Overview
- Royal experts Ingrid Seward and Charlie Rae claim Andrew told Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie to attend Sandringham to keep an inside link to the family.
- A family friend and biographer Robert Jobson say Andrew and Sarah Ferguson fully supported the sisters’ decision as an expression of loyalty to the monarchy.
- Beatrice and Eugenie joined King Charles for the Sandringham church service on Dec. 25 and attended the Dec. 16 Buckingham Palace lunch, gatherings their father did not join.
- Andrew and Sarah Ferguson spent Christmas at Royal Lodge, which he has been ordered to vacate, with reports indicating he is expected to relocate to Marsh Farm on the Sandringham estate before Easter.
- Media scrutiny continues with Epstein-related files naming or picturing Andrew drawing attention, and commentators suggest he is keeping a low profile.