Overview
- Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie canceled a planned appearance at the British Museum’s Pink Ball following Buckingham Palace’s announcement that Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson would step back from their York titles.
- Beatrice was seen visiting her father at Royal Lodge as Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir was published, with Prince Andrew continuing to deny the allegations referenced in the book.
- Royal commentator Richard Palmer predicts the sisters’ holiday plans will be a key test of where they align within the family.
- Reporting says the King considers Beatrice and Eugenie blameless and that they remain welcome at Sandringham, while a Sunday Times source indicates Andrew and Ferguson are not expected to attend.
- York Central MP Rachael Maskell has proposed a Removal of Titles Bill to establish a formal mechanism for stripping titles after recommendation or at the holder’s request.