Princess Eugenie stands at a crossroads: Her children or her parents

Princess Eugenie winds up choosing between her children and her parents as a newly postpartum mother

By H. Anjum
Published August 07, 2026
Princess Eugenie stands at a crossroads: Her children or her parents
Princess Eugenie stands at a crossroads: Her children or her parents

Princess Eugenie is said to be stuck between a rock and a hard place as a new mother, and the reason is her parents who have become nothing short of radioactive for her, her husband and her children.

As for those unversed with the reason, its related to the media frenzy that erupted when the Epstein Files exposed the extent Andrew is connected to a sex offender, but it started even further back — when his accuser Virginia Giuffre came forward with an image of the two of them together, from Epstein’s island. However her accusations at the time were called largely hearsay at the time, that is until these documents came out.

Now, as a mother herself, amid this media frenzy, Princess Eugenie is said to be making some hard decisions, decisions that could end up costing her a lot more of not upheld.

What’s worse for the royal is that even Sarah Ferguson is considered part of that ‘radioactive’ lot because of her personal associations with Jeffrey Epstein.

According to a source that sat down with Heat World though, “she loves them both and refuses to completely sever ties, since they’re her flesh and blood after all.”

Moreover, there’s also the obvious fact that despite everything that’s happened “their dad has still not been found guilty of any crime, nor has her mother.” Still, she is well aware the PR circus this will turn her birth into, according to the same source, so “it makes zero sense to her or Jack to allow their parents to use this baby as a tool to with their image.”

What’s more, the sheer fact that this could be possible, she finds “pretty insulting” so “the most Andrew and Sarah can hope for is quiet one-on-one grandparent time behind closed doors.”

Still they did make it clear that “that’s not stopped them from dreaming and plotting, though. They’re determined to latch onto any positive piece of news they can,” the source concluded by saying. 

H. Anjum
H. Anjum is a News Editor at The News International (Digital) with over five years of newsroom experience. She is a media graduate specialising in British royal coverage, reporting on monarchies, traditions, and modern royal life. She also writes on fashion, movies and TV shows with contemporary relevance for a global audience.