Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice will “not make matters worse” for Prince Andrew amid pressure to speak out, sources have claimed.
A new three-part series, A Very Royal Scandal, about the Duke of York’s downfall is due to stream on Amazon Prime tomorrow.
The series, which will dramatise Prince Andrew’s career-ending 2019 interview, features Ruth Wilson as Emily Maitlis, the BBC Newsnight anchor, and Michael Sheen as the duke.
Princess Beatrice, 36, and Princess Eugenie, 34, have never spoken publicly about their father’s fall from grace.
Andrew’s friends have spoken out ahead of the series about how his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, and daughters will be feeling.
One friend said: “Sarah and the kids are anxious about this show.”
They added: “[Andrew] has given up his HRH, his military titles, his role in public life without complaint.
“I think he sometimes just wonders how long the punishment will go on for.”
On the subject of why Beatrice and Eugenie are anxious, the friend continued to tell The Daily Beast: “Put yourself in their shoes.
“This film is going to traduce their father and if they say anything to defend him it will just make it worse.”
A friend of Princess Beatrice’s added: “There is nothing good you can say about it all.
“It’s ghastly for all of them. The girls are just getting on with their lives.”
Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice have not spoken out about their father
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Prince Andrew’s ex-girlfriend, Lady Victoria Hervey, previously spoke to GB News about the “pain” Beatrice and Eugenie experienced as a result of the interview.
She said: “I can only imagine the pain and distress it must have caused since they are a very close family.”
A friend of the York family told the Telegraph: “It’s been very difficult for [Beatrice and Eugenie].
“I don’t think anyone has ever properly appreciated how hard it is for any child to have that level of scrutiny and exposure. But they have their own children now, so the family unit is more dispersed than it was.”
