Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice of York, daughters of Prince Andrew, are now dealing with the fallout from their father’s legal battle. The latter having been expelled from the Royal Family by his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, the two women aged 31 and 33 might also see the royal status undermined.
As you know, Prince Andrew, 61, was involved in a dark case of sexual assault. He was indeed accused of having forced Virginia Giuffre to have sex when she was 17 years old. The young woman, now 38, was reportedly delivered to the prince by pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, a friend of the Duke of York.
If the latter has always denied the accusations, he has nevertheless today reached an agreement in principle with the complainant in order to avoid the trial. Prince Andrew has indeed agreed to do “a substantial gift” to Virginia Giuffre’s Victims Rights Charity. The Duke of York has pledged to “demonstrate regret for associating with Epstein” supporting “Combating the harms of sex trafficking and supporting its victims.”
This whole affair inevitably damaged the reputation of the royal family. The scandal has raised questions regarding the fate of Princesses Eugenie, 31, and Beatrice, 33, daughter of Prince Andrew.
The sins of the father should never be inflicted on the children
A columnist of Timesrelayed by’Express.cowrote : “With Prince Andrew’s – surely permanent – withdrawal from public life, his daughters are in an awkward limbo.” Although Hilary Rose believes that “lThe sins of the father should never be inflicted on the children.”
The columnist continues: “This space of purgatory is one in which they are princesses with no royal role and a toxic father who, while not admitting responsibility, has just accepted a multimillion-dollar settlement in a sexual assault case.” .
Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice had however started their lives in a prominent position in the hierarchical order of succession to the throne. Princess Beatrice was fifth in line to the throne when she was born in 1988. But over the years, with births piling up, she also finds herself in tenth place. And his daughter Sienna is eleventh in line to the throne. For her part, Princess Eugenie now occupies twelfth place and her son August, thirteenth place. “Beatrice and Eugenie were reduced to roles of extras in the life of the royal family”, according to a royal insider. The situation of prince Andrew will therefore in no way help his daughters to find a place within the royal family…
