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The allegations about Prince Andrew in Andrew Lownie’s upcoming book, Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, out Aug. 14, are reportedly getting to Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.
Andrew and Sarah Ferguson’s two daughters have always been loyal to their controversial dad, but it’s getting hard to ignore the Jeffrey Epstein scandal and his questionable financial dealings. A source told the Daily Mail that Beatrice and Eugenie are “utterly mortified” about the claims against their parents.
“They’re keeping a distance from [their] dad,” a palace insider told the media outlet. “The extent to how much the relationship can recover will depend on what further revelations, if any, emerge.”
Prince Andrew, Sarah Ferguson.
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Royal expert Ingrid Seward believes that Beatrice will struggle the most with the controversies. “She has always been close to her father,” Seward noted. “They will both be finding this very difficult – it’s a horrid time. But I’m not surprised they haven’t come out and said anything in his defense. For his girls to show their solidarity publicly wouldn’t benefit them in any way.”
In October 2024, the princesses were still firmly in their father’s corner, going as far as to try and sway King Charles III to forgive Prince Andrew. “The two princesses have spoken to their uncle, asking him to forgive Andrew and for the two brothers to mend fences,” a source told In Touch Weekly. “But it remains to be seen if their requests have been heard.”
The brothers had been feuding over Andrew staying at Royal Lodge. Charles wanted him to move to the smaller Frogmore Cottage, once occupied by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The king was going to give Royal Lodge to Prince William and Kate Middleton, but it appears Andrew won the real estate war as the Prince and Princess of Wales are eyeing Fort Belvedere as their new residence.
But as the BBC described it, Lownie’s book has “sealed [Andrew’s] fate for any return.” The royal is toast. Journalist Peter Allen might have summed it up best to the U.K. news outlet about Andrew’s “flawed character,” noting, “He’s been afforded every type of privilege, all his life, while displaying very poor judgement and getting into highly compromising situations.”
And now, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie have to deal with their dad’s consequences.
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