Overview
- Kensington Palace has confirmed the Together at Christmas service for December 5 at Westminster Abbey with a theme of “love in all its forms.”
- Royal commentator Neil Sean says Princess Catherine extended personal invitations to Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, but palace offices have not confirmed their plans.
- Vanity Fair reports, citing well-placed sources, that King Charles is “testing the water” on using the sisters for occasional duties to gauge public reception.
- Princess Eugenie has been announced as a mentor with The King’s Foundation, and Princess Beatrice was named Deputy Patron of The Outward Bound Trust.
- Context for the recalibration includes King Charles stripping Prince Andrew of titles and moving to end his residence at Royal Lodge in late October after renewed Epstein-related scrutiny.