King Charles ensures Beatrice and Eugenie's attendance at future royal events remains secure

Dorothy Reddin
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:01:59 +0000

King Charles has ensured that Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie's attendance at future royal events remains secure.

It comes after weeks of speculation that the York Princesses would not be permitted to join the Royal Family at Royal Ascot this year.

A source told the Mail earlier this month: "I've spoken to my friend who works at Ascot, and they said the girls have been told they can't be there this year.

"Beatrice has taken it the hardest. She's been completely blindsided by all of this."

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According to the outlet, Prince William advised other royals not to appear in photographs with the pair "for the rest of the year".

However, GB News understands that the York sisters will be seen at future Royal Family celebrations.

It is also thought that the King continues to back Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, despite their parents' ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson have been ostracised from society against the backdrop of the Epstein files.

Mr Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his princely title in October and instructed to vacate Royal Lodge, his residence on the Windsor Estate.

The decision followed the emergence of leaked emails demonstrating that his association with convicted paedophile Epstein had persisted far longer than he had previously acknowledged.

Both Mr Mountbatten-Windsor and Ms Ferguson have consistently denied any wrongdoing.

Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie are both mentioned several times in the Epstein files, but this does not indicate misconduct.

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GB News additionally understands that the York Princesses will not join the Royal Family for the Easter Sunday service in Windsor this year, having made alternative plans.

King Charles is supporting his nieces' decision to spend Easter Sunday away from the royals, and their attendance at other family events this year remains secure.

The York sisters previously joined the King and Queen at Sandringham for Christmas in 2025, accompanied by their respective husbands.

Buckingham Palace confirmed on Monday that Their Majesties would attend the Easter Matins Service at St George’s Chapel, Windsor, on Easter Sunday.

King Charles and Camilla will be joined by other senior members of the Royal Family.

Mr Mountbatten-Windsor and Ms Ferguson will not be attending the Windsor church service.

Eugenie, 36, will likely celebrate Easter with her husband, Jack Brooksbank, and their two sons, August, five, and Ernest, two.

Meanwhile, Beatrice, 37, is expected to join her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, with whom she shares two daughters, Sienna, four, and Athena, one.

Mr Mapelli Mozzi also has a 10-year-old son from a previous relationship, Christopher Woolf (Wolfie).

The York Princesses have been attending the Easter Sunday church service ever since they were children. They attended the service as recently as 2025.

King Charles is known to be very fond of his nieces, who remain HRH Princesses despite their parents' fall from grace.