Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie will retain their royal titles despite King Charles beginning the formal process to strip their father, Prince Andrew, of his titles following the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.
Prince Andrew, now to be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, has also agreed to vacate his current residence, Royal Lodge, as his association with the convicted paedophile financier continues to cause controversy. The palace stated that while Andrew denies the accusations, there have been “serious lapses of judgement”.
As daughters of a son of a sovereign, Beatrice and Eugenie will keep their titles in accordance with King George V’s Letters Patent of 1917. They will also remain welcome at royal family events, including the Christmas gathering at Sandringham.
Beatrice, 37, ninth in line to the throne, works as an adviser for artificial intelligence firm Afiniti and co-founded the Big Change charitable trust. She holds patronages including the Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice, Teenage Cancer Trust, and Helen Arkell Dyslexia Charity. Eugenie, 35, 12th in line, is a director at Hauser & Wirth gallery and co-founded the Anti-Slavery Collective, with patronages including the Elephant Family and Teenage Cancer Trust.
Both sisters are married with children. Beatrice married property tycoon Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in a secret lockdown wedding in 2020, attended by the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh. Eugenie married wine merchant Jack Brooksbank in 2018 at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle.
