THE late Queen planned to kick Meghan Markle and Prince Harry out of Frogmore Cottage and move Prince Andrew in, according to reports.

The Duke of York, 64, was also described as a “bully” in a new book by royal writer Robert Hardman published in the Daily Mail.

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The late Queen planned to kick Meghan Markle and Prince Harry out of Frogmore Cottage

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Queen Elizabeth II wanted to find Andrew another home

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The Duke of York, 64, was also described as a ‘bully’

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The Duke has also refused to leave the Royal Lodge in WindsorCredit: Rex

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Prince Andrew driving his Range Rover todayCredit: Ian Whittaker
Mr Hardman claimed Queen Elizabeth II wanted to find Andrew another home away from the Royal Lodge – a 30-room mansion in Windsor Great Park.

Such a move would have involved booting The Duke and Duchess of Sussex out of Frogmore Cottage.

Citing an insider source, Mr Hardman writes: “‘Had she lived another year, he would have been out,’ says a former adviser to Elizabeth II firmly.

“‘It was her plan to move him out, to end the lease for the Sussexes at Frogmore Cottage and to move Andrew in there.

“‘It was mainly a money thing, as she could see it was becoming unsustainable.'”

Mr Hardman also alleged that the late Queen’s staff were “more than happy to make it happen”.

When his rooms were taken over in Buckingham Palace, one staff member recalled: “‘No one felt guilty about taking over his office because he and his people had become bullies by the end.'”

It follows reports the King is cutting financial ties to the disgraced Duke of York.

Andrew’s annual £1 million “living allowance” has been withdrawn by Charles.

The move will be seen as another step the King has taken to publicly distance himself from his younger brother following his association with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

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Mr Hardman claimed the keeper of the privy purse was “instructed to sever his living allowance” after Andrew reportedly refused to move out of the Royal Lodge into the nearby smaller Frogmore Cottage.

The duke was said to have signed a 75-lease on the Royal Lodge.

Mr Hardman writes: “‘The duke is no longer a financial burden on the King,’ confirms one familiar with the situation.

“‘He claims to have found other sources of income related to his contacts in international trade, sufficient to cover all his costs – which would be a welcome outcome for all parties if that turns out to be the case.

‘Stubborn’ Prince Andrew ‘refuses to move out of Royal Lodge as he doesn’t want to admit guilt’, royal expert says

By Morgan Johnson

PRINCE Andrew is refusing to move out of Royal Lodge because it would admit his guilty part in the sex scandal, claims a royal expert.

The disgraced Duke of York, 64, lives on the sprawling Windsor estate despite stepping back from public-facing duties nearly five years ago.

With pressures mounting to kick Andrew out of Royal Lodge and into a smaller residence, expert Hugo Vickers said an ideal situation would be if he volunteered to relocate.

But by doing so, shamed Andrew would be giving up his 75-year lease on the place – which experts argue would only be forfeited if he had a guilty conscience having long been linked to Epstein.

Hugo told The Sun: “I think we must all accept that he is not wanted for any public duties.

“If you were running a charity you wouldn’t be asking Prince Andrew to come and be your guest of honour. So nobody wants him in a public way.

“So there he is living at Royal Lodge, playing golf, seeing his children and grandchildren and riding in the park and it is expensive.

“The ideal situation would of course be that Andrew would volunteer to down-size and move somewhere else.

“What I think he feels is that if he moves out of Royal Lodge it’s somehow publicly accepting guilt for which he has not been proved.

“Nevertheless it’s an expensive lifestyle.”

“‘But as to whether this funding can be relied upon in the long term is another matter.'”

The Sun on Sunday reported in August that the King was axing Andrew’s security at the Royal Lodge.

It had been privately funded by Charles after his brother lost publicly-funded police protection in 2022.

In July, palace officials confirmed that Frogmore Cottage remained empty more than a year after the Sussexes officially vacated the property.

Pressure mounted on Andrew earlier this year after the unsealing of hundreds of pages of court documents connected to the Epstein scandal.

They detailed how the financier’s former housekeeper Juan Alessi claimed the duke had daily massages when he spent “weeks” at the paedophile’s Florida home.

Previous allegations that Andrew sexually assaulted Virginia Giuffre three times when she was 17 years old, including during an orgy, also resurfaced in the court documents.

He has strenuously denied the allegations, saying he never met her, and in 2022 paid millions to Ms Giuffre to settle a civil case out of court.Buckingham Palace declined to comment.