Princess Eugenie avoids special meeting amid surprising snub?

Princess Eugenie was notably absent from a significant meeting during a challenging period for her "close-knit family," as revealed by a royal commentator speaking to GB News. 

The 34-year-old Princess of York, youngest daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, is married to entrepreneur Jack Brooksbank. 

In 2019, Eugenie's elder sister, Princess Beatrice, accompanied the Duke of York to a crucial meeting with the BBC's Newsnight team. 

This meeting ultimately led to a high-profile interview between Emily Maitlis and Prince Andrew, and shortly thereafter, the duke announced his decision to step down from royal duties amidst discussions about his association with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. 

However, Princess Eugenie was notably absent from this meeting, which her sister attended. Gareth Russell, a royal author, spoke exclusively to GB News to explain the likely reason why Eugenie was not present.

He said: "I would be very surprised if there was any deep reason for Princess Eugenie not being present at the meeting.

"It may have been that she wasn't in the country. She may have been away.

"I would say it's probably a fairly mundane reason why Eugenie wasn't included in the meeting."

Russell also suggested the possibility that Eugenie could have been very supportive behind the scenes.

He continued: "Presumably also they discussed it away from the Newsnight team.

"We do know that the York family including the Duchess of York are a close unit."

Princess Eugenie splits her time between the UK and Portugal, where her husband Jack works in marketing, sales and promotion for property developer Michael Meldman's Discovery Land Company.

The couple share two sons, August, three, and Ernest who will turn one on May 30.

Meanwhile, her older sister Beatrice married property developer Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in 2020.

The royal couple have one daughter named Sienna, aged two, while Edoardo has an eight-year-old son from a previous relationship named Wolfie.

It comes after Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, despite having 10 patronages each, were excluded from the Royal Family website, as confirmed by a royal historian.

Due to their non-working member status within the Royal Family, Beatrice 35 and Eugenie 34 are not listed under "Members of The Royal Family" on the website.