Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie likely to 'lose titles' as fallout continues over ties with Epstein

Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie will most likely "lose their royal titles" in the future and are already being phased out of the fold, according to a royal expert.

Royal correspondent Richard Palmer, who previously worked for the Daily Express, The Sunday Times and AFP, has told the Daily Mirror, the daughters of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson are unlikely to retain their titles or royal privileges they have enjoyed since birth.

It comes as the Princesses' own links with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein continue to come to light, and Eugenie announced she was stepping down as patron from an anti-slavery charity she has been involved with for seven years.

"In my view, in the future, they will end up losing their royal titles," Palmer said.

"I think we're going to see a lot less of them.

"They obviously want to keep a low profile at the moment and in future, I think they'll just fade into the background.

"It won't look brilliant, if, for example, Beatrice and Eugenie are at Ascot in a carriage going down the course with 70,000 people watching while they're involved in one way or another in the controversy surrounding their parents."

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It comes as Eugenie this week stepped down as patron of an anti-slavery charity after seven years.

According to the BBC, Eugenie's departure from Anti-Slavery International comes after the Charity Commission confirmed it was "assessing concerns" about a separate charity, The Anti-Slavery Collective, which the princess co-founded in 2017.

It has been reported that Prince William had asked Eugenie to allow The Anti-Slavery Collective to have its financials checked out, but she declined.

He reportedly also asked both sisters to have their personal finances and investments undergo an "ethics check".

It comes as questions have been asked about how the sisters funded their lavish lifestyles for the past almost two decades after it emerged that their mother, Sarah Ferguson, had often relied on loans from Epstein.

"There was also a time when Beatrice had something like 15 or 16 holidays in one year and she was supposedly earning about [AUD$35,000] a year," Palmer said.

"Where was all that money coming from? Presumably some sort of trust fund."

The princesses were last seen in a royal capacity when they were photographed arriving at the Christmas lunch for members of the royal family held at Buckingham Palace on December 16, 2025.

That was before the US government released the so-called Epstein files in January.

According to the BBC, Eugenie, 35, and her sister Princess Beatrice, 37, are repeatedly mentioned in the emails and documents, including photos of them in Christmas cards sent from their father to Epstein after he said he had cut off contact with the sex offender.

BBC News attempted to contact Eugenie this week for comment.

It is not suggested that either Princess was involved in any illegal activity.

But Palmer believes the time will come when the Princesses lose their titles.

"Being princesses who are non-working royals is confusing for people already because they have titles but they don't do anything for the monarchy, they don't do anything for the nation," he said.

"They're essentially just private individuals who get privileges of being members of the royal family.

"But they're probably going to have to say goodbye to some of those privileges, which they've enjoyed for a long, long time."

He said that among the privileges was their royal homes.

Both live in royal residences when in London. Beatrice has an apartment in St James's Palace, where the King and Queen also live, while Eugenie's London base is Ivy Cottage, in the grounds of Kensington Palace.

While both reportedly pay rent, it would be far less than what they would pay in the real world.

This is likely to become a big issue given it was revealed their parents did not pay rent on Royal Lodge for more than 20 years.

In October 2025, it was announced that Andrew would stop using his title, Duke of York. At that time, Sarah also reverted to her former name Sarah Ferguson.

Two weeks later, King Charles announced plans were under way to strip Andrew of his title of 'Prince', which he had since birth.

At the same time, Andrew and his former wife were given notice to leave Royal Lodge in Windsor, their home of more than 20 years.

Since then, things have gone from bad to worse, with Andrew's name and photos showing up in the Epstein files.

He was also arrested last month on suspicion of misconduct in public office and was detained for almost 12 hours before being released without charge.

He is currently living on the King's Sandringham estate in a temporary home, Wood Farm, while another home on the estate is refurbished for him to live in.

Meanwhile, Ferguson reportedly fled England for a stay in an exclusive clinic in Switzerland after news broke about her close ties with Epstein.

Treatment in the clinic reportedly costs $24,000 a day.

Reports this week said Ferguson was living in New York City and was relying on the generosity of friends.

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