Andrew’s daughters join UK royals for traditional Christmas Day service

Britain’s Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie attended the royal family’s traditional Christmas Day church service ‌on Thursday, while their father Andrew, recently stripped of his titles ‍over ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was absent.

King Charles and Queen Camilla led senior royals to a church in Sandringham in eastern England, about 110 miles (175 km) northeast of ⁠London, greeting well-wishers in crisp winter weather.

Charles and Camilla walked ahead while the Prince and Princess of Wales, William and Kate, and their three children, followed.

Other family members included Princess Anne and her husband Tim Laurence, the Duke and Duchess of ‍Edinburgh with their children, and the king’s niece Zara and her ‍husband Mike Tindall.

Now known only as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the king’s younger brother has faced mounting pressure over his links to Epstein.