Of course, the Princess knew her paddock pals better than most. Her sister, Princess Eugenie, put a contemporary spin on race day dressing with a deep green Reformation dress and white trainers. While the younger York sister might be nearly 4000 miles from home, it’s clear that she keeps her family close to her heart, as a glimpse at the lockscreen of Eugenie’s phone appears to show a photograph of her with one of her young sons, Ernest and August.
Both Eugenie and Beatrice are well-travelled in the Middle East, with some commentators even describing the sisters as ‘cultural ambassadors’ to the region. In November 2024, Princess Beatrice was in Abu Dabhi, discussing her ‘favourite subject’, artificial intelligence, at a conference patronised by Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed. Beatrice, who was pregnant at the time, had just one month earlier been at a Future Investment Initiative in Saudi Arabia.
Princess Eugenie, who is a director at the Mayfair art gallery Hauser & Wirth, made her way to Qatar for a series of art events, including a show dedicated to Chaumet and Nature.