Princess Beatrice has allegedly been given a stern warning over her association with her disgraced father, Andrew Mounbatten-Windsor.
Her sister, Princess Eugenie, has reportedly cut off Andrew and is “happy” to be away from her family’s “drama” while Beatrice remains “close” to the former royal, according to the Mail on Sunday.
Now, it has been claimed that there is a “reputational risk” for the sisters if they continue to associate with Andrew after he came under scrutiny for his links to Jeffrey Epstein.
“I do think there is a reputational risk, absolutely, for either of them to be associating themselves with Andrew, especially publicly,” royal commentator Afua Hagan told Newsweek.
“I’m sure [Beatrice] feels that, of course, she has some loyalty towards him; he is her father after all. But I do think there is definitely a reputational risk here.”
Has Princess Eugenie cut off Andrew?
On the other hand, Eugenie was allegedly not speaking to her father, Andrew, up until Christmas and had cut him off.
“She’d completely cut him off. And it’s just a really sad time for these two sisters, because they’re not actually aligned on the whole fallout on the former Prince Andrew’s fall from grace,” it was claimed.
Charlotte also claimed that Eugenie was more “removed” because she lives in Portugal with her husband and children.
Beatrice and her daughter, Sienna, were photographed spending time with Andrew in the Royal Mews at Windsor before they went to the castle’s grounds on January 24, as per The Sun.
The publication reported that the former Duke of York rode ahead of Beatrice, who walked alongside her daughter, who was on a horse.
The three of them reportedly spent more than 45 minutes together at Home Park. Beatrice also reportedly spent time at the Royal Lodge.
Beatrice and Eugenie remain close with their extended family and attended the royal family’s Christmas celebration, from which their parents were uninvited.
While it might have appeared to be a blow for Andrew, The Sun reported that Andrew wanted them to go.
“Because he wants to keep a foot in,” the publication’s Royal Editor Matt Wilkinson said. “A, he wants to know what’s going on. B, he’d want to know what people were saying about him.”
Andrew is expected to move out of his Royal Lodge home at the end of the month, after he was required to surrender his lease towards the end of 2025.
At the time, his connections with Jeffrey Epstein were being heavily scrutinised, and he also relinquished his royal titles.
He will move to King Charles’ private estate, Sandringham, in Norfolk.
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