Princess Eugenie misses Kate's event following Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's move

Eugenie's husband, Jack Brooksbank, works in Portugal for property developer Michael Meldman's Discovery Land Company.

Other royals who missed the Christmas concert were Prince Harry and Meghan, both of whom have been locked in a rift with the Prince and Princess of Wales since 2020.

They moved to California that year, and are now understood to have bought a holiday home in Portugal to create closer ties to the UK.

In October, it was reported that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex purchased a £3.6million villa near Princess Eugenie’s residence.

However, according to a royal source, the property is not yet ready for use and will only ever be used as a holiday home.

They claimed: “The villa in Portugal is more an investment than anything else and construction hasn’t even been completed yet."

The insider continued to tell The Express: “It hasn’t been purchased as a new home, but more as a holiday retreat and something they can put their money into to protect their assets.”

The Sussexes, who relocated to the US after stepping back from royal duties in 2020, have built their life in the affluent coastal community of Montecito.

They have remained close with Princess Eugenie, 34, who visited the Sussexes in California in 2022.

She even featured in the couple's Netflix docuseries, Harry & Meghan.

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Eugenie's older sister, Princess Beatrice, represented the York family at Westminster Abbey on Friday evening.

She attended alongside her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, and his son from a previous relationship, Christopher Woolf (Wolfie).

Other royals who supported Princess Kate included Zara Tindall and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh.