Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie will not be considered for promotion to working members of the Royal Family, according to a royal commentator.
The Princesses of York have been mooted as the most likely candidates to undertake Royal Family duties in the absence of established working royals.
The Royal Family currently has a shortage of working members of the monarchy.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle left the Firm in 2020 and moved to the US.
Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie will not be considered for promotion to working members of the Royal Family, according to a royal commentator.
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Beatrice and Eugenie's father Prince Andrew stepped down as a working royal in November 2019 following his disastrous Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis.
Princess Kate is currently not undertaking royal duties as she focuses on her health after being diagnosed with cancer.
King Charles has only recently returned to public-facing duties after being diagnosed with cancer in February 2024.
Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams told GB News that Prince Andrew's reputation is a "problem" for Beatrice and Eugenie.
The Princesses of York have been mooted as the most likely candidates to undertake Royal Family duties in the absence of established working royals.
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The Duke of York consistently ranks as the least popular Royal Family member in polling.
Fitzwilliams said regarding the princesses: "They are members of the Royal Family and also quite high in the line of succession to the throne.
"Beatrice and Eugenie continue to get a lot of publicity and there is interest but they have their own lives and families.
"There is a problem with the link to Prince Andrew."
Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are ninth and eleventh in the Royal Family's line of succession.
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Princess Beatrice is portrayed in the film by actress Charity Wakefield, however, Princess Eugenie did not feature in Scoop.
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He added: "It may well be that in time this is looked at again, I do not see it being looked at now."
Prince Andrew's career-ending Newsnight interview was at the centre of a Netflix titled Scoop which was released on the streaming platform earlier this year.
Princess Beatrice is portrayed in the film by actress Charity Wakefield, however, Princess Eugenie did not feature in Scoop.
