Queen Camilla’s ‘Instrumental’ Role in Andrew’s Exile May Explain Her Latest Eugenie Snub
Once Andrew's ties to Jeffrey Epstein became too much to bear, Queen Camilla waited for King Charles's recovery before executing her plan.
While Queen Elizabeth faced criticism for her lenient handling of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's Epstein scandal, King Charles has been praised for his decisive actions against his brother and for protecting the Crown. What many don't realize, however, is that Queen Camilla was an instrumental force in pushing him to strip his brother of his titles and sideline him at Sandringham. According to an insider, once Mountbatten-Windsor's ties to Jeffrey Epstein became impossible to ignore, Camilla quietly waited for Charles's health to improve before gradually nudging him to act.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, royal expert Phil Dampier pointed out how Camilla's name was missing from Charles's congratulatory message to Princess Eugenie on her third pregnancy. This, he said, was not a blip, but rather a deliberate move to make her feelings on the York family clear. He cited a source as having said, "Her [Camilla's] attitude is that they are all a stain on the monarchy." They stressed, "She [Camilla] took a back seat on the scandal for quite a while out of deference to the King's familial loyalties and to his health. But as the King's health has improved, she was instrumental in pushing him to act," referring to Mountbatten-Windsor's banishment from the royal fold.
To add insult to injury, Dampier alleged that Camilla and Prince William are 'leading the anti-York faction,' with Camilla believing that Princess Beatrice, Eugenie, and their children must be removed from the line of succession. He said, "If moves are being made to take Andrew out of the line of succession, there must be a possibility that Beatrice and Eugenie, as well as their children, will also be taken out, lancing the boil once and for all." The Queen and the heir are also forcing the King to take "clearer action to distance the institution from the entire York branch of the family."
Explaining Camilla's stance on the matter, Dampier argued, "Queen Camilla has taken on the cause of abused women, and so it's deeply embarrassing and difficult for her to be associated with the Yorks and their sordid past. The last thing they [Charles and Camilla] need is to be dragged down by Andrew and his ex-wife, and so it's vital they don't associate with them."
Meanwhile, the Prince of Wales also remains equally furious at the way his uncle's controversies have tainted the monarchy's image, which he is set to inherit one day. According to an insider, "William was keen to keep the girls [Beatrice and Eugenie] close and not let them be tainted by the sins of their father and the stupidity of both parents, but the Epstein revelations mean he has abandoned that plan." They stressed that his and Kate Middleton's cold response, or lack thereof, to Eugenie's pregnancy announcement was 'a sign of how things have changed.'
