 90-acre Royal Lodge, which was built in the 19th century. Prince Charles has reportedly previously requested that Andrew and Fergie move elsewhere (where the game of musical chairs at the Windsor Estate begins), and Frogmore Cottage was reportedly mentioned as the best option. (The Royal Lodge and Frogmore, where Harry and Meghan Markle lived until last year, are both on the Windsor Estate, and Harry and Meghan were evicted from Frogmore last year, triggered by the January 2023 publication of Harry's bomb memoir, Spare (reportedly)

In addition, Prince Charles evicted Andrew and Fergie from the Royal Lodge to make way for Prince William and Princess Kate and their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, to live in a four-bedroom, also on the Windsor Estate. Mixed in with the very likely desire to live in the small Adelaide Cottage, the tension between the families becomes even more intense. (See what I mean by "Windsor Estate Musical Chairs.")

Regarding the possibility of moving to Frogmore, Andrew declined, according to Us Weekly, because he thought it would be "too much of a downgrade" to move to a smaller property. (Incidentally, after Harry and Meghan moved to the U.S., Andrew's second daughter, Princess Eugenie, and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, lived in Frogmore for a time.)

Andrew took over the Royal Lodge from the Crown Estate in 2004 and signed a 75-year lease. So what's the problem?" First, Andrew's annual allowance (believed to be $314,000) was terminated due to his association with a convicted sex offender and his own alleged sexual assault alleged by Virginia Giuffre, a 17-year-old who claimed Andrew had sex with her, and forced him to retreat as an active royalty. (Andrew settled out of court with Guiffre in 2022, but still denies these allegations.) Before losing his old manhood, Andrew spent millions of dollars on renovations, but now he has failed to pay the $503,000 annual maintenance fee and could be evicted from the $37 million mansion by Charles. The neglect has reportedly left the mansion in disrepair. [Ingrid Sward, royal biographer and editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine, told OK, "The condition of the mansion would be of great concern to the king, given everything that has happened and been discussed about it. 'Prince Andrew was told that if he did not take charge of the necessary renovations, he would have no reason to remain in the house. After being assured [by Prince Andrew's royal title, the Duke of York] that all is well, there is no doubt that the King would be concerned about the true state of the mansion," she continued, adding that Prince Charles "has no wish to fund him for the rest of his life." 0]

Tensions between Charles and Andrew have long existed, with Andrew "often referred to as [Queen Elizabeth's] favorite child," The Sun reports. Royal family expert Richard Fitzwilliams told The Sun that the differences between the two brothers were evident throughout their lives.

"They seem to have lived as complete opposites in so many ways. There is, of course, a 12-year age difference between Prince Charles and Prince Andrew"-Prince Charles was born in 1948, Prince Andrew in 1960. Charles is rather intelligent, serious, and sensitive.

Kate Munsey, royal editor of The Times, said on her podcast "The Royals with Roya & Kate" that Charles and Andrew's feud seems to mirror William and Harry's feud: "We think about Harry and William's disagreement I think we're thinking about the disagreement between Harry and William, but it's very, very acrimonious between Andrew and the King right now. What is very interesting is how acrimonious the relationship has become between the brothers."

She continued. 'Someone told me, a friend close to the King. The removal of Andrew from the Royal Lodge could be done with grace and dignity, or it could be done by force. Charles pays a large sum of money to keep Andrew in the Royal Lodge. (In addition to the annual allowance, police protection was also lifted when Andrew retired from royal duties, but Prince Charles appears to have subsequently stepped in to pay for it.)

As the Royal Lodge debacle continues a year and a half later, Fitzwilliams said, "The King is definitely in trouble and the Royal Family very, very obviously has a very serious and embarrassing and eternal problem with Prince Andrew. It is an embarrassing situation. But the fact remains that he still remains a terrible, terrible embarrassment to the royal family, but that is another matter."[9

One sibling feud is too many.