Beatrice and Eugenie 'have had rough ride' due to Prince Andrew, friend says

Prince Andrew stepped down from royal duties and relinquished his HRH titles pursuing his arguable Newsnight interview, thing which has been thrust backmost into the spotlight recently

Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie person had a “pretty unsmooth ride” successful caller years owed to the controversies involving their father, a royal adept has said.

Prince Andrew stepped backmost from royal duties and relinquished his HRH titles 4 years agone implicit concerns astir his relation with convicted enactment offender Jeffrey Epstein. It was followed up with a notorious Newsnight interrogation with writer Emily Maitlis.

The interrogation has precocious been thrust backmost into the spotlight arsenic Amazon released three-part play A Very Royal Scandal. It came aft Netflix released Scoop, its ain dramatised mentation of the saga.

To marque matters worse for Andrew, helium is said to beryllium progressive successful a enactment with his older brother, King Charles, astir his surviving arrangements. Charles is reportedly keen for Andrew to determination retired of Royal Lodge to the smaller Frogmore Cottage, though the Duke of York holds a lease connected the spot until 2078.

He is nevertheless required to support the 19th period grade-II listed property. Concerns person been raised astir his quality to bash this.

Now, popular prima James Blunt has reportedly said the York sisters person endured a "rough ride", thing Mirror Royal Editor Russell Myers agrees with.

Speaking connected Pod Save the King , helium said: “They’ve grown into assured and accomplished young women. They’re benignant of damned if they do, damned if they don’t successful presumption of wanting to bash foundation enactment oregon what whitethorn beryllium seen arsenic royal duties.

“And I deliberation erstwhile you look astatine their background, they person had a beauteous privileged upbringing, of course, they are their father’s children and they person been blameworthy by relation astatine times. It’s been a beauteous unsmooth thrust for them and I deliberation you tin look backmost conscionable a mates of weeks agone erstwhile Emily Maitlis said she was cornered by James Blunt, the singer, astatine a enactment fundamentally saying ‘these 2 girls person had a unsmooth thrust due to the fact that of their father’s misdemeanours and they don’t merit it’.”

Beatrice, 36, this week announced that she was large with her 2nd kid with spouse Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. The babe volition go 11th successful enactment to the throne, pushing Eugenie, 34, into 12th.

While the York sisters person this twelvemonth been seen astatine royal events, including a plot enactment supporting their relative Prince William, they person carved retired careers successful their ain right. Beatrice is simply a technology advisor portion Eugenie is an creation director.

The King is said to person "no plans" to springiness Eugenie and Beatrice royal roles nether his "slimmed-down monarchy", but insiders judge William could beryllium "eyeing them up" for aboriginal roles. Daily Mail Diary Editor Richard Eden said: "King Charles is said to spot nary relation arsenic moving royals for his nieces, but determination person been signs that Prince William could spot the worth successful leaning connected his cousins erstwhile helium yet ascends the throne."

The sisters are said to beryllium fashionable among royal fans. A root told Express.co.uk: "Beatrice and Eugenie are highly fashionable with the nationalist truthful it makes consciousness for the Royal Family to utilise that popularity. There were galore discussions implicit the summertime [Balmoral summit] astir utilizing Beatrice and Eugenie much astatine nationalist facing events.

"The sisters volition not beryllium elevated to moving royal presumption but they volition measurement up successful an unofficial capableness to enactment the household erstwhile needed and go much progressive with causes adjacent to their hearts."