Royal Daily Insider

The British royal family has spent much of the past decade confronting the reputational consequences of Prince Andrew’s association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. While Andrew himself stepped back from public duties in 2019 and later lost his military affiliations and royal patronages, questions about the wider impact of the scandal have continued to ripple through the extended royal family. Recent discussions in royal commentary have turned toward Andrew’s daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, and their place within the evolving structure of the monarchy. Unlike senior working royals such as the Prince and Princess of Wales or the Princess Royal, the York sisters have never held full-time official royal roles funded by the public purse. Instead, they have historically maintained private careers while occasionally appearing at family events and ceremonial gatherings. However, the changing strategy inside the monarchy has brought renewed attention to how the i...