Eugenie has been spotted at a wedding in Sicily in her first public appearance in months.
The princess attended the wedding of hotel tycoon Sir Rocco Forte’s son Charles and handbag designer Georgie Wright, which took place at the Cathedral of Montreale on Saturday.
The daughter of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor was pictured at the hotel Villa Igiea in Palermo, Italy, in the background of photographs shared by socialite Jazzy de Lisser, captioned: ‘That’s Amore. Most beautiful weekend celebrating The Poodles’.
Eugenie could be seen speaking with guests and wearing a black gown.
She has been keeping a low profile since shameful revelations about her parents emerged when the Epstein files were released in January.
The last time she was spotted before the wedding was at a birthday dinner with her husband Jack Brooksbank at the River Cafe in west London.
She was last seen with the Royal Family at their Christmas Day service at Sandringham and did not attend the Easter ceremony.
Her latest appearance comes just two weeks after her mother Sarah Ferguson broke cover in Austria.
Eugenie was pictured at the hotel Villa Igiea in Palermo in the background of photographs shared by socialite Jazzy de Lisser
Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie pictured in 2023. The sisters have kept a low profile since shocking revelations about their parents emerged when the Epstein files were released in January
The disgraced former royal, 66, is urgently seeking refuge with friends after her luxury £2,000-a-night apartment at the Mayrlife wellness spa in Altaussee, near Salzburg, Austria, was compromised when photos of her nearby were published last week.
It is not known if Eugenie was accompanied by her children or husband at the 350-person star studded wedding, which counted Lady Lola Bute and Tish Weinstock among the guests.
Eugenie has remained close friends with the Forte family for years and attended Irene Forte’s wedding to Felix Winckler in Italy in 2021.
Despite a disastrous few months for the Mountbatten-Windsors, which culminated with the arrest of Andrew in February, Eugenie and sister Beatrice are believed to have been invited to Royal Ascot by King Charles.
The sisters are in line for an appearance in the official carriage procession and Royal Enclosure at the racing festival this June.
Charles is said to be still fond of his nieces despite the astonishing downfall of their father in recent years and will permit them to attend royal events in future.
It is believed that neither Beatrice nor Eugenie has visited Andrew, 66, during his exile in Sandringham which has seen him make do with a smaller residence at Marsh Farm ahead of moving to his new home over Easter.
Meanwhile, Eugenie’s mother is searching for a new bolthole and a return to the low profile she has kept for the last several months.
She is believed to have now moved on from the lakeside retreat and will depend on wealthy contacts to look after her.
The princesses are said to have been left drained by the fallout of their parents Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson’s friendship with the paedophile Epstein
According to sources, Ferguson barely left her first-floor two-bedroom chalet overlooking the stunningly beautiful lake since checking in nearly a month ago, and was never seen on the large balcony.
She ordered all her meals via room service – bresaola beef with mozzarella was a favourite, as was chicken breast.
She was never seen on the resort’s walking trails, or down by the lake, or at its clay tennis courts. Her contact with the outside world was kept at a bare minimum, though she had her hair done on March 24 by a visiting stylist.
Sources close to Fergie say that she remains in constant touch with her daughters Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie on the phone, while both of them have been increasingly concerned over her mental health.
Despite the mounting pressure on her, friends describe a woman who is tired but not broken. ’She just wants a door that doesn’t open for strangers,’ a source said. ‘That’s all it is. She wants to breathe.’
The King’s household has made plain for some time that the duchess is no longer part of official royal life. She is not invited to Sandringham or Balmoral and will never appear on the Palace balcony again.