{"id":604500,"date":"2026-05-26T09:18:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T09:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/604500\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T09:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T09:18:11","slug":"the-royals-have-a-new-superstar-beatrice-and-eugenie-are-relegated-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/604500\/","title":{"rendered":"The Royals have a new superstar \u2013 Beatrice and Eugenie are &#8216;relegated&#8217; | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"withoutCaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/london-united-kingdom-princess-beatrice-and-princess-eugenie-attend-the-together-at-christmas-694035.jpeg\" class=\"zoomEnabled\" data-img=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/106\/1200x712\/secondary\/london-united-kingdom-princess-beatrice-and-princess-eugenie-attend-the-together-at-christmas-6940357.jpg?r=1779782460354\" alt=\"The British Royal Family Attend The 'Together at Christmas' Carol Service\" title=\"The British Royal Family Attend The 'Together at Christmas' Carol Service\" width=\"590\" height=\"459\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Beatrice and Eugenie cannot catch a break (Image: Getty)<\/p>\n<p>As <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"Princess Beatrice\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/princess-beatrice\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Princesses Beatrice<\/a> and <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"Princess Eugenie\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/princess-eugenie\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Eugenie<\/a> face the humiliation of another slew of headlines about their father <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/prince-andrew\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor<\/a>, it could not have come at a worse time. Recently it had been reported that the sisters, once thought persona non grata by the wider Royal Family, had slowly started to be reincorporated into palace society again.<\/p>\n<p>That was sparked by rumours <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"King Charles III\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/king-charles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">King Charles<\/a> held out an olive branch to his nieces by inviting them to <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"Royal Ascot\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/royal-ascot\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Royal Ascot<\/a> next month &#8211; although <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"Prince William \" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/prince-william\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prince William<\/a>, Catherine and <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"Queen Camilla\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/queen-camilla\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Queen Camilla<\/a> are said to be more cautious about the duo. Then it was claimed Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, 36, and their families had also been invited to their cousin <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"Peter Phillips\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/peter-phillips\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Peter Phillips&#8217;<\/a> upcoming wedding to Harriet Sperling at All Saints Church, Cirencester, on June 6th.<\/p>\n<p> Read more: <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/2208923\/lady-louise-windsor-hot-equerry-pictured\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Lady Louise and the King&#8217;s &#8216;hot equerry&#8217; pictured in surprising friendship <\/a><\/p>\n<p> Read more: <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/2205794\/lady-louise-windsor-job-windsor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Lady Louise Windsor secures very ordinary job with no special royal treatment <\/a><\/p>\n<p>But now the siblings are thought to be reconsidering their attendance to both events after headlines that police are examining claims Andrew behaved inappropriately towards a woman at Royal Ascot in 2002.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Thames Valley Police (TVP) indicated that their investigation into Andrew was wider than many had previously believed, and also covered sexual misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>He was arrested on his 66th birthday in February and questioned under criminal caution on suspicion of misconduct in public office, related to his role as a British trade envoy.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew has strenuously denied any wrongdoing but the new slew of headlines could not come at a worse time for his daughters.<\/p>\n<p>But one royal 14 years younger than Eugenie who once cut a seemingly lonely figure in palace events appears to be blossoming into an impressive character that can fill the sisters&#8217; void with ease.<\/p>\n<p><a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/lady-louise-windsor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lady Louise Windsor<\/a>, 22, is still reading English at St Andrews University, following in the footsteps of cousin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/prince-william\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prince William<\/a> and his wife Catherine.<\/p>\n<p>But as King Charles reorganised the monarchy following his coronation, and Prince William looks ahead to his future inner circle of working royals, Lady Louise has caught their eye.<\/p>\n<p>One royal expert even suggests Lady Louise has &#8220;carved out a role&#8221; and will be a &#8220;real asset&#8221; as she never puts a foot wrong.<\/p>\n<p>As PR expert Riley Gardiner added: &#8220;Lady Louise is increasingly seen as one of the more dependable younger royals mostly because she&#8217;s managed to avoid the drama and public controversies that have affected other parts of the family, and that kind of consistency builds trust over time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"withoutCaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/windsor-england-sophie-duchess-of-edinburgh-and-prince-edward-duke-of-edinburgh-talk-with-6940360.jp.jpeg\" class=\"zoomEnabled\" data-img=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/106\/1200x712\/secondary\/windsor-england-sophie-duchess-of-edinburgh-and-prince-edward-duke-of-edinburgh-talk-with-6940360.jpg?r=1779782460365\" alt=\"Royal Windsor Horse Show 2026\" title=\"Royal Windsor Horse Show 2026\" width=\"590\" height=\"471\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lady Louise chatting to her parents while working at the Royal Windsor Horse Show (Image: Getty)<\/p>\n<p class=\"withoutCaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/windsor-england-lady-louise-windsor-takes-part-in-the-pol-roger-meet-of-the-british-driving-6940362..jpeg\" class=\"zoomEnabled\" data-img=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/106\/1200x712\/secondary\/windsor-england-lady-louise-windsor-takes-part-in-the-pol-roger-meet-of-the-british-driving-6940362.jpg?r=1779782460370\" alt=\"Royal Windsor Horse Show 2026\" title=\"Royal Windsor Horse Show 2026\" width=\"590\" height=\"769\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lady Louise is all smiles (Image: Getty)<\/p>\n<p>Her parents the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh are increasingly popular among Britons, who admire working royals who pack their diary with public appearances, and avoid negative headlines.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in May it was revealed Louise was working quietly behind the scenes earlier this month as one of the chief organisers of the Royal Windsor Horse Show.<\/p>\n<p>The show, which is held in the grounds around Windsor Castle, is said to have been one of the favourite events of her late grandmother, Elizabeth II.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Brooks-Ward, director of the Royal Windsor Horse Show, told Vanity Fair: &#8220;Lady Louise is one of the chief organisers &#8211; she\u2019s a great worker and a real asset to the team with no airs or graces. It\u2019s a proper paid job and there\u2019s no special treatment because of who she is.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Like her late grandmother, Louise is a keen horsewoman and has taken up carriage driving after being taught by her grandfather, the late Prince Philip.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is not the first time Lady Louise has worked hard after grafting in the summer of 2022 at a garden centre for \u00a36.83 an hour.<\/p>\n<p>Shoppers described seeing her working at the tills and praised her for being &#8220;polite and attentive.&#8221; Speaking at the time, one said: &#8220;I couldn\u2019t believe it was Lady Louise &#8211; I had to look twice!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Then last Christmas the unassuming 17th in line to the throne was spotted sat on the floor of a packed two-hour intercity train ride from London to Bristol, doing some university work on her laptop &#8211; after eschewing first class.<\/p>\n<p>Her passion for military service is another reason many suspect she will avoid the working royal path &#8211; as she is rumoured to be considering joining the Armed Forces following her training in the Army Cadets.<\/p>\n<p>She is ticking every box.<\/p>\n<p>With Beatrice and Eugenie &#8216;too hot to handle&#8217; due to their father&#8217;s negative headlines, they could find by the time they are back in royal action they have been regally relegated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Beatrice and Eugenie cannot catch a break (Image: Getty) As Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie face the humiliation of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":604501,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[99770,96,59,75999,160992,20044,5578,223,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-604500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-andrew-mountbatten-windsor","tag-entertainment","tag-gb","tag-lady-louise-windsor","tag-prince-andrew-scandal","tag-princess-beatrice","tag-princess-eugenie","tag-royal-family","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=604500"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604500\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/604501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=604500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=604500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=604500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}