Sad 'real reason' Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie are missing Easter service with royals amid claims they've made 'alternative plans'
The royal family's annual Easter service takes place this SundayPrincesses Beatrice and Eugenie reportedly won’t be joining the royal family for the annual Easter service this weekend.
According to reports, the sisters have made “alternative plans” for Easter this year.
Their absence comes at a difficult time for the sisters as their parents, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson, face intense scrutiny over their past links to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
With the royal family’s Easter service approaching on April 5, reports claim Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, 36, won’t be in attendance unlike previous years. Now, one royal commentator has weighed in and revealed the real reason the sisters may not be attending.
Why Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie are missing royal Easter service
Speaking to Royal Insider, Richard Fitzwilliams has suggested Beatrice and Eugenie’s appearance at the Easter service would have “overshadowed the event”.
He said: “Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie are absent from the Easter Service as it would obviously have overshadowed the event, with the fallout from the Epstein Files continuing to adversely affect the royal family’s image.
“There is enormous speculation about what, if any, future they have in the royal family. Apparently they may attend Royal Ascot but probably not one of the Buckingham Palace Garden Parties. The King, we know, is fond of them. Their attendance at future royal events is dubious but reports vary.”
Mr Fitzwilliams continued: “They have appeared a good deal in the Epstein files, most notoriously accompanying their mother Sarah Ferguson when she visited Epstein in Florida the week after his releases for child sex trafficking, when Beatrice was 20 and Eugenie 19.
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“Whilst attempting to ingratiate herself with Epstein in her endless quest to clear her debts, Ferguson appears to have used her daughters as bait.”
Could Beatrice and Eugenie lose their royal titles?
There has been a great deal of discussion over Beatrice and Eugenie’s royal titles and their positions within the monarchy amid the scandal surrounding their parents.
Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie are absent from the Easter Service as it would obviously have overshadowed the event.
Their father Andrew was stripped of his prince title last year. His brother King Charles initiated a formal process to have Andrew’s remaining royal titles and honours removed. It came amid the mounting scrutiny against Andrew over his past links to Epstein as well as sexual assault allegations against him, which he has always vehemently denied.
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Speaking about Beatrice and Eugenie’s titles, Mr Fitzwilliams added: “Their titles appear to be safe under King Charles, under King William, reportedly less so.
“Their father Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested and their mother has, it seems, disappeared, all of this has made the York brand notorious. It’s a grim future prospect.”
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