Princess Beatrice has been providing “increasingly crucial support” to the Royal Family, according to royal commentator and editor Kate Mansey.
writing in the timeswho described Prince Andrew’s eldest daughter as the “unlikely lead,” Kate Mansey said the 35-year-old is “expected to support the king and older members of the family more frequently in the coming months.”
The outlet noted that mother-of-one Beatrice (who also shares stepson Wolfie, eight, with husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, 40) is not expected to take on official duties or receive any payment for doing so.
It comes as King Charles, 74, is slowly returning to royal duties amid his battle with cancer.
Meanwhile, Kate Middleton has stepped away from public work while she receives treatment for the illness, and her husband, Prince William, 41, is expected to be less available for appearances as he supports his wife and children at this time.
Princess Beatrice (pictured) attends a garden party at Buckingham Palace hosted by her cousin Prince William earlier this week.
The non-working royal (pictured, right) reads to pupils at West Thornton Primary School in Croydon as part of Oscar’s Book Club in partnership with Amazon Reading Volunteers on May 23.
On Thursday, Beatrice (along with her sister Princess Eugenie, 34) was photographed reading to pupils at West Thornton Primary School in Croydon as part of Oscar’s Book Club in partnership with Amazon Reading Volunteers.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday she attended a garden party at Buckingham Palace, hosted by her cousin, Prince William.
Her Princess Eugenie and cousin Zara Tindall, 43, also attended, along with Zara’s husband Mike Tindall, 45.
The Times quotes a palace source as saying: “The Prince of Wales really wanted to invite his cousins because he knew it would be fun to see all the young royals there.”
Other unofficial appearances are likely to include Royal Ascot, which Beatrice is expected to attend with her uncle, the King.
Earlier this month, Beatrice made a rare appearance on live television, leading some to speculate that she was “gently lobbying for more official duties for King Charles.”
Beatrice, 35, appeared on ITV’s This Morning on May 7 to reveal that her mother, Sarah Ferguson, is “completely free” of skin cancer after a “eventful health scare last year.”
It was filmed while atop the Empire State Building in New York for an event in association with the Outward Bound charity.
While Beatrice (pictured while volunteering at West Thornton Primary School in Croydon as part of the Oscar Book Club) is expected to support The Firm, she is not believed to be taking on official royal duties or receiving any payment for doing so. .
The princess, who has been a trustee of the youth charity since 2019, wants to continue the work of her late grandfather, the Duke of Edinburgh, who she told the programme, was a strong supporter of the cause.
She also told ITV’s This Morning that both she and her sister, Princess Eugenie, are “very proud” of (their mother) and have “modelled their own health considerations around that.”
“She’s been through a lot,” he added. “And her sense of purpose and resilience really keeps me going,” she added.
‘She is really now his again. We are only reminded that when a parent or person has a health problem, he or she simply gets the checkups he needs and as soon as possible.
“We’re very lucky in the UK because we can make sure they can get those checks as best as possible and hopefully we can be there to support each other when someone goes through a health problem.”
The This Morning team sent their best wishes to Beatriz following the Royal Family’s health problems this year; King Charles III and Kate Middleton also spoke about cancer diagnoses, to which the princess said: “There is nothing more important than family.”
Earlier this month, Prince Beatrice (pictured) made a live TV appearance on This Morning, appearing while doing charity work in New York.
Following the TV announcement, royal biographer and commentator Phil Dampier told MailOnline that his appearance on Britain’s leading morning TV show is no coincidence at a time when the King and Princess of Wales are battling cancer. .
He said: “I get the impression that Beatrice and Eugenie are stepping up their charity work and giving subtle hints to the king that they would be willing to take on some royal duties if asked.”
“The King recently took on around 300 patronages from his mother and father, but it is a huge workload, especially as he is battling cancer.”
Beatrice’s appearance while working with the Outward Bound charity in New York (pictured) led one royal expert to speculate that she and her sister Eugenie are “subtly hinting to the king that they would be willing to take on some royal duties if asked.” asked.”
He added: “Carefully done with the approval of the Palace, I think it could be arranged for them (Beatrice and Eugenia) to take on some non-controversial roles with worthy causes such as hospitals, schools and even the army.”
He continued: “I think Bea and Eugenie could play some smaller roles, but the problem is that it’s difficult to be half in and half out of the royal firm, as Harry and Meghan have discovered.”
Dampier said that while his parents, the Duke and Duchess of York, have been accused of “Taking advantage of their royal status, their children keep their heads down.
He then added that the late queen’s affection for her mother may help.
Mr Dampier said: ‘Beatrice and her sister Eugenia are always very happy to talk about their mother, to whom they are very close.
‘They call themselves tripod because they are inseparable and always support each other through thick and thin.
“The late Queen had a soft spot for Fergie despite her flaws, always saying: ‘The only thing you can say about her is that she’s a good mother.’
Speaking about her work with Outward Bound, Beatrice also said: “I’m here to start an amazing challenge called The Big Rappel.” That’s why she worked very closely with an amazing organization in the UK called the Outward Bound Trust.
“I have been involved with the organization for a few years and this incredible challenge is a phenomenal collaboration between Outward Bound Trust, Outward Bound International and Outward Bound New York.”
He said the charity is “really there to think about what young people need in life”.
Royal expert Phil Dampier said that “done carefully” it could be possible for the York sisters to “take on some non-controversial roles with worthy causes such as hospitals, schools and even the military” (pictured: Princess Beatrice in New York earlier of this month). )
His grandfather, Prince Philip, was involved in the nonprofit in the 1950s.
Beatrice also talked about her love for New York, where she had the opportunity to live for a couple of years.
‘New York for me, when I was figuring out my life and what I wanted to do, New York gave me a place to have a job and move forward.
“So New York has always had a special place for me and also for mom, she came here and started her charity… back in the day. So for us New York has always been a great city to spend time in” .
He also said that his ‘little ones’ are ‘phenomenally coming to travel’ but ‘he has not yet dared to fly internationally’ with his daughter, who is two and a half years old.