Outrage sparked as Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie's status following Andrew’s exile is revealed

Since Prince Andrew's princedom was last night (30 Oct) removed in light of new revelations about his relationship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, questions have been raised regarding the official status of his two daughters.

The latest ruling was made by King Charles III, stating not only that the 65-year-old would henceforth be known as 'Andrew Mountbatten Windsor', but that he and ex-wife Sarah Ferguson would be evicted from the royal residence in which they've lived since 2004.

"His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew," a statement from Buckingham Palace declared. "His lease on Royal Lodge has, to date, provided him with legal protection to continue in residence.

"Formal notice has now been served to surrender the lease, and he will move to alternative private accommodation."

Virginia Giuffre accused Andrew of child sexual abuse (Virginia Roberts Giuffre)

The decision was made following the posthumous release of a memoir written by Virginia Giuffre, who claimed in 2019 she had had sex with Andrew on three separate occasions when she was just a minor, after being trafficked by Epstein.

She and the former royal reached an out-of-court settlement in 2022. Giuffe took her own life earlier this year.

Her latest work, however, cites specific sexual interactions she allegedly endured with Andrew as a teenager. Four days prior to its release, the father-of-two surrendered his 'Duke of York' title.

Despite both their father and mother - who also lost her 'Duchess of York' privileges following the emergence of an email sent to Epstein, describing him as a 'supreme friend' - having to surrender their royal honours, it's not thought that the same expectation will be placed on their daughters.

The general consensus amongst both historians and royal experts, is that Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie will retain their titles in light of the scandal, thanks to King George V's Letters Patent of 1917.

Andrew and Sarah lost their 'Duke' and 'Duchess' titles earlier this month (Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

This has long ruled that the offspring of a sovereign, and the offspring of a sovereign's son, be afforded official privileges at birth, which are not to be removed unless considered necessary by the monarch.

Furthermore, the fact that neither Beatrice, 37, nor Eugenie, 35, serve as 'working royals' - and as such, do not represent the King in any public capacity - means that allegations surrounding their father will likely not be considered professionally detrimental to them.

"As far as Beatrice and Eugenie go, I think there's an appreciation of the fact that this scandal doesn't involve them," royal commentator Victoria Murphy previously explained. "And it's not fair for it to impact them directly in the independent lives they are carving out for themselves."

Despite this assessment, however, anti-monarchists have since voiced their outrage at the prospect of the girls retaining their titles, despite neither having any association with Epstein or his crimes.

Taking to Princess Eugenie's latest Instagram post, one onlooker hit out: "I can’t wait for the day that they have to make new Instagram’s because they won’t be allowed to even use Princess in any form!"

Neither Beatrice nor Eugenie are expected to lose their royal titles (David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images)

Another questioned: "Why does she get to keep princess title? If her father is stripped of the title then so should his daughters."

Unfortunately, it looks as though hordes of X (formerly Twitter) users are in agreement, with one going on to note: "Doesn’t make sense that the York sisters keep their titles when their father is no longer Duke of York.

"Anyway, their family is already disgraced."

Another wondered: "Why should THEY have the HRH and Princess titles when MANY of their first cousins do not? These titles are a symbol of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’s arrogance and self importance."

Thankfully, however, a number of social media rushed to the Princesses defence, pointing out that no evidence so far has indicated knowledge of Andrew's alleged sexual proclivities.

Responding to the understanding that the sisters will retain their royal titles, one responded: "As they should, they can’t be blamed for their Father’s actions. "Andrew has caused them enough stress and humiliation, this wouldn’t be fair on them."

Another agreed, adding: "It's not their fault."