Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice join royal family for Christmas Day service | Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice attended church with the royal family on Christmas morning, in a year when their father Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his royal titles.
Mountbatten-Windsor’s two daughters meet King George III as they attend church at the private Sandringham estate in Norfolk. He was seen walking behind Charles and Queen Camilla.
Mountbatten-Windsor and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, who last attended the Christmas Day service at Sandringham in 2023, were not there.
The king and queen led the family the short distance from Sandringham House to St Mary Magdalene church for the hour-long service, which started at 11am.
Eugenie and Beatrice were spotted with their husbands Jack Brooksbank and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi respectively.
The former Duke of York is believed to have spent Christmas at Mountbatten-Windsor’s home at Royal Lodge, near Windsor Castle, after he was stripped of his titles by his brother over his friendship with convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth’s second son is expected to vacate Royal Lodge for the Marsh Farm estate on the Sandringham estate soon. It is currently being renewed.
The Prince and Princess of Wales with their children and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh also attended the ceremony.
The Princess Crown and her husband, Admiral V Sir Timothy Laurence, were seen walking right behind the king and queen.
Anne’s daughter Zara Tindall and her husband, former England rugby international Mike Tindall, were seen a few steps behind King Charles.
Hundreds of people gathered on a bright, sunny morning in East Anglia to watch the royal family walk to a Christmas morning church service.
The ceremony ends a tumultuous year for the royal family. King Charles recently announced the “good news” that he will taper off cancer treatment after diagnosis in 2024. He emphasized the importance of early diagnosis and treatment to save lives.
But new information continued to emerge about Mountbatten-Windsor’s ties to Epstein and details about her rental situation.
He was forced to give up his home at Royal Lodge after an outcry over the peppercorn rent he paid for the property.
