Princess Beatrice breaks silence amid her father, Andrew's, exile

Princess Beatrice has given her first public statement about her new job amid her father being stripped of his royal titles.

The Princess and her sister Eugenie have both remained silent since their father, the former Duke of York, Andrew, was engulfed in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal over his ties to the convicted pedophile and accused sex trafficker.

King Charles stripped Andrew of his royal titles and told him to leave the family home, the Royal Lodge on the Windsor Great Estate. Although the princesses are close to their parents, they have not been seen at the estate since the news broke.

Amid the scandal, Beatrice has been appointed the Deputy Patron of The Outward Bound Trust.

The Princess will work alongside her uncle, Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, who is the Royal Patron of the trust.

Before her job appointment, she served as a trustee for six years. Her dad, Andrew, also held the appointment until 2019.

"I feel incredibly inspired and grateful to have met so many young people like Sadie and Leo through the years that I've been a part of Outward Bound," she said of two students she met during an Outward Bound event on Thursday.

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"They show us that anything is possible when you put your mind to it, and that what Outward Bound does, works.

"Working with The Duke of Edinburgh, we aim to continue the 80+ years of evidence which shows that adventure can build resilience, confidence and kindness in young people."

The event was held at St James's Palace.

Beatrice and Edward heard from Sadie and Leo, two 18-year-old students from Walsall Academy who shared their stories with the organisation.

Chief Executive of Outward Bound, Martin Davidson, welcomed the pair's appointment in a statement published on the trust's website.

"With The Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Beatrice working alongside us, we're embarking on a new chapter. One where every young person has the chance to test their limits, build confidence and discover that anything is possible."

"Their support reflects a shared belief that adventure changes lives."

The granddaughter of the late Queen Elizabeth II has a history of working with charity organisations, including Children in Crisis, UNICEF and Teenage Cancer Trust.

It comes just a few days after Andrew was stripped of his titles.

King Charles formally removed his brother's title, using a formal document affixed with a royal seal, last week.

The disgraced royal also lost the designation "His Royal Highness" (also known as HRH) when the King issued a Letters Patent, which is a centuries-old type of document used by monarchs to bestow - and remove - appointments or titles.

The announcement of the change was published in the UK's official public record, The Gazette, on Wednesday.

"THE KING has been pleased by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm dated 3 November 2025 to declare that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor shall no longer be entitled to hold and enjoy the style, title or attribute of 'Royal Highness' and the titular dignity of 'Prince'," it stated.

His Majesty also formally removed the title Duke of York.

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