- Royal fallout intensifies
- A palace under pressure
- Andrew's daughters are now affected
For Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, this is said to mark another turning point in their lives within the British royal family: according to new reports, the daughters of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson have been informed that they will not be allowed to attend Royal Ascot this year.
Particularly bitter: the sisters are reportedly not even permitted to appear in the Royal Box. The reason is said to be the ongoing strain caused by their parents’ links to Jeffrey Epstein and the recent arrest of their father. Both Andrew and Sarah deny any wrongdoing, but the consequences within royal circles appear to be intensifying.
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Beatrice and Eugenie feel “completely blindsided”
The decision is said to have deeply affected 37-year-old Beatrice and 35-year-old Eugenie. A source told the Daily Mail: “I've spoken to my friend who works at Ascot, and they said the girls have been told they can't be there this year. Beatrice has taken it the hardest. She's been completely blindsided by all of this.”
Both women retained their princess titles despite King Charles III stripping their parents of their royal titles last year. Nevertheless, they are now reportedly being gradually removed from public appearances on behalf of the family.
No photos with royals: strict rule this year
Another insider reportedly explained: “Ascot would be out of the question because ... can't have pictures with the girls for the rest of the year.” This would eliminate one of the royal family’s most visible social platforms for Beatrice and Eugenie.
Royal Ascot has served as a key public-facing event for the Windsors for decades. The exclusion of the sisters would therefore send a clear signal of how cautiously the palace is responding to any possible association with the scandal that has once again brought Andrew into the authorities’ spotlight.
Retreat after Andrew’s arrest at Sandringham
Andrew was arrested on his 66th birthday at the private Sandringham Estate estate on suspicion of abuse of office and was later released on conditional bail. Since then, his daughters have maintained a notably low profile. Neither has publicly commented on the scandal surrounding their father.
Beatrice and Eugenie avoid publicity and projects
The sisters’ professional projects also appear to have been affected. Eugenie’s involvement with her organization The Anti-Slavery Collective has been unusually quiet; there have reportedly been no new social media posts since the Epstein files resurfaced, according to the Mirror.
