Key facts
- Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie reside in palace homes rent-free.
- King Charles III subsidizes the expenses for their residences.
- The princesses do not perform official royal duties.
- A poll questions whether they should be evicted.
A poll has been launched asking whether Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie should be evicted from their rent-free palace homes. The princesses, daughters of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, perform no royal duties but have reportedly been subsidized for years by Queen Elizabeth II and now by King Charles III for their accommodations. The arrangement has drawn attention as the princesses are not considered working royals.