Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie face a crucial challenge ahead as their family dynamic continues to deteriorate in light of the shocking revelations in the Epstein files.
The onslaught of shared details has taken its toll on the York sisters, who are trying to maintain a semblance of normalcy in their lives, especially having young children of their own.
It is possible that Andrew and Sarah Ferguson’s two daughters are having a hard time coming to terms with the fact that their parents could be involved in such acts. Royal author Robert Jobson, who knows the York family intimately, suggests the girls must be “overwhelmed and horrified by this”.
A friend of Beatrice and Eugenie told Hello! magazine that the girls are “very sympathetic” to their mother, who is worried about her own mental health. But that everything starts to unravel in their relationship and they would probably never be seen with their mother in public again.
It was a different story for Andrew, Beatrice was spotted hanging out with her dad last month in Windsor despite the allegations. The friend insists that the sisters “don’t leave their father”.
But “everything is obviously very strained and hard”.
There seems to be a marked difference in the approach of both sisters and towards their parents. Eugenie, who is a patron of an anti-slavery charity, has not been seen with either of her parents. Beatrice seems to have made an exception for the disgraced Andrew.
It is possible that the daughters would be upset about being dragged into meeting Jeffrey Epstein when they were young, knowing that he was a convicted pedophile.
Fergie has been heavily criticized for dragging her daughters, who she used to call her ticket to royal life, to meet a criminal on the day he was released from prison. She could feel guilty, but the daughters are clearly hurt.
