SISTERLY LOVE - THEIR LOYALTY KNOWS NO BOUNDS

AS THEIR FATHER AWAITS A CIVIL TRIAL JENNIE BOND TELLS OK! HOW PRINCESSES BEATRICE AND EUGENIE ARE SUPPORTING EACH OTHER THROUGH THE EMOTIONAL TURMOIL

- SAMUEL MCMANUS-MAXWELL

With Prince Andrew’s civil sex abuse case looming closer, his family have undoubtedly been hit hard. But despite the devastation, his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson and their daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie appear to be just as close as ever.

And royal correspondent Jennie Bond tells OK! that Beatrice, 33, and Eugenie, 31, in particular have remained united.

“They are very close as sisters,” she says. “They’re very supportive of one another and I think all the turmoil they’ve had in their young lives has brought them closer together. I think Eugenie will be the shoulder that Beatrice cries on if she’s called to make a statement under oath, but that appears to be unlikely.”

Buckingham Palace has confirmed that the Duke of York’s military titles and royal patronages have been returned to the Queen after it was revealed he will be facing a civil trial in America.