Beatrice ‘heartbroken’ after being ‘stuck in the middle’ of Andrew drama
Princess Beatrice is “heartbroken” after being “stuck in the middle” of the current Prince Andrew drama, an insider has claimed.
The Princess of York, 36, featured in the series A Very Royal Scandal, which dropped on Amazon Prime earlier this month.
The series dramatised the Duke of York’s career-ending Newsnight interview, and showed how Beatrice accompanied her father to meet the BBC team ahead of the interview.
Sources have now claimed that Beatrice is “sick of being humiliated” and is “brokenhearted” following the programme.
They also added that the princess is “avoiding” Royal Lodge, Prince Andrew’s home since 2003 which he shares with Sarah Ferguson.
The Duke of York is currently locked in crunch talks with King Charles over his home, as the monarch wants his younger brother to downsize into a smaller and less expensive property.
Andrew, who holds a lease with the Crown Estate for the residence until 2078, had wanted to leave Royal Lodge to his daughters as an inheritance.
A source told New Idea magazine that Beatrice has been avoiding her parents’ lavish home amid her father’s scandal.
The source said: “It’s a stress hole there and for some reason, Beatrice always gets stuck in the middle of things, playing peacemaker on behalf of her dad.
“She doesn’t want to be doing that anymore and she recognises it’s been a pattern all her life.
“No one wants to be around him when he’s dealing with so much right now. Beatrice is brokenhearted, of course.”
The insider went on to say that it has been particularly difficult for her as she’s a “daddy’s girl.
Princess Beatrice is now supposedly “desperately” hoping for the Amazon TV series “nightmare” to blow over.
A Very Royal Scandal starred Ruth Wilson as former BBC journalist Emily Maitlist, who conducted the interview, and Michael Sheen as Prince Andrew.
It suggested Beatrice played a part in securing the interview with her father, something the New Idea source said has left the princess “devastated
