Former royal butler Grant Harrold has spoken about how he thinks King Charles will manage Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie this Christmas

King Charles III at Fortnum & Mason
A royal expert has suggested King Charles may make a Beatrice and Eugenie related decision soon (Image: Getty)

 A  former employee of the Royal Family has suggested that King Charles may make a major decision on Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie this Christmas.

Former royal butler Grant Harrold, who worked for the monarchy between 2004 and 2011, has suggested that whilst their father Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been exiled from the public spotlight, that his daughters may receive a much warmer welcome.When asked what he thought the pair would do, Grant claimed they would visit Andrew and their mother Sarah Ferguson, but that they would also be invited to spend time with King Charles and other senior royals at main house on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk.

The reason, Grant suggested, was because the pair had not been embroiled in the scandals their father had been involved in, and because of that, would likely receive a warm welcome by a hospitable King.

Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie

Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie (Image: Getty)

Speaking to ReachPlc, Grant explained: “Charles gets on well with them, they get on with their cousins, and they have done nothing wrong.

“As I’ve said previously, Charles dislikes drama and fallouts. He hasn’t fallen out with his nieces, so there’s no reason to exclude them. In fact, inviting them may be his way of showing support: Andrew may be stepping back, but his daughters are still part of the wider family.”

This isn’t the first time Grant has touched on personal matters involving the 77-year-old King with the royal commentator also touched on why the King had chosen to be known as Charles when he took the throne rather than Philip, Arthur, or George, that form part of the monarch’s full name.

Speaking at the launch of his book The Royal Butler: My Remarkable Life of Royal Service, he said that part of the reason could have been down to the fact Prince William’s eldest son and future heir to the throne was also called George.

Grant explained: “I had a conversation [with him] and he explained to me about [the] titles, he explained to me about why you bow and curtsey, and he explained to me about the different titles he could use.

“And we, myself and other colleagues, discussed it and we were all convinced he would [become] George VII. With his grandson George, maybe he felt he should be the next George VII.

“Maybe he feels that it would be a nice thing to let him have that – be the next George – because it makes sense for Charles to go with Charles, it does make sense, but to go with George, it would make more sense for his grandson to have that name.”