Princess Beatrice and Eugenie are said to be “very upset” with King Charles for “ignoring” the York sisters, as the monarch has reportedly not called upon them for royal duties, it’s been claimed.
A confidant of the royal siblings expressed their disappointment at being sidelined from official engagements while the Royal Family faces a crisis.
The dual health scares involving King Charles and Princess Kate have stretched the already lean monarchy to its limits.
Despite recent setbacks that saw Charles, Prince William, and Kate stepping back from their Royal responsibilities, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie have been notably absent from any Royal assignments.
Speaking to The Daily Beast, a friend of Eugenie and Beatrice claimed: “They are very upset to have been ignored by the king as they feel they have a lot to offer, but they’re not surprised. They are sanguine about it.”
With both Charles and Kate battling cancer, the face of the monarchy has been maintained by Queen Camilla, Princess Anne, Prince Edward, and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh.
The same source added: “It seems mean that the girls aren’t being used at all when they have made it clear they want to be of service, especially when Prince Andrew has been accepted back into the fold. They have done nothing wrong and they shouldn’t be visited with the sins of their father.”
A friend of the wider family told the outlet: “Charles is very fond of the York girls, but everyone, including them, accepts there is no place for them to be full-time working royals. And as the late Queen Elizabeth made clear, being a part-time working royal isn’t an option.”
Princess Beatrice and her spouse, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, are believed to have a close relationship with Charles and have resided in a four-bedroom flat in St James’s Palace since getting married in 2020.
The pair share their home with their two-year-old daughter Sienna and Edoardo’s elder child from a previous partnership, Wolfie, and they even pay market rent.
Beatrice’s younger sibling, Princess Eugenie, primarily resides at a luxury golf and ocean club in Portugal but occupies her sister’s St James’s apartment during her UK stays.
A former courtier expressed that “with hindsight”, it appears evident that the two sisters should have remained as working royals.
However, they noted: “A dramatic change of course now would not be helpful for anyone. The York girls have built successful lives as private individuals.”
