In 1997, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie were gifted a £1.5million home in Surrey by the Queen. The Grade II-listed property named Birch Hall was purchased by trustees acting on behalf of the Queen, but the princesses never actually moved in after their mother Sarah Ferguson reportedly worried she would not be able to afford the upkeep and running costs. Instead, the family continued to live at Sarah and Prince Andrew's former marital home, Sunninghill Park.