Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie will “want to remain loyal” to their parents but will “need to separate themselves publicly”.
The daughters of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson have found themselves in the limelight following allegations about their parents, due to their appearances in the Epstein Files.
Royal commentator Richard Palmer explained how the consistent mentioning of both princesses in the Epstein files “makes it difficult to distance themselves” from the situation.
More than three million documents have been released by the US Department of Justice, with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche saying there have been “extensive redactions” to the files.
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“From what I understand, they are still speaking to them,” Mr Palmer shared with the BBC, explaining that Beatrice and Eugenie “want to remain loyal” to their parents.
The royal commentator believes the sisters do need to keep their distance “to separate themselves publicly from their parents, otherwise risk the toxicity spreading further to them”.
The pair are in an “impossible position”, according to royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams, with sources telling the Daily Mail that Beatrice and Eugenie were “mortified” by the details in the documents.
One insider said the material was “so embarrassing for them”.
Mr Palmer said the sisters ‘are still speaking to’ their parents
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Unlike her sister, Beatrice has been seen in recent weeks
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Mr Fitzwilliams suggested public appearances are often shaped by optics rather than private reality.
He noted that silence should not be treated as proof of estrangement, drawing comparisons with long-running speculation about other royal relationships.
“It’s rather like William and Harry,” Mr Fitzwilliams said. “We don’t actually know what goes on behind the scenes.”
Mr Fitzwilliams stressed that both sisters have increased their charitable activity over the past year and remain focused on their own causes, despite differing levels of visibility.
The former Duke and Duchess of York have been named numerous times in the Epstein files
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GETTYHe said: “They both have new charities and it’s significant that they want to continue that work.”
Beatrice took on new charitable roles in 2025, including being named patron of Borne, which funds research into the causes of premature birth, and being appointed Deputy Patron of the Outward Bound Trust in November.
Eugenie, best known for co-founding the Anti-Slavery Collective in 2017, has continued expanding her public-facing commitments through patronage work and mentoring.
In October 2025, she was announced as patron of Artswork, a youth-focused UK charity, and she also began carrying out mentoring work with The King’s Foundation’s 35 under 35 initiative.
