Overview
- Buckingham Palace confirmed Princess Eugenie is expecting her third child and said the King is delighted.
- Multiple outlets, citing a Daily Mail insider, report that Queen Camilla is leading a push to distance the York sisters from prominent roles.
- The same reports say the effort is backed by Prince William, reflecting calls for a clearer separation from the York branch.
- Commentators point to William and Catherine’s lack of a public congratulation for the baby news as a sign of that distance.
- Royal biographer Phil Dampier describes relations as at an all-time low and raises the possibility of removing York family members from the line of succession, though no changes have been announced.