Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie will “disappear from royal life” following the arrest of their father Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, according to a royal expert.
Andrew was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office after police arrived at his temporary home in the Sandringham Estate yesterday (February 19).
He was held following allegations made against him after the release of files related to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Andrew, who is the first senior royal in modern history to be arrested, was held in custody for around 11 hours before he was released under investigation by Thames Valley Police.
Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, 35, are yet to comment on their father’s arrest, but it is believed the royals will no doubt have be upset.
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Now a royal expert believes the arrest will have make his daughters “unlikely to be prominent in the future” of the royal family.
Richard Fitzwilliams even believes Andrew’s arrest could see the royal sisters lose their charitable organisation.
Speaking exclusively to The Express, Fitzwilliams said: “Beatrice and Eugenie will disappear from royal life. They will probably lose their coveted charitable organisations. They are unlikely to be prominent in the future and would be better off quiet.”
Andrew was pictured slouching and looking drained and exhausted in the back of a vehicle as he left Aylsham police station in Norfolk on Thursday evening.
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He arrived back at Sandringham later, his car sweeping past waiting journalists.
Thames Valley Police previously said the force was reviewing allegations after emails released by the US Department of Justice appeared to show Andrew sharing reports of official visits to Hong Kong, Vietnam and Singapore with the disgraced financier.
One email from the files, dated November 2010, appeared to be forwarded by Andrew five minutes after being sent by his then-special adviser Amir Patel.
Another, on Christmas Eve 2010, appeared to show Andrew sent Epstein a confidential brief on investment opportunities in the reconstruction of Helmand province in Afghanistan.
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Andrew has denied any wrongdoing over his Epstein links, but has not directly responded to the latest allegations.
It is understood that neither the King nor Buckingham Palace had been informed before the arrest on Thursday morning.
However, the Home Secretary was alerted to the arrest shortly before Andrew was taken into custody, it is understood.
At around midday, King Charles released a statement in which he said the police “have our full and wholehearted support and co-operation”.
“Let me state clearly: the law must take its course,” he added.
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