Princess Eugenie has stepped down as a patron of Anti-Slavery International, the charity has announced.
The princess had been a patron of the charity since 2019, two years after she set up fellow charity the Anti-Slavery Collective.
In a statement to the Observer, a spokesperson for Anti-Slavery International said: “After seven years, our patronage from HRH Princess Eugenie of York has come to an end.
“We thank the princess very much for her support for Anti-Slavery International. We hope that she continues to work to end slavery for good and deliver freedom for everyone.”
Relatives’ charity exits
Since the release of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, there have been several other announcements from charities with connections to Princess Eugenie’s family members.
Last month, a charity set up by Eugenie’s mother Sarah Ferguson announced that it will close, after documents revealed ties between the former duchess of York.
The closure came after several charities last year cut ties with Ferguson, after it emerged that she had described Epstein as a “supreme friend” in a message to him in 2011.
Also last year, Eugenie’s sister Princess Beatrice’s role as a trustee at a youth charity Outward Bound Trust where her father Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor used to be involved came to an end.
The former prince Andrew publicly stepped down from the charity in 2019 alongside other charities including English National Ballet and Action on Hearing Loss.
Meanwhile, a study published by Giving Evidence last year concluded that Mountbatten-Windsor’s patronage of several charities, as well as other royals’ patronages of different organisations, had no discernible benefit to their incomes.
Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office in February before being released under investigation.
There has been no suggestion of any wrongdoing by Eugenie, Beatrice or Ferguson in connection with Epstein.
