Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie He will reportedly not celebrate Christmas with the royal family at Sandringham this year.
according to Welcome! magazineBeatrice, 36, and Eugenie, 34, will spend the holiday with their families. This will be the first time the royals will spend the holiday season away from their royal family members since their wedding.
It was Beatrice Married to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi Since July 2020. The couple has a daughter, Sienna, 3, who is currently… Waiting for baby number two. (Eduardo, 41, is also dad to 8-year-old Wolfie, whom he shares with his ex-fiancée Dara Huang.)
Eugenie, for her part, got married Jack Brooksbank In 2018. husband she Fathers of children August 3 and Ernest 18 months.
Beatrice and Eugenie – girls Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson – He has Christmas is traditionally spent At the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England King Charles III And other members of the royal family. The only time the princesses didn't attend was in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Independent It was previously reported that Beatrice and Eugenie's parents will not be spending Christmas at Sandringham. This news came shortly after reports about Andrew surfaced The alleged connection A businessman accused of being a Chinese spy.
On December 14th Statement to the BBCThe Duke of York, 64, claimed he had “ceased all contact” with the person. Andrew's office also claimed that Andrew met the man “through official channels” and “nothing of a sensitive nature was ever discussed.”
According to the outlet, the alleged spy – referred to as H6 – was previously banned from entering the UK in 2023 following security court proceedings. Judges were told H6 tried to gain Andrew's influence and was later invited to his birthday party in 2020.
Meanwhile, the Chinese embassy in the UK denied the spying allegations. A ministry spokesperson said in a statement to the BBC: “Some individuals in the UK are always keen to fabricate baseless spy stories targeting China.”
Buckingham Palace declined to comment on Andrew's latest scandal because he is a non-working member of the royal family. In 2020, his late mother stripped Andrew of his title. Queen Elizabeth IIHe was forced to step back from his official duties and sponsorship after being sued for sexual misconduct. Andrew denied the allegations. In 2022, Prince Andrew Resolve the case Out of court.
While Andrew is no longer a working member of the royal family, Beatrice has taken on some additional responsibilities. Last month, she I intervened for Charles75, when she attended the Future Textiles exhibition held by the King's Foundation in London. During the event, she met with the organization's executives and many students.