By Katherine Tinsley
11:19am PDT, Oct 23, 2025
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"The big test for Beatrice and Eugenie will come at Christmas. Do they spend it with their parents or join the rest of the family on the royal estate at Sandringham?" royal commentator
Richard Palmer asked, per
Daily Express.
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"After years of damaging headlines about their parents, they have already had some experience of navigating scandal," Richard Palmer continued. "When Beatrice and Edoardo were married at Windsor in July 2020, Andrew had to be cut out of the official wedding photos."
Prince Andrew will no longer use his "Duke of York" title after Virginia Giuffre's assault allegations against the royal resurfaced before her memoir was released.
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Despite Prince Andrew's public scandals, Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice continue to participate in royal gatherings without their father.
"Last year, Beatrice spent Christmas with the Royal Family at Sandringham, despite Andrew announcing that he would 'honorably withdraw' from the event. Eugenie spent the festive period with her in-laws," Richard Palmer noted.
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Prince Andrew's ties to Jeffrey Epstein and Virginia Giuffre's accusations against him led to the end of his royal career, and now, he will no longer have titles.
"In discussion with the King, and my immediate and wider family, we have concluded the continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the royal family," Prince Andrew said in a statement. "I have decided, as I always have, to put my duty to my family and country first."
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"I stand by my decision five years ago to stand back from public life," Prince Andrew continued. "With His Majesty's agreement, we feel I must now go a step further. I will therefore no longer use my title or the honors which have been conferred upon me. As I have said previously, I vigorously deny the accusations against me."
