Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are reportedly puzzled by their apparent exile from royal duties, with friends insisting the sisters have committed no wrongdoing. The daughters of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson have been mentioned in recently unsealed Epstein files, alongside their parents.
The files reveal that Sarah Ferguson took her daughters to visit convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in the US just five days after his release from prison in 2009. At the time, Beatrice was 19 and Eugenie was 20. However, the documents do not suggest any misconduct by the sisters themselves.
A friend of the princesses told the Mail that they retain a strong sense of public duty and were always willing to carry out engagements when asked by their grandmother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, or other family members. The friend added: 'They don't see why they should slope away like criminals when they've done nothing wrong.'
Eugenie, 35, recently stepped down as patron of Anti-Slavery International, a British charity. Her profile has been removed from the charity's website, according to The Observer. This development follows reports that the sisters risk losing their princess titles due to their father's association with Epstein.
When Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson lost their titles last year, it was understood that Beatrice and Eugenie's royal standing would remain unaffected. The sisters are now said to be confused by their current situation, having been sidelined from royal life despite no evidence of personal wrongdoing.
