Beatrice and Eugenie should keep titles for one reason, expert says | Royal | News
Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie must retain their royal titles despite the deepening scandal around their father, a PR expert has warned; He said removing these titles would create a new controversy rather than ending the existing one.
Lynn Carratt told the sisters they should not pay the price for their father’s actions. “Taking away their titles risks creating a public backlash,” he said. “Their roles as royal princesses and private individuals who shape their own careers and identities remain separate from Andrew’s discussions.”
He warned that any move against Beatrice and Eugenie’s status would backfire. “Removing them could create more headlines for all the wrong reasons and inadvertently draw attention to the issue in which they have no role,” Carratt said.
“Retaining their titles maintains fairness, respects their personal achievements and prevents unnecessary complications for the Royal Family.”
Where do things stand?
The row over the York sisters has become even more bitter since their father Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested last month on suspicion of abuse of public office, GB News reports.
The government did not rule out taking action on her place in the succession, but no official steps were taken against her daughters’ status. Buckingham Palace confirmed in October 2025 that Beatrice and Eugenie would not be affected by Andrew giving up the use of the title Duke of York.
Both princesses are next in the line of succession – Beatrice is ninth and Eugenie is twelfth – and neither fulfills full-time royal duties on behalf of the King, but both are actively involved in wider family events. As they follow their father in the line of succession, any parliamentary debate about Andrew’s position inevitably draws the wider York family into the frame.
Latest developments
The sisters found themselves making headlines no matter what.
Princess Eugenie resigned as patron of International Anti-Slavery on March 8, but the charity has not publicly linked her departure to her father’s condition.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has consistently denied any wrongdoing.
