Overview
- Media reports say the princesses may be sidelined from Royal Ascot’s carriage procession, the Easter service and garden parties, reflecting efforts to shield the monarchy’s image.
- A Mirror reader poll of more than 12,000 responses found 56% favor removing their titles, underscoring momentum for a formal or voluntary change.
- Commentators are split: Jennie Bond urges dropping the honorifics, PR adviser Kayley Cornelius warns renouncing could imply guilt, and biographer Andrew Lownie calls for an end to using royal status in private ventures.
- Royal watcher Robert Jobson says any move would be for King Charles and Prince William to decide, with Charles portrayed as sympathetic but focused on protecting the institution.
- Neither sister has been accused of wrongdoing; their names appear in Epstein-linked documents as their father remains under police investigation, and Eugenie has stepped back from her Anti‑Slavery International patronage per recent reports.