Overview
- Mail on Sunday reporting, cited by Marie Claire, says Princess Eugenie is refusing to speak to her father and did not visit him at Christmas.
- Princess Beatrice is described as maintaining limited contact as she stays close to the wider royal family, according to the same reporting.
- Beatrice invited Andrew and Sarah Ferguson to her daughter Athena’s christening in London last month, a move portrayed as a conciliatory gesture.
- Andrew relinquished all royal titles in 2025 and agreed to leave Royal Lodge in Windsor following renewed focus on his association with Jeffrey Epstein.
- Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams called the reported estrangement a “seismic change” and suggested Andrew and Sarah Ferguson consider leaving the country.