The 30-room estate in Windsor Great Park is one of the most luxurious properties owned by the Crown and was previously home to the Queen Mother.
Prince Andrew was stripped of his titles and positions by Queen Elizabeth II after settling a sexual abuse civil case with his accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre. The Yorks are allegedly worried to leave the Royal Lodge while it is renovated out of fear they may not be able to move back into the home when the works are complete.
"But he is adamant that, as he has so many years left to run on his lease and he spent millions from his own fortune doing up the place, that he is not going to leave his home. He feels very strongly, perhaps with some justification, that they are moving the goalposts suddenly and it is hugely unfair,” the source said.