Princess Beatrice Appeared To Change Her Stance On Her Children & Ex-Prince Andrew Amid His Arrest
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After ex-Prince Andrew’s arrest for alleged misconduct in public office, tied to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, it seems both of his daughters, Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice, aren’t staying close to him. But mere weeks ago, Beatrice was seen hanging with her dad, despite Virginia Giuffre’s posthumously-released memoir, NOBODY’S GIRL, bringing Andrew’s sexual abuse allegations back to the forefront.
In photos obtained by The Sun from Jan 2026, many could see Andrew horseback riding on the grounds of Windsor Castle with his daughter, Beatrice, and her eldest daughter, Sienna. But now, insiders told People that both of the siblings are evading Andrew now.
They said, “They’re trying to stay away from it. They have young children, and this is their grandfather — their focus is on protecting their own children from this.”
“They’re also putting pieces of the puzzle together in real time and realizing they may have been used,” the insider added. “That has to feel like a complete betrayal. They’re heartbroken — but a dad is still your dad, and a mom is still your mom. Love for a parent isn’t a light switch. It’s an incredibly painful and introspective moment for them.”
For those who don’t know, Beatrice and her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, met back in 2018, and by Sept 2019, they got engaged. They later married in an intimate royal ceremony in May 2020.
Beatrice became the stepmom of Mozzi’s son, Christopher Woolf, born in April 2016. They’ve also welcomed two daughters, Sienna Elizabeth Mapelli Mozzi, born in Sept 2021, and Athena Elizabeth Rose Mapelli Mozzi, born in Jan 2025.
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