Princess Eugenie steps down from anti-slavery charity because it scrubs her from its web site
An anti-slavery charity has scrubbed Princess Eugenie‘s name from its website – after millions of emails laid bare her father’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
The younger daughter of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is no longer a patron of Anti-Slavery International, the world’s oldest human rights organisation.
The charity had once hailed Eugenie’s work ‘across the board with leaders in the fight against modern slavery’.
But now the royal’s profile has been removed entirely after seven years of partnership – with the group confirming ‘our patronage from HRH Princess Eugenie of York has come to an end’, the Observer reports.
A statement read: ‘After seven years, our patronage from HRH Princess Eugenie of York has come to an end.
‘We thank the Princess very much for her support for Anti-Slavery International. We hope that she continues to work to end slavery for good and deliver freedom for everyone.’
Princess Eugenie has been a long-time campaigner for the plight of modern slavery and trafficking victims.
It comes amidst claims her father sexually abused alleged trafficking victim Virginia Giuffre.
Princess Eugenie is no longer a patron of Anti-Slavery International, the world’s oldest human rights organisation
It comes amidst claims her father sexually abused alleged trafficking victim Virginia Giuffre
There is no suggestion of any wrongdoing by Eugenie, her sister Beatrice or their mother Sarah Ferguson in connection with paedophile financier Epstein.
Eugenie to date has not commented on either the Epstein files nor the allegations against her father.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has denied any wrongdoing.
Eugenie, 35, is co-founder of a separate charity, The Anti-Slavery Collective, an organisation she set up with her friend.
Concerns about the Princesses’ possible financial ties to Epstein have mounted in recent months.
The Charity Commission confirmed it is ‘assessing concerns’ about The Anti-Slavery Collective.
Figures revealed an income last year of £92,311, including more than £48,000 in donations, but total expenditure of £301,024. The most significant sum was spent on salaries.
A Charity Commission spokesman said: ‘We are assessing concerns raised in the media about charitable spending at The Anti-Slavery Collective to determine what role there is, if any, for the Commission.’
Eugenie had announced on October 18, 2019 – anti-slavery day – that she would become a patron of Anti-Slavery International.
Concerns about the Princesses’ possible financial ties to Epstein have mounted in recent months
The human rights group states its goal is to end slavery so that ‘everyone can live free from exploitation’.
Only last week, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie were said to have been ‘completely blindsided’ as they were told they could not join the Royal Family at Royal Ascot this year.
Sources said the sisters, whose names appear several times in the Epstein files, would not take their seats in the Royal Box at the prestigious horse-racing event in June, nor could they join senior royals for the Royal Procession.
It follows high-level Palace meetings about the role the pair should play given that serious questions remain about the extent of their relationship with Epstein.
There have been reports of a gulf between the sisters and the Prince and Princess of Wales, who are said to be particularly keen to keep them at ‘arm’s length’ until details of any links are clearer.
A well-placed source told the Mail on Sunday: ‘I’ve spoken to my friend who works at Ascot and they said the girls have been told they can’t be there this year.
‘Beatrice has taken it the hardest. She’s been completely blindsided by all of this.’
Prince William is also said to have advised other Royals not to appear in photographs alongside the pair ‘for the rest of the year’.
But another source said there was still ‘a lot of sympathy for the girls’ among the public, who were not ‘harbouring any bad feelings’.
