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Beatrice and Eugenie should keep titles for one reason, expert says | Royal | News

Beatrice and Eugenie should keep titles for one reason, expert says | Royal | News

Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie should keep their royal titles despite the deepening scandal surrounding their father, a PR expert has warned — saying that removing them would create a fresh controversy rather than putting the existing one to rest. Lynn Carratt, said that the sisters should not be made to pay for their father’s actions. “Stripping them of titles would risk creating public backlash,” she said. “Their roles as royal princesses and as private individuals carving out their own careers and identities remain separate from Andrew’s controversies.” She warned that any move against Beatrice and Eugenie’s status would backfire. “Removing them could create more headlines for all the wrong reasons and inadvertently draw attention to the very issue they have no part in,” Carratt said. “Retaining their titles maintains fairness, respects their personal achievements, and avoids unnecessary complications for the Royal Family.” Where things stand According to a GB News report, the debate over the York sisters has sharpened since their father Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested last month on suspicion of misconduct in public office. …

Prince Andrew ‘feels it is deeply unfair people have turned on him’ | Royal | News

Prince Andrew ‘feels it is deeply unfair people have turned on him’ | Royal | News

Last month, the ex-Duke of York became the first member of the British royal family to be arrested in almost 400 years. Despite being released pending further investigation, the arrest has intensified scrutiny of the father of two following the recent release of the Epstein files. However, Andrew, who denies any wrongdoing, is reportedly upset with public sentiment. Royal expert Andrew Lownie stated that the former Duke of York still “thinks he’s anointed – that it’s deeply unfair people have turned on him. “He [Andrew] has been pampered all his life, living in this bubble. Status is everything to him – it’s his only sense of identity. They thought they could operate like this unnoticed. They’re clearly deeply involved in exploiting their royal status.” This comes as Andrew is reported to have requested to terminate his lease on the East Lodge, a £13,000-a-year Grade II-listed cottage near Sunninghill Park in Berkshire. The property, close to his previous residence in Sunninghill Park, is the second within the Crown Estate to be relinquished by the King’s brother …