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Try as they might, Princess Eugenie and Beatrice can\u2019t outrun the headlines about their parents, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and Sarah Ferguson, in recent weeks. Wherever the disgraced former Prince and Duchess are mentioned, their daughters are soon brought into the conversation, especially as they have retained their titles.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s believed that King Charles\u2019s “high affection” for his nieces<\/a> led him to try and protect them from their parents\u2019 fate. However, whilst they are not directly involved in the accusations being levelled against Andrew and Fergie regarding their association with Jeffrey Epstein, associating with them is a delicate issue for their wider family.<\/p>\n Royal expert Duncan Larcombe has suggested that Prince Harry and Meghan are “divided” over publicly supporting the York sisters, with the Duchess “very aware” of the sensitivities involved.<\/p>\n Credit: Photo by Dave Benett\/Getty Images for SERVED<\/p>\n Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York by Andrew Lownie | \u00a311\/$14.47 (Was \u00a322\/$28.94) at Amazon <\/a><\/p>\n Described as the “most devastating royal biography ever written”, this is also the first joint biography of the former Duke and Duchess of York. It draws on four years of research and interviews with over a hundred people who\u2019ve never spoken before.<\/p>\n “Harry has always been close to Beatrice and Eugenie,” he is quoted as saying. “They didn\u2019t see a massive amount of each other growing up because they didn\u2019t live very close to each other, but they\u2019d always get together for Christmas at Sandringham<\/a>.”<\/p>\n Meghan has gone on to forge her own close bond with Harry\u2019s cousins over the years, especially Eugenie, who\u2019s been out to visit the Sussexes in California. Despite this, Duncan thinks there\u2019s a “divide there” with her, adding “The Jeffrey Epstein situation is hugely sensitive, especially in America, and of course Epstein, Harvey Weinstein and Ghislaine Maxwell were photographed together at Beatrice\u2019s 18th birthday.”<\/p>\n In his view, media-savvy Meghan “will be very aware of the sensitivities” and “won\u2019t want to be seen to be too sympathetic towards them, so will keep her distance”. Duncan admits that behind closed doors things could be a little different, though.<\/p>\n Credit: Photo by Karwai Tang\/WireImage via Getty<\/p>\n “I don\u2019t think she could object to Harry privately supporting them, but they will be on very different pages,” he continued. “Neither Harry nor Meghan will want to be seen to be associated with Andrew or Sarah Ferguson. From Meghan\u2019s point of view it\u2019s probably a commercial thing, from Harry\u2019s point of view it\u2019s probably more of an emotional thing.”<\/p>\n The York sisters have kept a low profile in recent weeks, as the King firstly confirmed that their father would no longer use his Duke of York title and then dealt the final blow of stripping him of his Princely title and his home at Royal Lodge.<\/p>\n Prince William is thought to have played a major part in these developments, with a reported meeting taking place between him, Beatrice and Eugenie over persuading Andrew to leave the Windsor residence.<\/p>\n Credit: Photo by Mark Cuthbert\/UK Press via Getty Images<\/p>\n The Duke and Duchess of Sussex\u2019s apparent \u201cdivide\u201d over Eugenie and Beatrice surely isn\u2019t the only one, as who knows how William\u2019s relationship with the sisters is right now given the situation with their parents and his role in the decision.<\/p>\n Andrew continues to vehemently deny the accusations against him, though the scrutiny surrounding him shows no sign of slowing down. With Christmas just around the corner, many people will be keeping an eye out to see if Princess Eugenie and Beatrice celebrate with their parents or with the Royal Family.<\/p>\n Whichever choice they make, it will inevitably send a significant message.<\/p>\n Try as they might, Princess Eugenie and Beatrice can\u2019t outrun the headlines about their parents, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and Sarah Ferguson, in recent weeks. Wherever the disgraced former Prince and Duchess are mentioned, their daughters are soon brought into the conversation, especially as they have retained their titles.<\/p>\n It\u2019s believed that King Charles\u2019s “high affection” for his nieces<\/a> led him to try and protect them from their parents\u2019 fate. However, whilst they are not directly involved in the accusations being levelled against Andrew and Fergie regarding their association with Jeffrey Epstein, associating with them is a delicate issue for their wider family.<\/p>\n Royal expert Duncan Larcombe has suggested that Prince Harry and Meghan are “divided” over publicly supporting the York sisters, with the Duchess “very aware” of the sensitivities involved.<\/p>\n Credit: Photo by Dave Benett\/Getty Images for SERVED<\/p>\n Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York by Andrew Lownie | \u00a311\/$14.47 (Was \u00a322\/$28.94) at Amazon <\/a><\/p>\n Described as the “most devastating royal biography ever written”, this is also the first joint biography of the former Duke and Duchess of York. 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