Buckingham Palace confirms dates for summer garden parties as royal attendance hangs in the balance

The parties will take place throughout the summer

Buckingham Palace has announced a series of garden parties that will take place at the Palace and the Palace of Holyroodhouse throughout the summer.

Three of the parties will take place at Buckingham Palace and the final one will take place in Edinburgh.

The Garden Parties will celebrate frontline workers from across the UK, with a particular
focus on this at the first garden party of the season.

The parties will recognise the dedication and contribution of those who serve their communities through volunteering, supporting charitable causes and working for emergency services.

The Royal Family
Buckingham Place has announced a series of garden parties for this summer

The events in central London will take place on May 6, 8, and 12, with the party at the Palace of Holyroodhouse taking place on June 30.

In addition to these, there will also be two themed parties throughout the summer.

The first will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the King’s Trust at Buckingham Palace in May for the The King’s Trust 50th Anniversary Garden Party.

The second will be the The Not Forgotten Association Annual Garden Party, which will see the yearly event be in the gardens of the Palace this summer.

Which members of the Royal Family will attend the event will only be revealed on the day of each party, after a turbulent period for the Firm.

The announcements come quickly after sources claimed that Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie were not able to attend Royal Ascot later this year.

Eugenie and Beatrice

Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice’s attendance at the events hangs in the balance with the turmoil surrounding the York family

A source told the Mail: “I’ve spoken to my friend who works at Ascot, and they said the girls have been told they can’t be there this year.

“Beatrice has taken it the hardest. She’s been completely blindsided by all of this.”

A separate source explained “Ascot is out of the question” for the princesses this year.

“The royals have been told they can’t be photographed with the girls for the rest of the year,” they said.

Both have been “left drained”, according to friends, amid the ongoing connections between their parents and the late paedophile Epstein.

Eugenie and Beatrice
Princess Beatrice and Eugenie have reportedly been barred from Royal Ascot

Prince William is said to have advised other royals not to appear in photographs with the pair “for the rest of the year”.

The sisters have been rarely seen since their father, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, was arrested.