Nov. 6, 2025
**BONUS** The Yorks in Crisis - Beatrice, Eugenie, and the Collapse of the ‘Tripod’
A media storm engulfs the House of York. Vanity Fair’s new editor reportedly softens coverage of Beatrice and Eugenie, Dickie Arbiter brands Andrew “arrogant” and “a bully,” and Prince Harry is said to be privately worried for his cousins as the Epstein scandal deepens. Meanwhile, Sarah Ferguson considers leaving Britain after her once-close bond with her daughters fractures, and Palace insiders say the couple’s chaotic move from Royal Lodge could take months. With “brand rescue” teams circling, the York family’s future looks increasingly uncertain.
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Callaroga Shark Media. Hello and welcome to a special bonus
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episode of Pallace Intrigue as we continue to cover the
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fallout around Prince Andrew. I'm your host. Mark Francis, the
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new editor of Vanity Fair, has reportedly instructed staff to
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give kinder coverage to the daughters of Andrew mount Batten Windsor,
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Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, sparking questions about editorial independence
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at the famed magazine. According to a report by Semaphore,
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Mark Giaducci, who recently succeeded Redika Jones as editor in chief,
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objected to a mention of the sisters in a story
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about their father's ties to the late convicted sex offender
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Jeffrey Epstein. Gioducci allegedly asked whether it was relevant to
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include Beatrice and Eugenie in a piece about their father's conduct.
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The article in question, which ran in September, reportedly mentioned
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the princesses only briefly. Following Gioducci's intervention, A spokesperson for
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Vanity Fair denied any changes were made to the peace,
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saying the references to Beatrice and Eugenie in the draft
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are identical to what ran and still runs on VF
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dot com, nothing was changed. The spokesperson also pointed out
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that the publication had recently published the first excerpt from
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Virginia Jeffrey's posthumous memoir. Semaphore noted that Gioducci's close social
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ties to members of the royal circle, including the daughters
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of longtime Conde Nast executive Annawin Tour, had already raised
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eyebrows when he was appointed. The thirty six year old
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former Vogue creative officer is said to have cultivated a
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wide network of celebrity connections, including friendships within the British Royals.
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Former Royal Press Secretary Dicky Arbiter has delivered a scathing
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assessment of Andrew mount Batten Windsor, describing the disgraced royal
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as arrogant, rude and a bully. Arbiter who served as
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Queen Elizabeth the second spokesman for more than a decade,
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recalled his occasional encounters with the Queen's once favored son
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on the odd occasion that I did have dealings with him,
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he was arrogant, he was rude, and he was bumptious,
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Arbutad told Times Radio. He added that he was one
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of the few palace staff who ever stood up to Andrew,
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recalling I was once told by a colleague speaking to
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him like that, you'll get fired, and I said, no,
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he won't. He won't tell anyone. Pullise, don't tell anybody.
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Arbutus said he was unsurprised by King Charles's recent decision
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to formally strip his younger brother of all remaining titles
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and honors, calling it a long time coming. He said
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this has been going on since twenty nineteen, since that
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disastrous Newsnight interview. As the royal family continues to grapple
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with one of its most damaging scandals in decades, Prince
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Harry is said to be very concerned for his cousins,
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Princess Beatrice and Eugenie. The sisters have become entangled in
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the storm surround their parents links to the late sex
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offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Galleen Maxwell, who is
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serving a twenty year sentence for sex trafficking. Royal commentator
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Duncan larcom And told Okay Harry has always been close
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to Beatrice and Eugenie. They didn't see a massive amount
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of each other growing up, but they'd always get together
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for Christmas at Sandringham with Meghan. There's a divide there.
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That Jeffrey Epstein situation is hugely sensitive, especially in America,
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and of course Epstein disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein and Gilleen
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Maxwell were photographed together at Beatrice's eighteenth birthday. Megan is
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very media conscious. She won't want to appear too sympathetic,
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so she'll keep her distance. I don't think she'd object
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to Harry supporting them privately, but they'll be on different pages.
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Neither Harry nor Megan will want to be seen to
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be associated with Andrew or Sarah Ferguson. For Megan it's
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probably a commercial thing. For Harry, it's more emotional. According
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to Larcom, Harry, now living in California and no longer
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a working royal, understands the sisters dicament. He'll have a
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lot of sympathy for Beatrice and Eugenie because they're collateral
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damage in this horrendous unraveling of the House of York.
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It's not their fault. Their parents are in the papers
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for all the wrong reasons, but it puts them under
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incredible pressure. When Harry moved to America. Beatrice was one
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of the few royals who kept in touch and supported
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his decisions. He'll be very concerned about how they're coping.
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The family seems to be imploding, very very publicly, and
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Harry knows how painful that can be. More palacing just
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traces Andrew's extraordinary fall from palace favorite to pariah through
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the Epstein scandal, the BBC interview that shocked the world,
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and the final reckoning that saw King Charles strip his
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brother of every title. New episodes are available every Sunday,
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It is said to be considering leaving the United Kingdom.
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A source told The Daily Mail that the sixty five
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year old has been going around blaming herself. Reportedly wondering
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what if I hadn't done this, or hadn't done that.
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Another insider added that she has been reflecting on her future,
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saying she's always rather lived on the hoof, and aside
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from her children and grandchildren, there's not a lot to
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keep her here. Put it this way, the invitations have
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dried up overnight. Royal commentator Phila Dampia told Woman's Day
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I can reveal her older sister Jane has recently flown
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over from Australia to comfort her in the UK. Sarah
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needed support and Jane has been there for when she
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needed it. According to The Daily Mail's royal editor Rebecca English,
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the ones famously close bond between Sarah and her daughters Sinus,
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Beatrice and Princess Eugenie has been badly shaken. English reports
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that the family friend told her the so called tripod,
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the affectionate nickname used to describe the trio's tight relationship,
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has collapsed. The friends said, I would actually go so
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far as to say they are even more disappointed in
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their mother than their father now. They also love their
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mother dearly, of course they do. She's a wonderful grandmother too,
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and they are deeply concerned about how this is all
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affecting her mentally as much as their father, But I
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think it's fair to say the scales have also somewhat
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fallen from their eyes. The long Anticipator moved from Royal
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Lodge may take far longer than the Palace hoped, with
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one inside of warning it could take weeks, if not months.
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According to The Daily Mail, the couple have accumulated an
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extraordinary amount of belongings over the years, including what sources
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described as rooms full of boxes that haven't been even opened.
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The Amazon deliveries that go out to Royal Lodge are
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unbelievable once, sources said, there are rooms full of boxes
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that haven't even been opened. It will take weeks, if
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not months to shift all their crab out. Sarah is
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said to be plotting a post Andrew comeback. She works
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with a new team of advisers to rebuild her reputation
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and relaunch her public image. The former Duchess of York
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has reportedly held talks with what one source described as
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a brand rescue team. According to the Sun, the group,
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which has worked with several major brands, has been brought
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in to help Ferguson reposition herself amid renewed scrutiny over
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her past friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. Emails from twenty eleven
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resurfaced last week showing her referring to the convicted financier
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as a supreme friend, despite having previously called her dealings
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with him a gigantic error of judgment. A source told
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the paper, Sarah has always been a grafter and a
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hard worker and always finds ways of making money and
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getting out of a hole. She has expensive tastes and
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massive outgoings, but always found a way to make ends meet.
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Calls from brands may go unanswered right now, but she
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is still Sarah Ferguson and still a big name. Ferguson
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is said to be determined to reinvent herself as a
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leader in the female positivity world. And there you have it.
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Tack to email us our addresses the palacintrig at gmail
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