PREGNANT BEATRICE BREAKS DOWN
The drama with her father is proving too much for the fragile princess
With all eyes on Prince Andrew and the horrifying sexual assault allegations he faces, spare a thought for his immediate family, ex-wife Sarah, Duchess of York and their daughters, princesses Eugenie and pregnant Beatrice. Insiders say there’s never been a scandal like it in the history of the modern-day royal family, and behind closed doors the fallout is deeply affecting his girls, with mum Sarah desperately trying to hold things together.
Last week, pictures emerged of seven months pregnant Princess Beatrice, 33, looking stressed in London, being comforted by husband Edo Mapelli Mozzi, 38, with whom she is expecting her first child.
THE BLAME GAME
“Beatrice is a softie and her emotions are running high with the pregnancy,” says a family insider. “As crazy as it sounds, she partly blames herself for her father’s problems.
“Andrew started to go off the rails shortly after her dyslexia diagnosis [at age seven], so it’s painful seeing her torture
‘Beatrice is a softie and her emotions are running high’
herself like this. She couldn’t be more wrong, of course, but it’s a bit of a twisted theme as her mum blames herself for everything too, even Andrew.”
Friends say Sarah, 61, does have regrets over her marriage to Andrew, also 61, and puts herself down when his womanising ways are mentioned, but thankfully