Harry and Meghan residence Frogmore Cottage offered to Andrew - reports

Frogmore Cottage, the UK location of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, has been offered to Prince Andrew, according to reports.

Harry and Meghan person been issued with an eviction announcement by Buckingham Palace, the Sun paper reported.

Buckingham Palace has not commented and the BBC understands immoderate discussions would beryllium a backstage household matter.

The duke and duchess - who are based successful the US - person been approached by the BBC via their foundation, Archewell.

Frogmore Cottage, a Grade-II listed 10-bedroom spot successful the grounds of Windsor Castle successful Berkshire, was a acquisition to the royal mates from the precocious Queen.

They refurbished the property, owned by the Crown Estate, astatine an estimated outgo of £2.4m successful 2018-19. The outgo was initially covered by taxpayers done the Sovereign Grant earlier being repaid successful afloat by Prince Harry.

The duke and duchess present unrecorded successful California with their 2 children, Archie and Lilibet, aft quitting beingness arsenic moving royals successful 2020.

They retained the cottage arsenic their UK residence, and past twelvemonth celebrated their daughter's archetypal day there.

The mates were reportedly told to permission the spot by Buckingham Palace successful January, days aft Harry published his explosive memoir, Spare.

The Duke of York, the precocious Queen's 2nd son, lives successful the adjacent 31-bedroom Royal Lodge, successful Windsor Great Park, Berkshire.

Andrew stepped down arsenic a moving royal successful 2019 aft a arguable Newsnight interrogation astir allegations that helium had sexually assaulted Virginia Giuffre.

In February 2022, helium paid an undisclosed sum to settee the civilian intersexual battle lawsuit Ms Guiffre brought against him successful the US.

Reports successful caller weeks, not confirmed by the BBC, suggested the King is to chopped Andrew's yearly assistance which could permission him incapable to spend his home's moving costs.

He is said to beryllium resisting the connection of the smaller property, according to a root quoted by the Sun.