Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice 'should not lose their Royal Family titles'

The royal website lists Beatrice and Eugenie in the line of succession at ninth and 12th, respectively.

The debate over the York sisters has intensified since Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest last month on suspicion of misconduct in public office and the subsequent pressure on ministers to consider legislation over his position in the succession.

Beatrice and Eugenie's father, Mr Mountbatten-Windsor, has consistently denied any wrongdoing.

The Government is not ruling out taking action on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's place in the line of succession, but there has been no official move against his daughters’ status.

In October 2025, Buckingham Palace confirmed that Mr Mountbatten-Windsor’s daughters would be unaffected after he gave up use of the Duke of York title.

Ms Carratt, a PR expert from E20 Communications, said the princesses should not be drawn into the controversy surrounding their father.

She told the People's Channel: “Stripping them (Beatrice and Eugenie) of titles would risk creating public backlash.”

The commentator added that their own identities and work should be viewed separately.

Ms Carratt said: “Their roles as royal princesses and as private individuals carving out their own careers and identities remain separate from Andrew’s controversies.”

Neither Beatrice nor Eugenie are full-time working royals on behalf of the King. Despite this, they remain valued members of the Royal Family and are often present at wider public events, like Christmas and Easter.

Recent developments have kept them in the headlines. Princess Eugenie stepped down as patron of Anti-Slavery International on March 8, although the charity did not publicly attribute the change to the Mr Mountbatten-Windsor controversy.

Ms Carratt said removing the sisters’ titles could create a new controversy rather than resolving the current one: “Retaining their titles maintains fairness, respects their personal achievements, and avoids unnecessary complications for the Royal Family.

“Removing them could create more headlines for all the wrong reasons and inadvertently draw attention to the very issue they have no part in.”

The sisters remain behind Mr Mountbatten-Windsor in the order of succession, with Beatrice followed by her daughters Sienna and Athena, and Eugenie followed by her sons August and Ernest.

That means any debate over Mr Mountbatten-Windsor’s place in the line naturally also draws in discussion of the wider York branch of the family.

But at present, the official changes under consideration are centred on Mr Mountbatten-Windsor himself rather than Beatrice or Eugenie.