So when princesses Beatrice and Eugenie became mothers within seven months of each other, it was easy to imagine their delight. They’d be raising their babies together – Beatrice’s new daughter a just younger cousin to Eugenie’s son, August.
Beatrice (33) was front and centre when her younger sister married Jack Brooksbank in October 2018 and Eugenie (31) returned the favour when her big sis wed Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in July last year.
Now the “normal” royals, who were each other’s first playmate and remain each other’s greatest protector, will be looking forward to mommy dates and being shoulders to cry on as they navigate the pitfalls of parenthood.
But there’s an undeniable elephant in this room of cosiness and camaraderie. The spectre of disgrace hanging over their father’s head refuses to go away – and try as the princesses might to put a brave face on things, they haven’t been left unscathed.
Prince Andrew’s legal woes are mounting and his reputation is more in tatters than ever.
His refusal to help American authorities in their investigation into late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s sex ring has caused anger on both sides of the Atlantic.
Now the 61-year-old prince is being sued by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, the most high-profile of Epstein’s victims, who claims Andrew had sex with her three times when she was 17.
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