Princess Eugenie was just beginning to look forward to a bright new chapter in her life following Buckingham Palace’s announcement when a new crisis reared its ugly head.
The 36-year-old royal, who is currently pregnant with her third baby, was previously associated with an international anti-slavery charity, which she ended up leaving following the scandals of her parents, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson.
On Wednesday, a Charity Commission spokesperson revealed that they are opening a compliance case against Eugenie’s charity which she had founded with one of her closest friends in 2017.
“We have opened a regulatory compliance case against Anti-Slavery Collective to continue to evaluate the concerns raised with us about charitable spending,” he said. “As part of this we will be engaging more with the charity’s trustees.”
The Commission has not shared a timeline for the investigations that will be conducted. Furthermore, the action will not constitute a legal investigation and no findings or conclusions have yet been reached.
Last year it was reported that the charity had raised £1.5m in donations but had only spent around £200,000.
The investigation follows damaging allegations against former Prince Andrew of sexual crimes against minors and his friendship with pedophile Jeffery Epstein. Following the Epstein files revelations, Eugenie resigned as a patron of an independent charity, Anti-Slavery International, in March this year.
The reason for his departure was not explained.
However, this new scrutiny could be stressful for King’s niece, who is going through an especially emotional time.
