Prince William ‘calling extra of the photographs’ in Royal Family after Andrew Windsor saga
Prince William is said to be ‘calling more of the shots’ within the royal family, including decisions around his uncle Prince Andrew’s daughters Beatrice and Eugenie, according to a royal expert
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Prince William is reportedly “calling more of the shots” within the royal family. The Prince of Wales is thought to be increasingly taking the reins in decision-making, including matters concerning his disgraced uncle Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who was ousted from the Royal Lodge this year.
Andrew, who denies any wrongdoing, saw his daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie barred from Royal Ascot this week. It’s understood that William, 43, had a hand in this decision, which allegedly left the women “completely blindsided”.
Royal expert Andrew Lownie stated today: “William, I think, is calling more of the shots now. So there’s definitely a change going on, and I get the sense also that there’s a bit of distancing even from the Sussexes, clearly from the Waleses.”
Speaking on his podcast, The Lownie Report, the expert expressed his belief that William is eager to see a significant shift in people’s attitude towards the monarchy, reports the Mirror.
Of the sisters, Beatrice has reportedly taken the decision to exclude them from Royal Ascot the hardest. The siblings have maintained a low public profile since their father’s arrest, on February 19, at his home on the private Sandringham Estate.
Mr Lownie continued: “I think the decision to ban them from Ascot is interesting. The line that they’re [Beatrice and Eugenie] pushing is that they were never going to go to Ascot in the first place, and it does seem odd to be so public about this distancing.”
Both Beatrice and Eugenie retain princess and HRH titles, and it has emerged that both are permitted to rent homes in prestigious royal palaces. However, according to royal expert Jennie Bond, it could be time for Beatrice and Eugenie, neither of whom are working royals, to abandon their royal titles in their private and professional lives.
“I don’t think either of them has ever flaunted their titles, but there’s obviously a huge cachet in some circles about being called a Princess. A title like that opens doors and sets up connections, which both Beatrice and Eugenie have used to their advantage.
“There’s nothing wrong in that, but now that their father has been stripped of his titles and their mother can no longer use hers, they might like to quietly drop the use of theirs,” said Ms Bond, a former BBC royal correspondent.
In October last year, it was reported dad-of-three William was decisively “calling the shots” to protect King Charles from “criticism” over his reluctance to act against his disgraced brother. Andrew, though, has always denied any wrongdoing.
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