{"id":2219908,"date":"2026-01-02T14:55:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T14:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2219908"},"modified":"2026-01-02T14:55:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T14:55:28","slug":"princesses-beatrice-eugenie-are-proof-the-royal-family-changed-the-half-in-half-out-rules-just-not-for-harry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/princesses-beatrice-eugenie-are-proof-the-royal-family-changed-the-half-in-half-out-rules-just-not-for-harry\/","title":{"rendered":"Princesses Beatrice &#038; Eugenie Are Proof the Royal Family Changed the &#8216;Half-In, Half-Out&#8217; Rules \u2014 Just Not for Harry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Royal experts are weighing in on King Charles III\u2019s treatment of Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie and how it vastly differs from his estranged son, Prince Harry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Despite Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/articles\/1234933780\/prince-andrew-jeffrey-epstein-email-revealed\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ongoing Jeffrey Epstein scandal;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">ongoing Jeffrey Epstein scandal<\/a>, his daughters have been allowed to maintain a \u201chalf-in, half-out\u201d position in the royal family. That particular request was made by Harry and Meghan Markle to Queen Elizabeth II in 2020, but it was denied. So, why does it appear that Beatrice and Eugenie are receiving special treatment?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More from SheKnows<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Royal expert Simon Vigar explained the situation on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?app=desktop&amp;v=mB3ihoiB0Gk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:December 31 episode;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">December 31 episode<\/a> of <em>The Sun<\/em>\u2018s <em>Royal Exclusive<\/em> podcast. \u201cThey\u2019re in an interesting position because they do public engagements, but they also have their private work and their private lives,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019re sort of half-in, half-out, actually, the thing that Harry wanted. Beatrice and Eugenie <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/articles\/1234946550\/princess-beatrice-royal-role-in-danger-prince-william\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:aren\u2019t full-time working royals;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">aren\u2019t full-time working royals<\/a>, so they don\u2019t quite have the public exposure that the others do.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>NEW YORK, NEW YORK &#8211; OCTOBER 09: (L-R) Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, attend the Project Healthy Minds 3rd Annual Gala at Spring Studios on October 09, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by John Nacion\/WireImage)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It\u2019s the exposure that might have worried the palace since Harry and Meghan, despite all of the media criticism, remain popular among global royal fans. The Sussexes\u2019 well-received Nigeria trip in May 2024 even forced one of their critics<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/sussexes-trip-nigeria-proved-harry-135002914.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:to praise them.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"> to praise them.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAfter all of the trashing of Harry this week\u2026 trying to blame him [for the rift],\u201d Royal author Tina Brown <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BBCPolitics\/status\/1789594457806929962\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:explained to the BBC;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">explained to the BBC<\/a>. \u201cWhen I saw him and Meghan in Nigeria, I had a nostalgia. I felt this is what it could have been. These two, who are enormously appealing to the public and who are very good at it, were out there in Nigeria, sort of looking really attractive and being appealing people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Brown described the \u201ccharisma vacancy\u201d Harry and Meghan left in the royal family when they moved to California. \u201cWhat a pity it is they\u2019ve gone. There is that Harry-shaped hole in the monarchy at this time when they are at such beleaguered circumstances,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the Netflix docuseries, <em>Harry &amp; Meghan<\/em>, the couple shared what happened when they presented the \u201chalf-in, half-out\u201d idea to Charles and Prince William as a way to \u201chave our own jobs but also work in support of the Queen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt became very clear very quickly that that goal <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/prince-harry-just-described-intimidating-152153369.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:was not up for discussion or debate,;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">was not up for discussion or debate,<\/a>\u201d Harry said in the series. \u201cIt was terrifying to have my brother scream and shout at me, and my father say things that simply weren\u2019t true, and my grandmother quietly sit there and sort of take it all in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fast forward to 2026, where Eugenie and Beatrice are allowed to proceed with that coveted option while Harry and Meghan were denied. The palace rules don\u2019t seem to make sense, but even the royal experts are pointing out King Charles and Prince William\u2019s hypocrisy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More on the royal family: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Before you go, click <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/28-best-royal-tell-books-222340654.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">here<\/a> to find out which tell-all books expose major royal family secrets. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/28-best-royal-tell-books-222340654.html\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Finding Freedom, Lady in Waiting\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/J6qR8cHRumzpm0R479r1wg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTcyMDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/sheknows_79\/16e8cb821059b2f027612aef11117f92\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Finding Freedom, Lady in Waiting<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Best of SheKnows<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sign up for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.sheknows.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:SheKnows' Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">SheKnows&#8217; Newsletter<\/a>. 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Despite Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor\u2019s ongoing Jeffrey Epstein scandal, his daughters have been allowed to maintain a \u201chalf-in, half-out\u201d position in the royal family. 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