Princess Eugenie facing 'tricky situation' over Christmas plans with Meghan and Harry 'compromise'
Christmas is around the corner, and it’s been reported that Princess Eugenie has a tough decision to make. Earlier this week, it was reported Euguenie had received an invitation from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to join them in Montecito, California, over the Christmas holidays.
However, the 34-year-old princess and her family - husband Jack Brooksbank, 38, and their two children August, 3, and Ernest, 1 - have also been invited to the Royal Family ’s traditional Christmas celebrations at Sandringham. Sources told the Express that the family was considering spending time in the US closer to the new year so that August and Ernest could spend time with their cousins Archie and Lilibet.
Former BBC correspondent Jennie Bond, shared her thoughts on Eugenie’s difficult decision. Speaking exclusively to OK! she said: “This is a tricky situation for Eugenie. It would be pretty bad form to refuse an invitation to Sandringham, and I imagine she would want to be with her mum and dad, after a difficult year for them as well."
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Jennie continued: “But I think she values her relationship with Harry and Meghan too. So a New Year’s visit would be an ideal compromise…and would keep a link between Harry and his UK family, which has to be a good thing all round.”
Princess Eugenie and Prince Harry have always been close, and the Duke is said to have kept a close relationship with the Princess and her sister Beatrice, who have provided support amid the tensions with his family.
Earlier this week, Eugenie was noticeably missing from Kate Middleton’s "Together At Christmas" Carol Service at Westminster Abbey. The mother of two was a no-show at the event, despite attending every year since its inception in 2021.
However, the York family were represented by Princess Beatrice who attended the event alongside her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and his eight-year-old son from a previous relationship, Wolfie.
This Christmas will mark Beatrice and Edoardo’s last as a family as four, as the couple sweetly announced they were expecting their second child together earlier this year.
The couple, who married in 2020, have a three-year-old daughter named Sienna, who was born at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. The baby will be born 11th in line to the throne, with Beatrice’s younger sister Eugenie moving down to 12th place.
A statement released by the Palace at the time read: "Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice and Mr Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are very pleased to announce that they are expecting their second child together early in the new year; a sibling for Wolfie and Sienna. His Majesty The King has been informed, and both families are delighted with the news."
