By Katherine Tinsley
10:55am PST, Jan 27, 2026
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his royal titles and estate due to sexual assault allegations and his friendship with
Jeffrey Epstein.
"Beatrice is trying to walk the fine line — of not cutting her father off and yet remaining close with the royal family," a source told
Daily Mail.
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While the source said Princess Beatrice is communicating with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the source hinted at Princess Eugenie distancing herself from her dad.
"They aren't exactly in regular and close contact at the moment, but Eugenie isn't trying to walk that line," the insider claimed. "She's not speaking to him."
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"There is no contact at all, nothing. It's Brooklyn Beckham level — she has completely cut him off," the source continued.
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Despite Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's scandals, King Charles III continues to include Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie in royal gatherings.
Royal expert
Ingrid Seward told
The Sun that Charles "is determined to embrace his nieces." She later noted that Charles seems to want to "bring them into the royal fold in a way where they don't feel they're just being gratuitously pulled in, but they're actually doing something for it."
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"I think that Charles feels quite responsible for these two girls, because it's been a hideous time for them. Really hideous," Seward continued.
Ingrid Seward shared that Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are now mothers, and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson's scandals have "been very, very difficult" for their households.
