Princess Beatrice set for tough week after skipping Easter Sunday service

Princess Beatrice set for tough week after skipping Easter Sunday service

WATCH NOW: Actress Charity Wakefield can be seen playing Princess Beatrice in the Scoop trailer

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Dorothy Reddin

By Dorothy Reddin


Published: 02/04/2024

- 16:03

The Princess of York and her sister Princess Eugenie were not present at St George's Chapel

  • Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are not working members of the Royal Family
  • A new Netflix drama starring Rufus Sewell as Prince Andrew is set to drop this week
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Princess Beatrice is set for a tough week after skipping the Easter Sunday service.

The Princess of York, along with her younger sister Princess Eugenie, was not present at St George's Chapel last weekend, despite both their parents attending the service.


Buckingham Palace had announced that King Charles, who is currently receiving cancer treatment, would be attending the Easter Sunday service with a smaller cohort of family members than usual.

This was in order to protect the monarch, 75, who announced he was diagnosed with an unnamed form of cancer in February.

Princess Beatrice

Princess Beatrice is set for a tough upcoming week

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Therefore, Prince Andrew's two daughters, who are not working members of the Royal Family, did not attend.

Princess Beatrice, 35, is also set for an upcoming tough week with the release of Scoop on Netflix, a drama which will reenact her father's career-ending Newsnight interview.

In 2019, Prince Andrew sat down with Emily Maitlis to discuss his connections with the late convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein.

Former Newsnight producer Sam McAlister has openly discussed that Princess Beatrice was present during the negotiations to confirm the car crash interview.

Charity Wakefield

Charity Wakefield playing Princess Beatrice in Scoop

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Writing in The Daily Mail, McAlister said: "Rammed into a tiny room in Buckingham Palace, the three Newsnighters (me, Emily and Deputy Editor Stewart) faced Andrew, Amanda and a very unexpected guest — his elder daughter, Princess Beatrice.

"She was dressed in navy blue, asked sensible questions about the possible logistics, and it was clear, she was close to her father and concerned for his welfare.

"The discussion was frank, firm, sometimes funny."

The Netflix trailer for Scoop shows actress Charity Wakefield, who will depict Princess Beatrice, sitting beside Rufus Sewell as the Duke of York during the interview negotiations with the BBC.

Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew

Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew attending the Easter Sunday service

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McAlister previously described how Beatrice took notes on a clipboard at the meeting and appeared "anxious".

In the trailer, Wakefield as Princess Beatrice can be seen holding a notebook and pen.

The film is based on the book Scoops: Behind The Scenes of the BBC's Most Shocking Interview by McAlister.

The 2019 interview made headlines around the world after the duke discussed his relationship with Epstein.

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Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie

Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are not working royals

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The interview severely damaged Prince Andrew's reputation.

He stepped back from all public royal engagements shortly after the interview aired.

Queen Elizabeth also stripped Andrew of his military affiliations and royal patronages in 2022.

The Duke of York has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.

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