Princess Eugenie's charity ends its two-month silence with first post since January

Lewis Henderson
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:12:50 +0000

Princess Eugenie's anti-slavery charity has broken its silence with its first social media post since January.

The Anti-Slavery Collective, which Eugenie co-founded, shared images from a recent interview undertaken with Sky News.

The group's CEO, Sarah Woodcock, sat down with the news organisation to "talk about the hidden human cost that is driven by counterfeit sales".

The charity focused on "where counterfeit goods really come from", looking into the "darker system of forced labour and exploitation that underpins counterfeit operations".

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Eugenie's charity thanked its partners and displayed a series of behind-the-scenes images from its discussion with Sky News.

The news comes as King Charles has reportedly extended an invitation to Beatrice and Eugenie for this year's Royal Ascot.

The alleged gesture from the monarch comes just months after the Mail reported in February that both princesses had been barred from the prestigious June racing event due to concerns surrounding their parents' connections to Jeffrey Epstein.

GB News has approached Buckingham Palace for comment on the reports.

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Senior royals have "continued to check on them," according to reports in Hello!, though a friend of the sisters questioned whether they would wish to attend such a high-profile occasion.

"The question is, would they want to go to a public event of that nature? They will get criticism whether they go or not, and not just that event. They just can't win," the friend claimed.

It was previously confirmed that Beatrice and Eugenie will not attend the Royal Family's Easter gathering on April 5, in accordance with an arrangement made with their uncle.

The pair are nonetheless welcome to participate in future family occasions, Palace aides confirmed.

GB News understands that the princesses have made alternative plans for Easter, but will attend future Royal Family celebrations.

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

Charles and Camilla will be joined by other senior members of the Royal Family on April 5 for a church service in Windsor.

Beatrice and Eugenie's parents, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson, will not be attending the service.

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 wrongdoing.