Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie should not lose their royal titles if the decision is made to strip their father from the line of succession. The debate over the York sisters’ status has intensified amid ongoing scrutiny surrounding their father, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who was stripped of his royal titles last year following the fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
She told the People’s Channel: “Stripping them (Beatrice and Eugenie) of titles would risk creating public backlash.” She added: “Their roles as royal princesses and as private individuals carving out their own careers and identities remain separate from Andrew’s controversies.”
Although neither Beatrice nor Eugenie is a full-time working royal, they remain part of the wider royal family and still attend major events such as Christmas and Easter gatherings.
Ms Carratt added: “Retaining their titles maintains fairness, respects their personal achievements, and avoids unnecessary complications for the Royal Family.
“Removing them could create more headlines for all the wrong reasons and inadvertently draw attention to the very issue they have no part in.”
Some commentators have suggested the sisters might consider quietly distancing themselves from the York name, with former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond saying it could be “prudent” given the reputational damage surrounding their parents.
She told the Mirror: “I don’t think either of them has ever flaunted their titles, but there’s obviously a huge cachet in some circles about being called a princess.
“A title like that opens doors and sets up connections, which both Beatrice and Eugenie have used to their advantage.
“There’s nothing wrong in that, but now that their father has been stripped of his titles and their mother can no longer use hers, they might like to quietly drop the use of theirs.
“I don’t see the need for them to renounce them publicly, but it might be prudent to sever links with the York name — now so very tarnished —and just use their married names.”
However, Bond also said she cannot see King Charles stripping them of their titles, unless they were personally implicated in wrongdoing, of which there is currently no evidence.
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