Princess Eugenie makes big move after scandal involving dad Andrew

Princess Eugenie has made a significant change, reportedly stepping down from her role with an anti-slavery charity.

Eugenie is the daughter of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson and had been patron of Anti-Slavery International for seven years.

According to The Observer, Princess Eugenie will no longer be working with the charity, who said in a statement: “After seven years, our patronage from HRH Princess Eugenie of York has come to an end. We thank the Princess very much for her support for Anti-Slavery International. We hope that she continues to work to end slavery for good and deliver freedom for everyone.”

Eugenie was first announced as a patron of the charity back in 2019.

There is no suggestion of any wrongdoing by Princess Eugenie, or her sister Princess Beatrice. Meanwhile, Andrew has always denied any wrongdoing.

Eugenie remains co-founder of a separate charity, The Anti-Slavery Collective, which she set up with Julia de Boinville.

LADbible has reached out to Eugenie for comment.

Eugenie is no longer patron of Anti-Slavery International (Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images)

Neither Eugenie or Beatrice have publicly commented on Andrew's association with Epstein and his recent arrest.

Thames Valley Police arrested the former Duke of York on his 66th Birthday (19 February) on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

After around 11 hours in custody, he was pictured leaving Aylsham Police Station in Norfolk and remains under investigation.

The former prince has been arrested under suspicion of misconduct of public office, which could carry a maximum prison sentence of life imprisonment.

Simarjot Singh Judge, managing partner at Judge Law, explained: “Misconduct in public office is a serious common law offence which requires prosecutors to show that a public officer deliberately breached their duty in a way that represents a serious abuse of public trust.

“It is not enough for there to have been an error of judgment - the conduct must be wilful and sufficiently serious.”

Andrew was arrested on 19 February (Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images)

The king said in a statement following the arrest that police and investigators have the royal family’s 'full and wholehearted support and co-operation' and that 'the law must take its course'.

Speaking to LADbible, Coventry University politics expert, Dr Darren Reid predicts that the royals will 'keep as much distance between them and Andrew as possible', as they have done for some time.

"You will see business as usual, public engagements from William and Kate where they will attempt to present themselves as if aloof from all of this," he said.

"You will see Andrew disappear back into Sandringham and the police will slowly process forward. The big question is do they press charges? That’s the big unknown that none of us can know at the moment."