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Prince William warned he would remove Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie's titles if they did not pressure their disgraced father to move out of Royal Lodge, it has been claimed. Broadcaster Emily Maitlis, who grilled Prince Andrew during his car crash Newsnight interview, claimed the Prince of Wales may have met with the princesses last week. Following criticism of their links to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson gave up their duke and duchess of York titles. The divorced couple's residence at Royal Lodge , the sprawling mansion they have lived in since 2008, has also come under intense scrutiny. And, according to reports, they agreed to leave yesterday. Last Thursday, there was a media storm outside the mansion after journalists were tipped off about a major development. Speaking on The News Agents podcast, Emily said: "There was a question over whether there had been, earlier in the day, a meeting between Prince William and the princesses, Beatrice and Eugenie, saying you guys have to get your dad to move out of Royal Lodge otherwise we will start re-examining the state of your own titles. "They are at the moment allowed to be princesses, but there was a bit of pressure, we understand, being put on the princesses to say this is going to happen. Obviously you can see why Andrew as a father would want to keep their daughters happy and keep their titles in place come what may. "What we learned what was going to happen on Thursday was that Charles, fresh from the Vatican and his audience with the Pope, was going to come via Royal Lodge to be seen in other words reading the riot act to his brother." The legendary broadcaster said journalists had been tipped off by the Palace that there "may be passing traffic" outside Royal Lodge, but further details were unclear. Maitlis added: 'Nobody was going to film the conversation or see him stepping out the car but there was going to be the moment caught on camera of King Charles's car heading to Royal Lodge. "What happened, I understand, was that the Palace then got very nervous and when they saw the choppers and helicopters, they thought this has all got too big, this has got out of control, they cancelled the whole thing. The King just went straight home and never came by." For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletters .
