Duke and Duchess of Sussex are asked to vacate their UK home

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been asked by the royal family to vacate their UK home, Frogmore Cottage.

A spokesperson for Harry and Meghan said a request was made for the couple to give up the 17th-century country house, which is close to Windsor Castle in Berkshire.

They have since started a new life in the US and have made a number of damaging statements about the royal family in television interviews.

Frogmore Cottage has reportedly been offered to Prince Andrew, who is also no longer a senior figure in the family.

Andrew was given permission to step back from public duties after an interview with the BBC about his friendship with the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

He settled a sexual assault case filed against him by Virginia Giuffre for an undisclosed sum last year, sparing him the humiliation of giving evidence in a trial and protecting the royal family from further reputational damage.