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Tuesday December 24, 2024

Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie face major disappointment after Buckingham palace announcement

The sisters have never been working royals, unlike their cousins Prince William and Prince Harry

By Web Desk
May 04, 2024
Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson welcomed Princess Beatrice in 1988 and  Princess Eugenie in 1990
Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson welcomed Princess Beatrice in 1988 and  Princess Eugenie in 1990

Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, despite having 10 patronages each, have been excluded from the Royal Family website, as confirmed by a royal historian.

Due to their non-working member status within the Royal Family, Beatrice 35 and Eugenie 34 are not listed under "Members of The Royal Family" on the website.

Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson welcomed Princess Beatrice in 1988 and her younger sister Princess Eugenie in 1990.

The sisters have never been working royals, unlike their cousins Prince William, 41, and Prince Harry, 39.

Despite not carrying out duties on behalf of King Charles, Beatrice and Eugenie have several private patronages of their own.

Royal historian Marlene Koenig spoke exclusively to GB News, noting that these patronages are not listed on the Royal Family website.

She said: "Princess Beatrice and her sister have about 10 patronages each, but they're private.

"They're not official, and you won't see them on the Royal Family’s website. They have no pages of their own.

"And in that, there's a charities database that lists the different charities and patronages of the working royals and they're not included."

Beatrice and Eugenie are currently ninth and 11th in line to the throne respectively, and neither of their parents carry out engagements on behalf of the Royal Family.

On the Royal Family website, Beatrice and Eugenie only receive a fleeting mention under their father's biography.

Despite not carrying out royal duties similar to their older cousins Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall, Beatrice and Eugenie were granted the right to use royal titles from birth.

It comes after Buckingham palace has announced that King Charles, Queen Camilla and other senior royals are to relinquish patronages of almost 200 charities and organizations after a review of their association with more than 1,000 groups.