Britain's disgraced Prince Andrew is refusing to downgrade from his 30-room royal mansion to 5-bed Frogmore Cottage, Harry and Meghan's old home

• Prince Andrew is resisting having to move out from a lavish royal mansion, according to reports.
• The upkeep of Royal Lodge — his current, 30-room home — is now unaffordable to the disgraced royal.

Prince Andrew is "refusing to budge" from the sprawling Windsor mansion he has lived in since 2004, despite being told to downsize by his brother, King Charles III, the Mail on Sunday reported a friend of his as saying.

The moves come after Andrew was forced to step back from royal duties in 2019 over his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a matter he elaborated on in a disastrous BBC interview.

Andrew, the Duke of York, is "refusing to see anybody" and is "fragile" over the plan to leave Royal Lodge, the unnamed friend told the newspaper.

The Mail on Sunday earlier reported that Charles has cut Andrew's annual £250,000 ($310,000) allowance, making the upkeep of the historic, 30-room mansion a steep challenge.

In February 2022, Andrew settled a lawsuit filed by Virginia Giuffre, who claimed she was trafficked to have sex with him on three occasions when she was 17. The settlement did not include any admission of guilt, per The Guardian.

Last year Andrew had his military titles removed, and lost the use of His Royal Highness.

"He's concerned that now the coronation is over, the knives are out," the friend reportedly added to the Mail on Sunday.

He is even worried that the royal family would turn off utilities to get him out of there, the friend said.

According to Yahoo News, maintenance and running costs on the property come to around £400,000 ($500,000) per year.

As Yahoo News first reported, the prince has been offered the use of Frogmore Cottage instead — the property used by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle before they stepped down from royal duties.

They were evicted from the house in early March, a shock decision that came after the release of Harry's memoir "Spare."

Although the couple spent $3 million renovating Frogmore, the five-bedroom property will be a significant step down for Andrew, who shares the Royal Lodge with his estranged wife Sarah, the Duchess of York.

The larger property, which has been extended and modified multiple times over the centuries, also boasts seven cottages, a chapel, and a tiny thatched children's cottage gifted to the late Queen Elizabeth II at the age of six — all set in 98 acres of land.

The original date for Andrew and Sarah to move out was September, but, according to the Mail, Buckingham Palace accepts this is likely too soon.

"He has until autumn to leave but is resisting," an unnamed insider told Yahoo News.

One friend defended Andrew, saying it was unfair to have him move out while his daughter, Princess Eugenie, is pregnant.

"This has been his family home for the past 20 years. Is it really sensible to kick him out?" the friend told the Mail on Sunday.

Representatives for the Duke did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.