Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are taking a step back from their father amid all of his controversies. However, the daughters of Prince Andrew are still keeping their heads held high despite it all.
The relationship update comes right before Andrew Lownie’s upcoming bombshell book, Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York was released. The book is filled with allegations against the Prince of York, which include his actions during his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “They’re keeping a distance from [their] dad,” a palace insider told the Daily Mail. “The extent to how much the relationship can recover will depend on what further revelations, if any, emerge.”
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The distance will reportedly hurt Beatrice more than her younger sister. “She has always been close to her father,” royal expert Ingrid Seward told the outlet. “They will both be finding this very difficult – it’s a horrid time. But I’m not surprised they haven’t come out and said anything in his defense. For his girls to show their solidarity publicly wouldn’t benefit them in any way.”
Other allegations in the book include that the disgraced prince allegedly slept with “more than a dozen women” in the first year of his marriage to his now ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, and that he kept newly wrapped women’s pantyhose, lingerie, and sandals in “his” closet at Jeffrey Epstein’s home.
Princess Eugenie & Beatrice’s Response to Prince Andrew Book Controversy
Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York
A person close to the sisters told The Daily Beast’s newsletter The Royalist that the two want to stand by their parents since they’ve dealt with it all their lives. “All they have ever done is stand by their parents in the most horrifically public circumstances,” the source said. “I don’t think it’s fair to criticize them for that.
“They’re sweet girls who understand that they are immensely privileged and have always been grateful for the privilege they’ve had and have tried to use it to do the right thing. They were told to get jobs by the firm, and they did that, so it seems unfair to attack them for making money,” they added.
However, other sources say that the two might not be fazed by the outcome. “It would be totally inaccurate to say they are devastated or heartbroken by the book, or any of this crap,” another source told The Royalist. “There are absolutely no new revelations—it’s just a rehash of things already said brought together in one place. The family used to wonder when this would ever end; now they know it never will. It’s just, the tide comes in and the tide goes out.”
In 2022, Beatrice and Eugenie fought hard with their uncle King Charles and defended their father on multiple occassions. “The two princesses have spoken to their uncle, asking him to forgive Andrew and for the two brothers to mend fences,” a source told In Touch Weekly. “But it remains to be seen if their requests have been heard.” The brothers have been squabbling about Andrew’s residence since he refused to move out of the Royal Lodge.
Reports of Eugenie and Beatrice’s reactions come after word spread that Prince William will remove Andrew’s royal titles. However, sources told NewsNation indicates this is unlikely to happen. ”There is no way Charles would do it,” a well-placed insider told the outlet. “Everyone keeps saying William will take away Andrew and Harry’s titles when he becomes king, but he literally can’t do that without an act of Parliament,” the source added. “There is absolutely no way William would do that, as it would bring even more attention to the issues with them both.”
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