Royal correspondent Gavin Grey joins The Front Page from Windsor to break down the latest on the disgraced royal.
Princess Eugenie has resigned her role with an anti-slavery charity as fallout from her father Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein continues.
The Princess served as a patron of Anti-Slavery International for seven years, according to the Guardian.
The organisation, founded by abolitionist Thomas Clarkson in 1839,is the oldest human rights organisation in the world.
The Guardian reported that the Princess’ profile on the charity’s website, which praised her work “across the board with leaders in the fight against modern slavery”, had recently been removed.
“After seven years, our patronage from HRH Princess Eugenie of York has come to an end,” the organisation said in a statement to the Observer.
“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.”
Princess Eugenie has stepped down as patron of Anti-Slavery International after seven years. Photo / Karwai Tang, WireImage
The 35-year-old’s decision to step down comes amid renewed scrutiny over her father’s ties to Epstein.
Police claimed he shared sensitive government and commercial information with Epstein, while in his role as a United Kingdom trade envoy from 2001-2011. Police later released him under investigation.
He has strenuously denied any wrongdoing.
Newly released Epstein files feature photographs of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Photos / US Department of Justice
Last week, People reported issues had been flagged with the UK Charity Commission over Princess Eugenie’s own charity, the Anti-Slavery Collective, which she co-founded with friend Julia de Boinville in 2017.
The charity allegedly spent £191,537 ($435,000) on salaries in the year ending April 5, 2025, nearly double the £97,206 ($220,700) spent on charitable activities.
“We are assessing concerns raised in the media about charitable spending at The Anti-Slavery Collective to determine what role there is, if any, for the Commission,” a spokesperson said.
Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice, the daughters of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson. Photo / Supplied
There is no suggestion princesses Eugenie and Beatrice, nor their mother Sarah Ferguson were involved in Epstein’s sexual abuse or trafficking operation.
“ferg and the two girls come [sic] yesterday,” Epstein wrote in a message to his ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, who is now serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking.
