Queen Camilla reportedly once “totally cut” Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie out of the royal fold over fears they were too close to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, according to a source.
The claim centers on the daughters of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who have long been seen as two of the few royals still friendly with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
According to the source, Camilla was not happy about that bond.
The insider claimed Eugenie and Beatrice were viewed with suspicion inside the palace because of their loyalty to Harry and Meghan, especially after the couple stepped down from royal duties and moved to the United States in 2020.
“Eugenie and Beatrice are very close to Harry, and both stayed loyal to him and Meghan through thick and thin,” the source said in a resurfaced interview. “Now the chickens have come home to roost.”
The alleged freeze-out reportedly became even more noticeable while Kate Middleton was battling cancer. At the time, Beatrice and Eugenie were not asked to step in and help cover royal events, even as the family faced a thinner public schedule.
The source claimed the decision left Andrew’s daughters “very upset.”
But according to the insider, Camilla and Prince William were not moved by their reaction.
“That’s not holding water with Camilla or her stepson, future king William, who’ve formed an unlikely alliance to cut Harry and Meghan off at the knees,” the source claimed.
The source alleged both Camilla and William believed Harry and Meghan had learned too much private family information with help from Beatrice and Eugenie, even if the sisters did not mean to share anything damaging.
“Both believe Harry and Meghan wouldn’t know as much as they do if it weren’t for Beatrice and Eugenie, even if the girls leaked secret details by accident,” the insider claimed.
Harry and Meghan’s relationship with the royal family has been strained for years.
After leaving official royal duties in 2020, the couple moved to California and later spoke openly about their royal experiences in interviews, their Netflix docuseries, and Harry’s memoir Spare.
Those revelations deepened the divide with the palace.
According to the source, Beatrice and Eugenie’s ongoing friendship with the Sussexes has been treated as “a black mark against them.”
“They’re no longer trusted and have been branded as backstabbers and traitors,” the source claimed.
Still, the insider suggested the York sisters may have their own reasons for keeping the Sussex connection alive.
Their father, Andrew, has remained under a cloud of scandal for years because of his ties to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. His controversies have repeatedly dragged his daughters back into uncomfortable headlines.
“An alliance with the Sussexes gives the girls a bolt-hole if their father’s sex scandal gets even more out of hand,” the source claimed. “Andrew just can’t put the Epstein thing behind him, and it keeps dragging Bea and Eugenie down.”
Andrew has denied allegations against him.
The source also claimed some palace watchers believe Beatrice and Eugenie could one day become more involved with Harry and Meghan in a business capacity.
That move, the insider said, would likely cause a major stir in Britain.
“If Eugenie and Beatrice jump on board, there’s no doubt it would get a lot of people’s backs up in England and solidify all those accusations about them being spies for the Sussexes, which they scoff at,” the source said.
For now, Beatrice and Eugenie appear to be caught between two sides of the royal divide.
On one side are Harry and Meghan, the cousin and wife they reportedly refuse to abandon.
On the other are Camilla, King Charles, and Prince William, who still hold the power inside the monarchy.
“At the end of the day, their consciences are clear, and they refuse to turn their backs on a beloved cousin and his wife just because they didn’t fit into the royal way of life,” the source claimed.
But the insider added that the palace may see things very differently.
“At least that appears to be the story they’re telling,” the source said. “But Camilla, the king and William are spinning a different version and they’re the ones who hold all the cards.”
