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EPISODE · Feb 19, 2026 · 11 MIN

What DOES the York Family know? Pressure increases on Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice

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Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are reportedly considering a joint interview to “clear their name” amid growing frustration over their parents’ links to Jeffrey Epstein. On Talk, Petrie Hosken speaks to royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams about whether Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s daughters can distance themselves from the scandal that continues to engulf the House of Windsor.Fitzwilliams warns that the Epstein files are “most unhelpful” to the sisters, noting that the controversy “gets bigger and more wriggling by the day.” He points to damaging revelations, including Sarah Ferguson taking “19 and 20-year-old” Beatrice and Eugenie to lunch with Epstein shortly after his release from prison, and questions about “where perhaps all the money came from” to fund earlier lifestyles. While “mentioning the files doesn’t denote wrongdoing,” he says, the reputational shadow is unavoidable.Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor strenuously denies any wrongdoing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are reportedly considering a joint interview to “clear their name” amid growing frustration over their parents’ links to Jeffrey Epstein. On Talk, Petrie Hosken speaks to royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams about whether Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s daughters can distance themselves from the scandal that continues to engulf the House of Windsor.Fitzwilliams warns that the Epstein files are “most unhelpful” to the sisters, noting that the controversy “gets bigger and more wriggling by the day.” He points to damaging revelations, including Sarah Ferguson taking “19 and 20-year-old” Beatrice and Eugenie to lunch with Epstein shortly after his release from prison, and questions about “where perhaps all the money came from” to fund earlier lifestyles. While “mentioning the files doesn’t denote wrongdoing,” he says, the reputational shadow is unavoidable.Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor strenuously denies any wrongdoing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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