Beatrice and Eugenie face devastating blow as William ‘picks up pieces’ | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV
TalkTV presenter Jeremy Kyle addressed the latest debacle, with royal biographer Andrew Lownie touching on Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie’s future. The York siblings have kept a low profile since their father Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on suspicion of public misconduct on his 66th birthday. He has not been charged with anything and the investigation is still ongoing. But their daughters may have to step back from royal life, according to a royal biographer and historian.
Host Jeremy addressed reports that the princesses “wanted to keep their titles” during the former Prince Andrew scandal. The biographer claimed the sisters should “renounce” their royal status but suggested this was unlikely.
Speaking about the program on March 8, the royal biographer said: “I think one of the reasons they’re constantly moving around the Middle East is because it’s an area where they can monetise their royal position.
“Andrew always wanted them to work as royals and have police protection when they didn’t need it.”
Lownie suggested that part of the former prince’s decision to leave the Royal Lodge would be on the basis that Beatrice and Eugenie would always have royal protection.
“I think William is a little bit more dominant in this whole discussion right now and he’s saying, ‘No, no, no… this is more of a repeat injury,'” Lownie said. he says. We need to get out of this situation,” Lownie claimed.
“I think the smart thing for them would be to give up their titles and lie quietly under a rock, but I don’t think they’ll do that.”
Jeremy then asked: “Do you think Prince William is calling the shots on this?”
Lownie agrees: “Absolutely. There’s no love lost between the Wales and the Yorks. I think he can see that reputation has been damaged. It’s extraordinary. The Royal Family always do too little too late.”
“He wants to get ahead of the story because William needs to pick up the pieces.”
Meanwhile, Beatrice and Eugenie reportedly still own royal residences.
The sisters, who both reside primarily outside London, are paying an undisclosed amount of rent to the King to keep their second home. Beatrice has an apartment in St James’s Palace, and Eugenie has Ivy Cottage, a property in Kensington Palace.
Beatrice lives mainly in Oxfordshire with her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and their daughters Sienna and Athena.
Eugenie lives in Portugal with her husband Jack Brooksbank and their children August and Ernest.
