Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie(Image: Getty)
Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie reportedly have just “one royal left” fighting their corner and are more isolated than ever, according to a royal expert. The daughters of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson are currently getting to grips with the fallout of their parents’ connections to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Amid calls for Beatrice and Eugenie to be stripped of their official titles, royal commentator Robert Jobson has suggested that such a decision would need to be made by King Charles and Prince William. This is because the princess titles tie them to “it all”. Both Andrew and Sarah had their York titles stripped from them last year, along with the King’s brother’s princely title.
The ex-couple, who formerly resided together at the Royal Lodge mansion, were also kicked out the 30-room mansion in Windsor last month due to their links to Epstein. Mr Jobson claimed King Charles is very fond of his nieces and is supposedly the only one standing up for them.
The former Duke of York was stripped of his princely titles(Image: Getty)
Whilst he noted that “nobody gives up a title voluntarily – without royal duties, an HRH is a target, not a shield”, he added: “It ties them to Andrew. To Epstein. To all of it,” reports the Express.
Mr Jobson said: “Charles loves those girls. Always has. But he won’t go to war for Andrew – and they know it. William is cold-eyed about the institution. Unsentimental. Catherine backs people who stay quiet and get on with things.
“Of the three, Charles is the only one who actually cares. But in the end the rule should be simple: you work for the Crown, you keep the title. You don’t, you don’t. Charles and William need to make that call.”
Fans of the royals were asked whether their titles should be removed in a Daily Express survey earlier this month, of which 56 per cent of the 2,375 people who participated said that they should. The sisters have predominantly lain low in recent weeks, as their names also cropped up in the Epstein files along with their parents.
King Charles III walks the King Charles III England Coast Path in Seaford a few days ago(Image: Getty)
Being mentioned in the files is not an indication of wrongdoing or criminality. This comes as royal expert Jennie Bond suggested it could be time for Beatrice and Eugenie to give up their royal titles and privileges.
Bond told the Mirror: “I don’t think either of them has ever flaunted their titles, but there’s obviously a huge cachet in some circles about being called a Princess. A title like that opens doors and sets up connections, which both Beatrice and Eugenie have used to their advantage.
“There’s nothing wrong in that, but now that their father has been stripped of his titles and their mother can no longer use hers, they might like to quietly drop the use of theirs.”
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