Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie and Their Kids Are 'Spending More Time' with Prince Andrew

Mar. 15, 2025

(Left) Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie at the Ellie Goulding X SERVED private party at Royal Albert Hall in London on April 11, 2024; (Right) Prince Andrew at the Easter Mattins Service at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle on March 31, 2024.Photo:Dave Benett/Getty; Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty

Dave Benett/Getty; Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty

Princess BeatriceandPrincess Eugenieare reportedly paying more frequent visits to their father,Prince Andrew, and taking their kids in tow.

On Nov. 25,Hello!reported that the Duke of York’s daughters have been “taking turns” spending weekends with him — and bringing along their children.King Charles' younger brother, 64, no longer holds a working royal role afterstepping backin 2019 amid controversy, but continues to live at Royal Lodge near Windsor Castle.

“Hello!understands Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie have been taking turns to spend weekends with their father, taking their children along to boost his spirits,” the outlet reported.

According toHello!, a source said, “The girls take the grandchildren to visit him most weekends. They are spending far more time with him now than they have done in recent years. They are quite close to their father; they seem to be quite protective towards him.”

(Third row, from left) Prince Andrew, Princess Beatrice, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, Princess Eugenie, Jack Brooksbank and Prince Harry at the coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla at Westminster Abbey on May 6, 2023.YUI MOK/POOL/AFP via Getty

YUI MOK/POOL/AFP via Getty

Andrew is known to go horseback riding like the royal family’s late matriarch,Queen Elizabeth, andHello!said he is helping teach Beatrice’s daughterSiennahow to ride.

Prince Andrew shares his daughters Princess Beatrice, 36, and Princess Eugenie, 34, with his ex-wife,Sarah Ferguson, and the family has expanded as Beatrice and Eugenie have started their own families in recent years.

Buckingham Palace announced in October that Princess Beatriceis pregnant, with the child due “early in the new year.” Meanwhile, Princess Beatrice and her husbandPrincess Eugenieand her husbandJack Brooksbankare parents to two young sons,August, 3, andErnest, 1.

Five years ago, in November 2019, Prince Andrew stepped back from his public duties following his bombshellNewsnightinterview about his relationship with the late convicted sex offenderJeffrey Epsteinand allegations that he had sex withVirginia Roberts Giuffrewhen she was 17.

In January 2022, Queen Elizabeth stripped Andrew of hismilitary titles and patronagesamid Guiffre’s civil sexual assault lawsuit, which has since beensettled. The Duke of York has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.

Though he no longer supports the crown through a working royal role like his siblingsPrincess AnneandPrince Edward, Prince Andrew continues to attend major ceremonial events and family holiday church outings. He sat next to his daughters and their husbands at the May 2023 coronation of King Charles andQueen Camilla, and most recently appeared at theEaster Mattins Serviceat St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in March. There, he stepped out alongside the King and Queen, his ex-wife, the Duchess of York, Princess Anne, her husband,Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, Prince Edward and Edward’s wifeSophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh.

Prince Andrew (center) and Princess Anne (right) leave the Easter Mattins Service at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle on March 31, 2024.Hollie Adams - WPA Pool/Getty

Hollie Adams - WPA Pool/Getty

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Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are not working royals like their cousinPrince William, though the royal sisters each have charitable patronages and attend events as royal representatives. On Nov. 12, King Charles' charity The King’s Foundation revealed that Beatrice paid a visit to its Future Textiles exhibit at the Garrison Chapel in Chelsea, where she learned more about the work of the textile training program.

Both princesses balance royal obligations withprivate, full-time jobs, and their mother, the Duchess of York, recently told PEOPLE that she’s proud that the “value system ofgiving backhas always stayed with them.”

source: people.com