{"id":2360122,"date":"2026-04-06T01:26:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T01:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2360122"},"modified":"2026-04-06T01:26:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T01:26:21","slug":"beatrice-eugenie-skip-easter-service-after-dad-andrews-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/beatrice-eugenie-skip-easter-service-after-dad-andrews-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Beatrice, Eugenie skip Easter service after dad Andrew&#8217;s arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"88780387007\" title=\"Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrest puts strain on British monarchy\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/02\/09\/USAT\/88595839007-king-charles-and-brother-andrew-mountbatten-windsor.JPG?crop=4895,2755,x0,y254\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrest puts strain on British monarchy<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor\u2019s arrest has many wondering if his brother, King Charles III, will pardon the former prince.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/12\/25\/princesses-beatrice-and-eugenie-attend-royal-christmas-after-andrew-scandal\/87913323007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Princess Beatrice<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/10\/31\/prince-andrew-princess-beatrice-princess-eugenie-titles\/87005224007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Princess Eugenie<\/a> skipped Easter church service amid their dad Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor&#8217;s legal troubles.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>The princesses were notably absent from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2026\/04\/05\/king-charles-william-kate-easter-andrew\/89405123007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2026\/04\/05\/king-charles-william-kate-easter-andrew\/89405123007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">royal family&#8217;s traditional gathering<\/a> at St. George&#8217;s Chapel, Windsor Castle, for Easter church service, after the former <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2026\/02\/19\/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-arrested-epstein\/88753446007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prince Andrew&#8217;s arrest<\/a> in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office.<\/p>\n<p>The sisters attended a 2025 Easter service with their parents, Mountbatten-Windsor and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, but were seen without their parents attending the family&#8217;s traditional <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/12\/25\/princesses-beatrice-and-eugenie-attend-royal-christmas-after-andrew-scandal\/87913323007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Christmas Day service<\/a> at St. Mary Magdalene Church later in the year.<\/p>\n<p>The pair were recently absent as several other members of the British royal family \u2212\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2026\/02\/19\/prince-william-princess-kate-prince-andrew-arrest\/88755101007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prince William<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2026\/03\/05\/princess-kate-fashion-holi-celebration\/89002902007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Princess Kate<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2026\/02\/19\/king-charles-london-fashion-week-prince-andrew-arrested\/88757871007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">King Charles III<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/12\/31\/queen-camilla-train-attack-fight-teen\/87970197007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Queen Camilla<\/a>\u00a0\u2212 were spotted at Westminster Abbey in London on March 9, for the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2026\/03\/11\/prince-william-princess-kate-protests-prince-andrew-epstein\/89097796007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2026 Commonwealth Day Service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">The royals celebrate Easter: <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2026\/04\/05\/king-charles-william-kate-easter-andrew\/89405123007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">King Charles, William and Kate attend church without Andrew, family<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/03\/31\/USAT\/89404919007-20251225-t-133838-z-1260555819-rc-2-mniafx-7-a-8-rtrmadp-3-britainroyalssandringham.JPG bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/03\/31\/USAT\/89404919007-20251225-t-133838-z-1260555819-rc-2-mniafx-7-a-8-rtrmadp-3-britainroyalssandringham.JPG?crop=2367,1775,x0,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/03\/31\/USAT\/89404919007-20251225-t-133838-z-1260555819-rc-2-mniafx-7-a-8-rtrmadp-3-britainroyalssandringham.JPG?crop=1332,1775,x534,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/03\/31\/USAT\/89404919007-20251225-t-133838-z-1260555819-rc-2-mniafx-7-a-8-rtrmadp-3-britainroyalssandringham.JPG?crop=2671,1503,x0,y136 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Hannah McKay, REUTERS\" caption=\"Britain's Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie leave after attending the royal family's Christmas Day service at St. Mary Magdalene's Church, as the royals take residence at the Sandringham estate in eastern England, Dec. 25, 2025.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p>An unnamed royal source told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/uk\/uks-princesses-beatrice-eugenie-not-attending-royal-familys-easter-service-2026-03-31\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reuters<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/GMA\/Culture\/prince-william-kate-middleton-kids-join-royal-family\/story?id=131667028\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/GMA\/Culture\/prince-william-kate-middleton-kids-join-royal-family\/story?id=131667028\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ABC<\/a> that the princesses made the decision to skip Easter service.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the king and queen, William, Kate and their three young children \u2212 Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis \u2212 turned out, marking their first Easter appearance since 2023. The king&#8217;s other siblings, Princess Anne and Prince Edward, were also in attendance.<\/p>\n<p><media-gallery-promo asset-id=\"89476365007\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p>King Charles <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/10\/30\/prince-andrew-mountbatten-windsor-title-king-charles\/86990780007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stripped Andrew of his royal title in October<\/a>, initiating a formal process to remove the former Prince Andrew&#8217;s title and honors. His daughters were <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/10\/31\/prince-andrew-princess-beatrice-princess-eugenie-titles\/87005224007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">not affected by the ouster<\/a> and retain their princess titles.<\/p>\n<p>Charles spoke out shortly after news of his brother&#8217;s arrest, encouraging a &#8220;full, fair and proper&#8221; investigation. &#8220;In this, as I have said before, they have our full and wholehearted support and co-operation,&#8221; her said in the statement provided by Buckingham Palace, adding, &#8220;the law must take its course.&#8221;<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">With Andrew stripped of his title, <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/10\/31\/prince-andrew-princess-beatrice-princess-eugenie-titles\/87005224007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">do Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie keep theirs?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><media-gallery-promo asset-id=\"87913490007\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2026\/02\/19\/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-former-prince-arrested-epstein\/88754285007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The former prince has faced intense scrutiny<\/a>\u00a0over his friendship with the late convicted\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/02\/19\/jeffrey-epstein-emails-files-power-for-benefit\/88701802007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sex offender Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>. Mountbatten-Windsor, 66, has denied any wrongdoing and said he regrets the friendship; he has not been charged.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Ferguson, the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/10\/21\/sarah-ferguson-fergie-duchess-of-york-title-removed-social-media\/86816703007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">former Duchess of York<\/a>,\u00a0has also been caught in the Epstein fallout. Her one-time friendship with Epstein <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cy8ln9jj92yo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reportedly<\/a> became apparent after her name came up in the Epstein files, resulting in several charities announced they would\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/09\/23\/sarah-ferguson-duchess-of-york-epstein-email\/86306905007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cut ties with\u00a0her<\/a> in September.<\/p>\n<p><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/books\/2021\/08\/03\/sarah-ferguson-debut-novel-her-heart-for-a-compass\/5458278001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ferguson&#8217;s<\/a>\u00a0spokesperson declined to comment on the charities&#8217; actions at the time, but said in\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cgj11l3wd35o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a statement to BBC<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/sarah-ferguson-duchess-of-york-loses-patronage-role-jeffrey-epstein-leaked-email-11814314\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">People<\/a>\u00a0that she &#8220;cut off contact&#8221; when she became aware of the allegations against him. Ferguson has not been accused of any wrongdoing tied to Epstein.<\/p>\n<p><em>Contributing: Edward Segarra<\/em> <em>and Kim Willis<\/em><\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2026-04-05 14:57:41.311952723 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2026-04-05 17:48:02.192682077 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usatoday.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrest puts strain on British monarchy Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor\u2019s arrest has many wondering if his brother, King Charles III, will pardon the former prince. Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie skipped Easter church service amid their dad Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor&#8217;s legal troubles. 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