Former royal butler Grant Harrold, who served King Charles (then Prince of Wales) between 2004 and 2011, recently offered insight into the sisters’ private demeanour. Speaking to the Express, he described the pair as “very kind and gentle,” recalling: “Princess Eugenie and her sister Beatrice were always really nice. Whenever I dealt with them, they were very sweet and polite — always said their please and thank yous.”
Harrold added that the King has long been fond of his nieces and would likely continue to include them in private family gatherings. “He will encourage them to come to family events,” he said, “and will want them to be part of those personal celebrations.”
Princess Eugenie currently lives with her husband, Jack Brooksbank, at Ivy Cottage on the Kensington Palace estate, while Beatrice and her husband, property developer Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, are based in the Cotswolds in a £3.5 million home.
Despite maintaining close ties with their parents, Eugenie told Vogue in an earlier interview that she and Beatrice are determined to forge their own path. “We want to show people who we are — working, young, royal women, not afraid of putting ourselves out there,” she said.