Queen Camilla is among those reportedly leading the 'anti-York faction' within the Royal Family, closely followed by Prince William, according to claims. The King's wife has been described as 'instrumental' in urging her husband to take action against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in the aftermath of the Epstein scandal. The Queen has allegedly concluded that all members of the York family, including Princesses Beatrice, Eugenie, and their children, should be excluded from the royal line.
'Her attitude is that they are all a stain on the monarchy,' a source told the Mail on Sunday's Barbara Davies. These tensions appear to have influenced how Eugenie's pregnancy was announced last Monday. The Mail on Sunday exclusively revealed that the Palace became involved in issuing a formal proclamation only after Eugenie's cousin Zara Tindall, one of the few entrusted with the news, persuaded her to write to the King. Queen Camilla's name was notably missing from the congratulatory message from Charles released by his office a week ago.
The source elaborated on the Queen's views regarding Andrew: 'She took a back seat on the scandal for quite a while out of deference to the King's familial loyalties and to his health. But as the King's health has improved, she was instrumental in pushing him to act.' This comes after royal author Andrew Lownie claimed in the Daily Mail that Andrew's ex-wife Sarah Ferguson had a sexual relationship with P Diddy. The disgraced rapper allegedly boasted about his encounters with Ferguson.
Princess Eugenie looked glamorous in purple with her baby bump on display as she arrived at Poppy Delevingne's 40th birthday bash last week, accompanied by guests including her sister Beatrice and Taylor Swift. Beatrice, who is also not a working royal, attended with her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. The King and Queen were at a Buckingham Palace garden party last week.
The Prince of Wales remains furious at the way his uncle's misdemeanours have cast a shadow over the monarchy he will one day inherit. According to the source: 'William was keen to keep the girls close and not let them be tainted by the sins of their father and the stupidity of both parents, but the Epstein revelations mean he has abandoned that plan. The way he and Kate have pointedly not publicly welcomed the baby news is a sign of how things have changed.'
The impending arrival of Eugenie's third child has also intensified the ongoing debate about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's place in the line of succession. Calls for his removal have extended to suggestions that the entire House of York, including Beatrice, Eugenie, and their descendants, should suffer the same fate. While Eugenie is currently 12th in line to the throne, her new baby will be 15th, displacing Prince Edward who, unlike his nieces, is a working royal with 313 official engagements in 2025.
Last week, a visibly pregnant Eugenie and her sister Beatrice joined pop royalty Taylor Swift and a host of A-listers at Poppy Delevingne's 40th birthday party in London. Eugenie's baby bump was proudly showcased beneath a black dress paired with an electric purple mac, and her thrilled husband Jack Brooksbank was at her side. Despite the problems caused by their errant parents Andrew and Fergie, her older sister Beatrice was all smiles as she entered the Hart pub with her spouse Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. Also on the extraordinary guest list were Taylor Swift and her NFL star fiancé Travis Kelce, who had flown into the UK to celebrate Poppy's birthday.
Princess Eugenie's official announcement a week ago that she is pregnant with her third child offered a rare piece of good news for her parents. The younger daughter of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson is 12th in the line of succession, and her unborn child will be 15th, pushing her uncle Prince Edward down to 16th. Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank's happy news was released in an official statement from Buckingham Palace, not by the private office she shares with older sister Beatrice. King Charles also showed his personal support for his niece and her husband by adding that he is 'delighted,' but there was no mention of the child's grandparents in the 52-word statement. The announcement from the monarch's own office was shared on the official Royal Family social media feeds.
Andrew and Fergie, who are in hiding due to the Epstein files, have seen their reputations shredded. They also dragged their daughters into the scandal through sycophantic emails to the convicted paedophile. The Prince and Princess of Wales are said to have been keen to keep Beatrice and Eugenie close but have apparently abandoned that plan following the Epstein Files, a source told the Mail on Sunday. Buckingham Palace officials also revealed that the couple's sons August, five, and Ernest, two, are 'very excited' to welcome a younger sibling. In a photo shared by Eugenie, Ernie, wearing a Chelsea football kit, and Augie, wearing a long-sleeved grey T-shirt, are holding a picture of a baby scan. The 36-year-old princess wrote in an accompanying caption on Instagram: 'Baby Brooksbank due 2026!' followed by a series of red heart emojis and a baby emoji. A Buckingham Palace statement said: 'Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie and Mr Jack Brooksbank are very pleased to announce that they are expecting their third child together, due this summer. August (aged five) and Ernest (aged two) are also very excited to have another sibling join the family. His Majesty The King has been informed and is delighted with the news.'
