Princess Eugenie dealt fresh blow over charity after announcing third pregnancy
Eugenie co-founded the charity in 2017Princess Eugenie’s charity, The Anti-Slavery Collective, has sparked a regulatory compliance case.
The Charity Commission will continue to investigate concerns over the charity’s spending. In March, the charity watchdog confirmed it was “assessing concerns” about the charity.
Eugenie, pregnant with her third child, co-founded the charity in 2017.
Princess Eugenie’s charity being investigated
According to the charity’s website: “TASC is a human rights organisation with a mission to keep forced labour on the agenda by telling stories about labour exploitation and abuse that challenge perceptions, reframe narratives, build empathy, and drive action.”
Eugenie co-founded the charity with Julia de Boinville.
On Wednesday, a Charity Commission spokesperson told BBC News: “We have opened a regulatory compliance case into Anti-Slavery Collective to continue assessing concerns raised with us about charitable spending.”
According to the BBC, the move does not represent a statutory inquiry. It also confirmed that the body has not yet made any findings or drawn any conclusions.
Royal Insider has contacted representatives for Buckingham Palace and the charity for comment.
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‘Concerns’ over the charity’s spending
It comes after the BBC reported in October last year that the charity’s accounts for the previous financial year showed it had raised £1.5m in donations but had distributed very little, with £1.3m carried forward.
Most of that income reportedly came from a big gala fundraiser in London in 2023.
Its most recently available accounts to the year ending April 5, 2025, as reported by the BBC, show donations had dropped to £48,000.
Reportedly, it spent £191,537 on salaries, double what The Anti-Slavery Collective spent on charity programmes.
A Charity Commission spokesperson told BBC News in March: “We are assessing concerns raised in the media about charitable spending at The Anti-Slavery Collective to determine what role there is, if any, for the Commission.”
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Eugenie’s pregnancy news
The news about her charity comes just days after Princess Eugenie announced some big personal news.
She is expecting her third child with her husband Jack Brooksbank. They already have two sons, August, five, and Ernest, two.
A statement from Buckingham Palace read: “Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie and Mr Jack Brooksbank are very pleased to announce that they are expecting their third child together, due this summer.
“August (aged 5) and Ernest (aged 2) are also very excited to have another sibling join the family. His Majesty The King has been informed and is delighted with the news.”
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