{"id":304359,"date":"2026-02-18T14:21:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T14:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/304359\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T14:21:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T14:21:08","slug":"zara-and-mike-tindall-will-support-william-and-catherine-over-beatrice-and-eugenie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/304359\/","title":{"rendered":"Zara and Mike Tindall &#8216;will support William and Catherine over Beatrice and Eugenie&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zara and Mike Tindall would naturally support the Prince and Princess of Wales over Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie if they chose side, a royal commentator has claimed.<\/p>\n<p>The recent release of the Epstein files has shed light on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor\u2019s family and increased scrutiny of the Royal Family.<\/p>\n<p>If the future of Beatrice and Eugenie&#8217;s places in the Firm is in doubt, royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams has claimed Princess Anne\u2019s daughter would \u201cnaturally\u201d support the Waleses decision.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cIt is well known that Zara and Mike Tindall have particularly close relations with their cousins Beatrice and Eugenie.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"f64f3\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"8527a8623a45118757b5c2c819508931\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%202000%201498'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/royal-family.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1498\" alt=\"Royal Family\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Richard Fitzwilliams has claimed that Zara and Mike Tindall will support the Prince and Princess of Wales&#8217;s stance on Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie <\/p>\n<p> | <\/p>\n<p>GETTY<\/p>\n<p>\u201cZara relies on several top sponsorships. She is a highly popular equestrian and she and Mike have a special niche in the nation&#8217;s hearts as he has a laconic, likeable style as well as being a former rugby captain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeatrice and Eugenie are now drawn into the line of fire, especially for having visited Epstein a few days after his release from imprisonment for child sex trafficking with their mother. Both were adults at the time. Epstein was under house arrest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sisters are clearly in an impossible position, each holding several charitable posts, with Eugenie co-founding the Anti-Slavery Collective. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is sympathy for them; the King is currently supportive, but their parents are in total disgrace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cZara and Mike have cultivated a casual, low-key image, and one can imagine them doing what they want and befriending whom they feel like. However, they are both heavily reliant on the potency of their brands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore, their public appearances with the sisters may, depending on what is released, alter or even cease if it is discovered they were unwise or even culpable.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"374a4\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"6207cb0a8045d6c8fba7ebc4907716f5\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%202000%201251'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-sarah-ferguson-princess-beatrice-princess-eugenie.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1251\" alt=\"Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Sarah Ferguson, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Andrew&#8217;s family have all been identified in the Epstein files <\/p>\n<p> | <\/p>\n<p>GETTY<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf it came to choosing, Zara and Mike would naturally support William and Catherine if William should feel the need to oust Beatrice and Eugenie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He concluded in the Mail: \u201cThey are independent enough to do as they wish, but nobody should doubt that their loyalty, like that of Zara&#8217;s indomitable mother, Princess Anne, is first and foremost to the monarchy at all times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zara was seen in Saudi Arabia this week, just days after Prince William was in the region. <\/p>\n<p>The former equestrian, 44, flew to the Middle Eastern nation attending &#8220;the richest horse race ever held&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Zara presented the winning trophy as part of her role as patron of Retraining of Racehorses, a British charity which promotes the welfare of retired horses.<\/p>\n<p>The 44-year-old was spotted posing with the charity&#8217;s managing director, David Catlow.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"0842f\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"ebdfa5812a3c9b3e4293bc0c8e0b5f01\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%203000%202005'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/andrew-mountbatten-windsor.jpg\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2005\" alt=\"Andrew Mountbatten Windsor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ms Ferguson and Mr Mountbatten-Windsor have always denied any wrongdoing<\/p>\n<p> | GETTY<\/p>\n<p>Being named in the Epstein files is not an indication of misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Ferguson and Mr Mountbatten-Windsor have always denied any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Zara and Mike Tindall would naturally support the Prince and Princess of Wales over Princess Beatrice and Princess&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":304360,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[68532,321,93,61,60,57037,62268,24940,53245,16446],"class_list":{"0":"post-304359","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-andrew-mountbatten-windsor","9":"tag-celebrities","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-ie","12":"tag-ireland","13":"tag-mike-tindall","14":"tag-princess-beatrice","15":"tag-princess-eugenie","16":"tag-royal","17":"tag-zara-tindall"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=304359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304359\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/304360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=304359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=304359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=304359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}