Summary
Princess Eugenie has resigned from her role as a patron for Anti-Slavery International amid increased public attention on her father, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. This decision coincides with a police investigation of her father regarding misconduct allegations.
Key Facts
- Princess Eugenie has stopped being a patron of Anti-Slavery International after seven years.
- Police are investigating Eugenie's father, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, concerning public office misconduct.
- Mountbatten-Windsor was accused of leaking confidential reports to Jeffrey Epstein.
- Virginia Giuffre accused Mountbatten-Windsor of sexual assault in a civil lawsuit, which was settled without admission of liability.
- Allegations emerged of £50,000 payments sought for Eugenie and her sister, Beatrice, from a billionaire acquaintance.
- There is no evidence suggesting Eugenie or her sister are connected to the ongoing investigations.
- Eugenie's decision to step back from the charity is perceived as related to the scrutiny on her father.
- Princess Eugenie also leads a separate charity, the Anti-Slavery Collective, currently under financial review.
