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The Royal Family is reportedly having a tough time determining the right approach for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s daughters amid a plethora of scandals engulfing their parents.<\/p>\n
Princess Beatrice’s and Princess Eugenie’s futures remain unknown following the mid-February arrest of the former prince, who was released 11 hours after the arrest under investigation.<\/p>\n
Andrew was stripped of his royal titles and honours in October by King Charles amid his links with Jeffrey Epstein, who died in prison in 2019.<\/p>\n
While the princesses are not active members of the royal family, Buckingham Palace has made it clear they retain their titles.<\/p>\n
Shedding light on the current relation between the British monarchy and Beatrice and Eugenie, a royal expert, Richard Fitzwilliams, said, “They want to avoid any association with them, as the York brand has become toxic.”<\/p>\n
New emails released in January showed Andrew remained in contact with the disgraced financier long after he was convicted for trafficking and sex with a minor.<\/p>\n
The documents also revealed the ties between Epstein and Andrew’s ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, with the princesses’ names appearing in several emails.<\/p>\n
In one of the documents, Epstein writes that “Ferg and the two girls” came to visit him, less than a week after he was freed from prison in 2009, following a conviction for soliciting a minor for prostitution.<\/p>\n
Amid these revelations, “hard questions will need to be asked,” said royal expert Ed Owens.<\/p>\n
“If it is shown that they have benefited from an elite network, that was partially introduced to them by Jeffrey Epstein…this is problematic,” he added.<\/p>\n
Andrew biographer Andrew Lownie claimed that the sisters are “deeply implicated” rather than “collateral damage” in the whole affair.<\/p>\n
“This was a family business. The girls were taken on these taxpayer-funded trips. They’ve built up a very useful contact book which they are exploiting to this day,” he said.<\/p>\n
The royal experts expressed their hope for the royal family to keep a distance from the princesses.<\/p>\n
Fitzwilliams added, “We don’t know what might come up next. There might be new scandals.”<\/p>\n
Echoing the expert’s stance, Lownie noted, “There are scandals still in their cupboard” that could see the light of day anytime.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n