Speaking on The Sun\u2019s TV show Royal Exclusive<\/a>, royal expert and author Ingrid Seward spoke about the influence she thinks Andrew had over his daughters when it came to their Christmas plans.<\/p>\nShe said: \u201cI don\u2019t think Beatrice and Eugenie had a choice (to go to Sandringham). Andrew said to them \u2018you have to go\u2019. \u201cHe wants to know what\u2019s going on and what people are saying about him. They are Andrew\u2019s only passport into the Royal Family now. I\u2019m absolutely sure he persuaded them.\u201d<\/p>\n
This was agreed on by the podcast\u2019s other guest Charles Rae, who added: \u201cOne of the first things when they got back would be Andrew on the phone asking \u2018who said what?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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