Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie share an emotional hug after intense conversation on a Mayfair street as disgraced father Andrew was officially stripped of his royal titles.
Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie have been spotted sharing an emotional embrace - and appeared to be consoling each other - just as their father officially became a commoner and was ordered to Congress.
The sisters hugged when they met in Mayfair, London, yesterday in their first public appearance together since Andrew was stripped of all his royal titles and his Windsor home.
Hours later Andrew Mountbatten Windsor was ordered to appear in front of Congress to explain his links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
His daughters were spotted chatting intensely in the street as they walked together through London's most exclusive district. At one point they did appear to be consoling one another.
They stood on a street corner for a few minutes, talking tersely and without smiles, before sharing a close embrace as they said goodbye to one another. Beatrice looked particularly solemn as she walked away.
Their warm, lingering hug came on a busy street close to Green Park and Buckingham Palace - around the time when Charles III issued a rare Letters Patent.
The official document, published by the Crown Office in The Gazette, the UK's official public record, formally stripped Andrew of his prince title and also removed his HRH.
The two princesses will retain both their HRH titles and membership of the 'House of York' because the King is keen to ensure his nieces are not tainted by the 'sins of their father', royal sources have said.
Beatrice and Eugenie are close to their parents but have been reportedly spending more time supporting their beleaguered father.
They have also supported their mother Sarah Ferguson, who is said to be considering emigrating while Andrew will be banished to Sandringham, Norfolk.
But yesterday they were supporting each other through what will also be a very testing time for them too.
Both were wrapped up in winter coats but Beatrice was more formally dressed.
It is not known if they were discussing their father's situation.
Eugenie lives at Kensington Palace but Beatrice lives further afield in the Cotswolds.
Both their parents must now leave Windsor's Royal Lodge in the fallout from Virginia Giuffre's book and the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
The sisters have kept a low profile since the scandal erupted.
Princess Eugenie put on a brave face as she was spotted in public for the first time earlier this week since her father Andrew was stripped of his titles and Windsor home.
The 35-year-old, who is 12th in line to the throne, was photographed laughing with her husband Jack Brooksbank, 39, in Notting Hill.
The couple looked happy and were enjoying an animated conversation as they walked through west London this week.
Despite the scandal that has engulfed Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, a relaxed Eugenie and Jack are clearly keen to continue life as normal.
The couple were seen smiling on their walk and repeatedly exchanged warm glances. They spoke briefly with their companions, who were laughing along as Eugenie chatted expressively.
They were both casually dressed, with the princess wearing black jeans and a matching top with brown suede boots. Her husband of seven years wore jeans, a jumper, Nike trainers and a bobble hat.
Recent events have inevitably placed a strain on family relations.
Multiple sources told the Daily Mail that both princesses have gone out of their way to strongly support beleaguered Andrew in recent weeks.
Both girls are said to be deeply worried about his mental wellbeing, with Andrew having become a virtual recluse at Royal Lodge, which he is due to leave.
But one source said it won't be for a while.
'Even when she is sitting in Royal Lodge, Sarah can spend the money,' one informed source told Rebecca English.
'The Amazon deliveries that go up to Royal Lodge are unbelievable. There are rooms full of boxes that haven't even been opened.
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