Though Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice are not working royals, they both occasionally step in to show their support for the monarchy, and that has not changed in the reign of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. On Saturday, they were two of the standout attendees at the Westminster Abbey coronation ceremony, arriving with and sitting next to Prince Harry in the third row, along with Beatrice’s husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and Eugenie’s husband Jack Brooksbank. The sisters continued the celebration on Sunday, when they both made an appearance at a Big Coronation Lunch at a village green in Buckinghamshire before heading to the Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle in the evening.
In an Instagram post, Eugenie shared a few pictures from the day that show the expectant mother in a black-and-white dress from Gabriella Hearst. In the caption, she wrote about her motivations for attending. “Beatrice and I had so much fun in Chalfont St. Giles for their Coronation Big Lunch. It was amazing to see so many people celebrating and we are very grateful to have spent some time with children, fluffy puppies and so many well-wishers for the king and queen,” she said. “The concert was such a special way to end the day. What a beautiful way to honor the King’s life of service. Of course, my favorite part was seeing the big whale lit up in the sky.”
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Eugenie’s Instagram post shared some of her private photos from the day, including one where the two sisters posed with their mother, Sarah Ferguson. Though Sarah wasn’t invited to the Westminster Abbey service on Saturday, she did snag an invite to sit in the royal box during Sunday’s concert. She was photographed sitting next to her ex-husband Prince Andrew, both wearing reading glasses.
Eugenie has a son, August Brooksbank, and Beatrice has a daughter, Sienna, though both were not in attendance for the Sunday concert. In January, Buckingham Palace announced that Eugenie and Jack were expecting their second child sometime this summer.
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