King Charles is “determined” to look after his two nieces, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, as they go through a “hideous time” following their father, Andrew-Mountbatten Windsor’s, fall from grace, an expert has claimed. The two princesses were both seen attending various events this week for the first time since their disgraced father saw his titles and honours removed by his own brother, as he got dragged further into the scandal with convicted paedophile, Jeffrey Epstein.
He was also forced to leave his Royal Lodge home and will shortly be moving into one of the houses in the Sandringham estate. But the King is understood to have made a conscious effort to protect his nieces, who still retain their royal titles and are bracing for a more active role within the Firm.
Royal commentator Ingrid Seward told The Sun: “What it means to my mind is that the King is determined to embrace his nieces, both Beatrice and Eugenie and bring them into the royal fold in a way where they don’t feel they’re just being gratuitously pulled in, but they’re actually doing something for it.
“Eugenie’s very knowledgeable about art. She works for, and has done for many years now, worked for a very important international gallery, Hauser & Wirth.
“I think that Charles feels quite responsible for these two girls, because it’s been a hideous time for them. Really hideous.”
She added: “They’ve both got young children, and I know they’ve got supportive husbands, but they’ve both got young children, and I think it’s been very, very difficult.
“This is the very kind side of the king, to embrace them and give them something that they can actually do, so they don’t feel that they’re just they’re lucky if they go there for Christmas lunch, sort of thing.
“They’re actually part of the Royal Family, and they can do their bit, which I think is important to them.
“We always have to remember with King Charles that he’s a man of great faith.
“I think it’s great that he’s kind of embraced these two girls and their families and said, ‘don’t worry we are looking after you’.”
It comes as Princess Beatrice was named Deputy Patron of The Outward Bound Trust, six years after her father stepped down as its Royal Patron.
Prince Edward replaced him as the charity’s new Patron and the appointments were announced last week during a poignant event for the charity’s supporters at St James’s Palace in London.
The charity said that it’s “delighted” with the new announcement, adding that they have “signalled the start of a new chapter in its mission to support a more adventurous generation, helping young people say yes to challenge and discover what they’re truly capable of.”
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