After their parents, Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, relinquish their official titles in response to yet another devastating incident in the Jeffrey Epstein saga, Sister Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice must now navigate a brand-new reality.
Thoughts have turned to his daughters Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice as Prince Andrew’s most recent bombshell announcement shocked the Royal Family.
Even after their controversial father loses his job, the princesses will still be able to keep their titles as parents. Prince Andrew was christened Duke of York after his 1986 union with Sarah Ferguson, a title that Queen Elizabeth II’s beloved father, King George VI, held prior to his coronation.
Now, Andrew, 65, will relinquish his titles and honours as his friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein continues to cast a shadow over the royal family. This decision comes mere days before the posthumous publication of Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre’s memoir, Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice, which makes reference to her alleged meeting with Andrew.
Prince Andrew stated in a statement from yesterday (Friday, October 18) that “we have concluded that the ongoing accusations against me distract from the work of His Majesty and the Royal Family.” I’ve made the decision to prioritize my duty to my family and country as I always have. Five years ago, I made the decision to leave the public.
We now feel like I must proceed one step further with His Majesty’s consent. I’ll no longer use my title or the honors that have been mys. I vehemently refute the accusations I have been accused of making.
While Princess Beatrice, 37, and Princess Eugenie, 35, will reportedly not be affected by Andrew’s latest move, they will also still be welcome at the Royal Family’s Christmas celebrations. However, the road ahead will likely be a difficult one for the York sisters, whom former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond argues must believe wholeheartedly in their father’s innocence.
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Jennie exclusively told the Mirror: “Whatever else you might think about Andrew and Sarah, they are brilliant parents and have brought up two very decent young women. They will remain Princesses and be welcome at events with the rest of the Royal Family, such as Christmas at Sandringham.
They have, however, maintained their loyalty to their parents throughout the entire process. They’ll be there for Andrew and Sarah through this most recent crisis, just as they’ve done in the past. They must believe the innocence protests of their fathers. They couldn’t possibly live with themselves, surely.
Sarah, the princesses’ mother, who divorced Andrew in 1996, will now also renounce her titles.
The 66-year-old mother of two was dropped by a number of charities after receiving a 2011 email from Epstein after he was found guilty of prostitution in 2008 for procuring a child for prostitution. The then Duchess apologized in public for criticizing the sex offender and made the claim that she was “supreme friend” in this exchange.
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Source: Mirror
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