Princess Beatrice reportedly told her sister Eugenie that 'we can't do anything' and 'it's going to get harder' following the removal of their father Prince Andrew's royal titles, according to a lip reader.
The sisters were seen together on 7 November near Green Park and Buckingham Palace in central London, displaying rare public emotion. The meeting was their first joint public appearance since King Charles stripped Andrew of his royal honours over his connections to Jeffrey Epstein.
Andrew has consistently denied all allegations of misconduct. The sighting coincided with the release of over 20,000 pages of emails and evidence regarding Epstein's associations and criminal activities by the US House Oversight Committee.
Professional lip reader Nicola Hickling claimed Beatrice, 37, reassured her younger sister 'we're in this together, don't forget that'. She added that Beatrice warned 'it's going to get harder' and 'we can't do anything', while Eugenie responded 'everything is changing', with Beatrice acknowledging it is a 'really anxious time'.
Some royal observers questioned whether the encounter was staged, with one Reddit user commenting 'PR trick to get public sympathy... This is staged'. Epstein died by suicide in 2019 while facing trial, and Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2022 for sex trafficking.
