Prince Andrew has reportedly been asked by his brother King Charles to vacate his current residence, the Royal Lodge, but a monarchy expert explains why the Duke of York should do as he is told. According to Angela Mollard of the [Daily Mail], the embattled royal should move to Frogmore Cottage for the sake of his daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. [The 65-year-old duke will never regain his reputation. He is an old, dirty, damaged article, and no amount of charity or churchgoing with the more virtuous members of the family will change that,” Mollard wrote in his latest column. [But Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are young women whose lives are adjacent to the royal family. For their sake and in honor of their diligence and thoughtfulness, their father needs to do the right thing and hurry to Frogmore Cottage.”

Prince Andrew's relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died in a Manhattan jail cell in August 2019 and was subsequently accused of sexually assaulting minor Virginia Giuffre when she was 17, has led to his proverbial grace fell from grace.

Prince Andrew has repeatedly denied Giffre's allegations, and in 2022 the royal family settled out of court with Giffre, paying an undisclosed financial settlement and formally ending the civil lawsuit filed against him.

As a result, Queen Elizabeth stripped Prince Andreu of his military titles and patronage, and the Duke of York ultimately withdrew from public life as royalty.

“For all their faults and failings, one thing the Duke and Duchess of York have done admirably is raise strong, loyal, and respectful children.” Beatrice, 36, and Eugenie, 34, are exemplary daughters and cousins,” Mollard wrote, adding that the two were able to calmly overcome ‘the horror of their father's downfall’ despite ”the deep pain and embarrassment he must have caused them.”

Prince Andrew shares daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie with ex-wife Sarah Ferguson. The Duchess of York has recently battled two cancers: breast cancer and skin cancer.

“Likewise, they have supported their mother at every turn,” she continued. 'It must have tested their mettle and resilience to support their mother through cancer and to manage their own fears for her health on the back of their father's dishonor.'

Mollard argues that the longer Lord York “clung to the 30-room Royal Lodge instead of moving to the more modest five-bed Frogmore Cottage, the more likely his daughters would be dragged down with him to some extent.”

“Beatrice and Eugenie's chances for a more significant role in the royal family may be threatened. It is understandable that the King did not put pressure on his brother while Sarah Ferguson was battling cancer, but now is the time,” she added, noting further that ”next month, the monarch will stop funding his brother's security forces.”

“If Andrew has a shred of decency, let alone compassion, his legacy should be to give his daughters a future free from the scandal and licentious behavior that has characterized his later years.”