- King Charles’ heir warned him about Princess Beatrice’s rise
- Prince William now controls the next step for royal titles and the future of the monarchy
- Royal Ascot snubs ‘just the beginning’ of Prince William’s reign
Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie reportedly did not expect a shocking announcement from the Palace, disinviting them to the annual Royal Ascot, especially after receiving royal support last Christmas.
Furthermore, although their father is stripped of his royal titles and honors, they retain all of them and have even received new patronages in recent months. With new revelations in Epstein’s files, the sisters have faced criticism for supporting their parents when they were young but not minors.
King Charles had the longest waiting period in British royal history to ascend the throne, but he still seemed to lack foresight and compromise on his emotional decisions.
On the other hand, Prince William has already envisioned the path he will take for the monarchy and had made several pleas to his father to avoid the crisis facing the royals today, according to Tom Sykes.
The York family, especially Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, has proven to be a nightmare for their royal engagements and the work they have been doing. The ongoing investigation has also brought humiliation to the royals.
Friends of William have revealed to daily beast that the heir to the throne had urged his father to completely remove the York family from royal life and had despaired at his father’s half-measures in the matter.
Sykes shared that the Royal Ascot ban had been a “very visible marker of who is ‘in’ and who is ‘out’.”
William had gotten along well with his cousins but that hasn’t changed his plans for “a title bonfire.” It could cause a rift between them, but the future king is determined in his stance.
“The goal is a much stricter and more controlled monarchy in which only a small inner circle bears the burden (and risk) of representing the crown,” says Tom. “In that context, excluding Beatrice and Eugenie from the Royal Ascot carriage procession seems less like an isolated snub and more like an early skirmish in a larger campaign.”
