Princess Beatrice‘s plans to become a working royal have been revealed by a palace insider.
King Charles’s niece stepped up for the monarch earlier this month when she visited The King’s Foundation’s Future Textiles exhibition at the Garrison Chapel in Chelsea, showcasing works by students and alumni of the charity set up by Charles in 1986.
The visit was viewed by some as a show of support for King Charles and fuelled speculation about Beatrice‘s role in the Firm.
However, a palace insider has told Hello! magazine there is no plan for Beatrice to assume official royal duties despite her having stepped up to support the Windsors along with her sister, Princess Eugenie, while the King and Princess of Wales underwent cancer treatment.
A royal source told the publication the princess might help out at things occasionally, as she did at the Prince of Wales’s garden party earlier this year.
They added: « But it’s not a phased introduction into royal duties – it’s just her supporting the family. »
Beatrice helped Prince William in May at a Buckingham Palace garden party and spoke live on TV for an interview about the work of the Outward Bound charity, previously supported by her grandfather, Prince Philip.
The revelation about her royal role comes weeks after Beatrice announced she and husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are expecting their second child together in the spring. Beatrice and Edoardo already share a daughter, Sienna, and Edoardo has a son, Christopher Woolf, from a previous relationship.
On top of being a mum, Beatrice is Vice President of Partnerships and Strategy at software company, Afiniti. She is also the founder of BY-EQ, which advises companies on emotional intelligence.
Ahead of her visit to Chelsea, Beatrice was in Abu Dhabi for the ADIPEC Exhibition and Conference where she spoke about the need for an inclusive approach to artificial intelligence (AI).
While not a working royal, Beatrice is still a counsellor of state, who act in the monarch’s place if they are unable to carry out their official duties. Queen Camilla, Prince Andrew, Prince Harry, Prince William and Princess Kate occupy the same role.
King Charles is reportedly reluctant to see Princess Beatrice and her sister, Princess Eugenie, become working royals as he prefers a « stripped down » monarchy.
Some wonder whether Prince William will welcome the York sisters into his inner circle when he becomes King. Another source told Hello! previously that both Beatrice and Eugenie have shown they can be trusted in the spotlight.
They told the publication the Royal Family recognises they are « very charming, quite dutiful young women » who are « at ease and good in situations where they’re meeting the public » and when carrying out charity work.
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