Princess Beatrice felt mortified, as it was ‘hard to imagine’ the King receiving an invitation to such a significant event. Royal | news

His father was stripped of his titles and honours by the king the previous year, and his humiliating fall from grace reached its peak last month, when he was arrested on his birthday on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Andrew was detained for 11 hours before being released under investigation. He has always denied any wrongdoing.

Beatrice and her sister, Princess Eugenie, were said to be unaffected by their father’s scandal.

Last Christmas, the sisters joined the rest of the royal family at Sandringham, earning praise for King Charles’s kind nature.

However, this year, according to a royal commentator, things will be different for the York sisters, who will likely spend the special day away from Norfolk.

daily Mail The diary editor, Richard Eden, claimed that “it is very difficult to imagine” that Beatrice and Eugenie would receive a Christmas invitation to Sandringham this year.

He said on the Palace Confidential podcast: “Personally, I find it hard to imagine them at Sandringham, and certainly not on that traditional walk to church where they’re greeting the public, because, you know, that’s when they’re saying, This is the royal family, you know, we’re on display.

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“And it’s very difficult to imagine. I mean, remember they were invited last year. That the king was trying to embrace them and show that he supported them.”

Mr Eden said the most likely scenario for this year would be that Beatrice and Eugenie announce they will spend Christmas with their husbands’ families to avoid conflict.

Both princesses have remained silent publicly on their father’s scandal.