Young royals Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are enduring a difficult period right now, with both of their parents embroiled in controversy due to their connections with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It represents a major blow for the princesses, who had allegedly been anticipating advancement toward a more significant position within the Royal family.
As Eugenie marks the anniversary of her marriage to marketing executive Jack Brooksbank this weekend, a former Royal butler has offered public insight into what the 35 year old princess is genuinely like in private. From 2004 to 2011, Grant Harrold served as a butler for King Charles III, who was then Prince of Wales.
He claims his close familiarity with the Royal household has provided him with deep understanding of the princess’s character, which he characterizes as “very kind and gentle.” The news comes as inside Sarah Ferguson’s ‘crumbling’ home where she lived with toe-sucking lover.
He states: “Princess Eugenie and her sister Beatrice were always really nice. Whenever I dealt with them they were very sweet and gentle. Always said their ‘please and thank yous’ and were very polite.” Grant, speaking on behalf of OLBG, continued: “They were extremely lovely young women, and were much loved members of the Royal Family.”
He described how tight-knit the King is with his niece, who wed on October 12 seven years ago, and believes Charles will continue to be eager to keep her participating in private family gatherings.
Grant adds: “The King is very fond of his nieces, and gets on with both of them really well. He will encourage them to come to family events, he will want them to be included in those private family celebrations.”
Eugenie and her spouse reside in Ivy Cottage within the Kensington Palace grounds, while her elder sister, Beatrice, shares a £3.5million Cotswolds estate with her husband, property developer Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.
Although the two princesses maintain a tight relationship with their parents, Eugenie recently emphasized their individual autonomy in a Vogue magazine interview: “We want to show people who we are: working, young, royal women… not afraid of putting ourselves out there,” she said.
However, one palace insider offered a differing perspective, characterizing the siblings as products of privileged, disconnected childhoods.
The source told the Daily Mail: “Beatrice and Eugenie grew up in this rarefied world in which there was always someone to do everything for you.
“That was illustrated when Beatrice had her BMW stolen in 2009 after leaving it unlocked with the car keys in the ignition. I think she was used to her police protection officer looking after such things.
“Whether you believe it was their decision [to not be working royals] or it was they and their father putting a brave face on things, he and they said they wanted careers instead of a life of ribbon-cutting. Andrew maintained it was their decision.”