{"id":2423765,"date":"2026-05-19T19:32:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T19:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2423765"},"modified":"2026-05-19T19:32:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T19:32:16","slug":"princess-eugenie-pregnancy-sparks-royal-succession-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/princess-eugenie-pregnancy-sparks-royal-succession-row\/","title":{"rendered":"Princess Eugenie pregnancy sparks royal succession row"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It should be cause for celebration and in some quarters it was: Princess Eugenie\u2019s<\/a> announcement that she\u2019s expecting her third child was immediately followed by a statement from her uncle, the King, saying how delighted he was with the news.<\/p>\n

But the pregnancy has since sparked debate about the roles of Eugenie, her sister Princess Beatrice<\/a> and their children in the royal family. It\u2019s even led to suggestions that they should be removed from the line of succession because of the downfall of their parents, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor<\/a> and Sarah Ferguson<\/a>, both 66, and the fact they\u2019re not working royals. Other family members are considered far more deserving of a higher spot.<\/p>\n

One of the people said to be keen on the sisters and their controversial father being given the push is Camilla<\/a>. Sources allege the Queen, 78, also believes they should stop using their titles.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe thinks all of the Yorks, including Beatrice, Eugenie and their children, should be excluded from the royal line,\u201d says an insider. <\/p>\n

\u201cHer attitude is that they are all the stain on the monarchy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Camilla has made her stance clear to her husband.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Royal line of succession shift sparks debate<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Eugenie is currently 12th in the line of succession. Her new baby with husband Jack Brooksbank, 40, will be 15th behind their brothers August, five, and Ernest, two. This will push the King\u2019s siblings Prince Edward, 62, and Princess Anne, 75, further down the list to 16th and 19th respectively, upsetting many royalists.<\/p>\n

\u201cEdward and Anne are two of the hardest-working family members, carrying out hundreds of engagements on behalf of the King every year,\u201d points out a palace source. <\/p>\n

\u201cAndrew is persona non grata because of his links with Jeffrey Epstein, and Beatrice and Eugenie are not working royals. Why should they take precedence over the King\u2019s siblings who epitomise everything the royals stand for, such as dedication to duty?\u201d<\/p>\n

The York family remains under scrutiny<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Meanwhile, anything that puts Andrew\u2019s daughters and their children in the spotlight, even the happy news of a new baby, may be seen as problematic because it draws attention to them that many people don\u2019t think they deserve.<\/p>\n

Expectant mum Eugenie, 36, and her sister Beatrice, 37, who has two daughters, Sienna, four, and Athena, 16 months, are well aware of the backlash. They\u2019ve mostly been trying to fly under the radar since the release of the Epstein files in the US showed they and their mother Fergie lunched with the convicted sex offender in 2009 just days after he finished a jail term for soliciting prostitution from a minor.<\/p>\n

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Eugenie and Jack\u2019s sons August (left) and Ernest could face a different future.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A quieter life away from royal duties<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Avoiding attention hasn\u2019t been too difficult for Eugenie, a director of a London art gallery who spends a lot of her time living in Portugal, where Jack is a sales executive for a property development company. However, she did recently show up in London with Beatrice, a client development manager for an AI software firm, at the 40th birthday party for socialite and model Poppy Delevingne. Other guests included Taylor Swift.<\/p>\n

According to some reports, Eugenie was apprehensive about sharing her pregnancy news because she feared how senior royals would react to her being in the limelight.<\/p>\n

A reassuring response from the King<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cHer cousin Zara Tindall persuaded her to write to the King, and she and Jack were quite surprised by the warmth of the palace response,\u201d says the source. <\/p>\n

\u201cThey had feared a frostier reception, but the King made contact and asked his officials to make a formal announcement.\u201d<\/p>\n

His Majesty, 77, is said to be very fond of his nieces, but whether his wife\u2019s strong feelings about the Yorks and their place in the family will persuade him to make some drastic changes remains to be seen.<\/p>\n

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Edward and Anne put duty first. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Prince William\u2019s growing stance on the Yorks<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The other person likely to be pushing for the removal of the Yorks is his eldest son, Prince William. The Prince of Wales is said to be so disgusted by his uncle Andrew, who was arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office, that he won\u2019t be in the same room as him.<\/p>\n

Initially, William, 43, felt sorry for his cousins and didn\u2019t want them to be \u201ctainted by the sins of their father and the stupidity of both parents\u201d, the insider says. But he\u2019s less supportive since the release of some of the Epstein files.<\/p>\n

A noticeable royal silence<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cThe way he and Catherine have pointedly not publicly welcomed the baby news is a sign of how things have changed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the fact that Eugenie and Beatrice haven\u2019t spoken out in support of Epstein\u2019s victims is seen as a black mark against them, and there\u2019s concern they\u2019ve both been able to make money from their father\u2019s lucrative contacts in the Middle East.<\/p>\n

\u201cPerhaps it\u2019s best for everyone if they were to fade quietly into the background, give up their titles and keep details of their lives to themselves,\u201d adds the source.<\/p>\n

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