Sarah Ferguson faces making a major decision on the London townhouse she bought two years ago as she and Prince Andrew are under pressure to move out from Royal Lodge. The Duchess and Duke of York are reportedly being urged by King Charles to vacate the Windsor property as the monarch will stop paying the bill for his brother's security operation - which is estimated to cost £3million per year - in November. This means that Fergie and Andrew now need to find a new place to live.
However, the multi-million-pound luxury London home Sarah bought in 2022 seems to be out of the question as she reportedly has tenants in it. Fergie's tenants are said to be paying her £16,000 a month to live in the Belgravia home - and if Sarah and Andrew wanted to move to another home in the area, they would need to get a new place. Two-bedroom houses in the same street are now available for rent at £4,000 per week, which is £208,000 per year.
The cost would be half the price of what the pair would need to pay for the upkeep of Royal Lodge, as the Grade II-listed home has 30 rooms and 90 acres of land. A source said renting a luxury townhouse would be "a no-brainer" as the Duchess and Duke of York are under pressure to be "independent" and find a different place to live. Another option could be staying at Royal Lodge but paying for "their fully independent means" to stay there, the source added, telling the Daily Mail : "Relocating to a luxury townhouse is a move that most people could only drea.