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Princess Beatrice's fresh heartbreak

She's been put in such a tough situation. - by Catie Powers
  • 15 Dec 2020

As Princess Beatrice’s relationship with her controversial father continues to be in question, the 32-year-old has just been put in a tough situation regarding the infamous Prince Andrew scandal, forcing heartbreaking old wounds to reopen.

WATCH: Queen brims with pride as Princess Beatrice presents her with trophy

After Andrew was accused of sexual misconduct with an underage Virginia Roberts, the Prince alleged that the claims had to be false as he was taking his then 12-year-old daughter, Princess Beatrice, to a birthday party at Pizza Express on the night in question.

Now, the princess has been asked how she recalls the events of that night.

Beatrice and Eugenie

Princess Beatrice has opened up about her father's scandal.

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According to a report from Express, when asked about her father’s alleged alibi, Princess Beatrice admitted she had “absolutely no recall whatsoever” of whether or not the pair went to go and get pizza.

Speaking about the princess’ candid response on talkRADIO, royal biographer Angela Levin discussed the difficult situation the oldest child of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson was placed in.

“This is particularly heartbreaking actually,” the author said, "I think Princess Beatrice has been very brave to say that she can’t remember that."

“She does love her father, and she wouldn’t want to say anything that would make his situation worse."

“But the fact that she decided to be honest in terms of what she saw is very very commendable, I think.”

While Beatrice issued quite a diplomatic response regarding her father, the Queen’s take on the matter is not in such a grey area.

Beatrice and Andrew

Towards the end of 2019, Prince Andrew (left) announced he was stepping back from his royal duties due to the strain his alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein had placed on the royal family.

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Her Majesty has made her standing with her son very clear by cutting him off from almost every shred of royal relevance he once had.

“She has already stripped Andrew of his public royal title, banned him from representing the crown, and drastically cut his allowance over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein,” a source told New Idea earlier in the year.

And the monarch hasn’t stopped there.

Reports have suggested that the 94-year-old has banned the disgraced Duke from his youngest daughter’s, Eugenie, delivery room, as she is due to give birth early next year.

Princess Beatrice wedding

Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi married on July 17th in a small, private ceremony at Windsor.

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As well as missing the arrival of his grandchild, the Duke was noticeably missing from Beatrice’s wedding photos in July of this year, a move which royal commentators are suggesting was calculated.

“Clearly there has been a collective decision that he should not feature in the imagery of this historic moment for the bride and groom and that is rare,” royal correspondent told ITV’s This morning last month.

“We see the parents in most of the official photographs from royal weddings that are released by members of the family. That it’s just been a picture of the couple, and that lovely photograph of the couple with the Queen and Prince Philip, it is a useful signal for Buckingham Palace to send out.”

Message received loud and clear. 

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As a digital writer for New Idea, Catie Powers covers all things entertainment, lifestyle, and royals.

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