It is no secret that 2026 has been a difficult year for Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, the daughters of disgraced royal Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
The disgraced former Duke of York has retreated from royal life in recent months amid renewed scrutiny over his links to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
© Instagram / @princesseugenieBut there has been another under-the-radar blow for the royal sister duo, who, now, according to YouGov, are ranked among the bottom of the UK's "most favourable" royals.
A recent report shows that 34% of people have a negative opinion towards Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. 30% of people think favourably of the former, and 29% of the latter.
Against their fellow family members, the pair only rank above their father and the Duchess of Sussex.
Eugenie and Beatrice's difficult year
Since the drama surrounding their father, Eugenie and Beatrice have put on a brave face.
Royal watchers wondered whether his and Sarah Ferguson's daughters would remain in the fold, and while they have been mostly absent from royal soirees since the scandal, they did reappear for their cousin, Peter Phillips' wedding earlier this month, suggesting they are still close to the other royals.
© WireImageThe pair also attended King Charles' pre-Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace as well as the royal's annual Christmas celebrations at Sandringham.
But while their family is behind them, they have had to depart from a number of their professional ventures.
In March, Princess Eugenie stepped down as patron of charity Anti-Slavery International, a role she has held for seven years.
© AFP via Getty ImagesThe UK-based organisation thanked the princess for her support and confirmed its relationship had ended in a statement.
No reason was given for the severing of ties, but it followed the release of Epstein files which heaped further pressure on her father, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, over his links to the late convicted sex offender.
Eugenie's departure from the organisation came five months after Princess Beatrice stepped down as a trustee of the Outward Bound Trust after six years.
The royal joined the board in 2019, shortly after her father, Prince Andrew, gave his now-infamous BBC Newsnight interview attempting to explain his association with Jeffrey.
Following the controversy surrounding the broadcast, Andrew stepped down from several organisations. Among them was Outward Bound, where he had served as patron for three years and board chairman since 1999 - patron role previously held for 65 years by Prince Philip, highlighting the late Duke’s enduring devotion to the charity.
