​​Why Princesses Eugenie And Beatrice Are More Relatable Than Other Royals

Royals! They're just like us! Ok, no, they aren't, but we love them anyway. The British royal family is, well, royal, so chances are you don't actually have that much in common. After all, the royal family is one of the richest (and least taxed) families in the U.K. King Charles is worth more than a billion dollars, and the value of all the family's estates combined is estimated to be upwards of $28 billion, per The New York Times.

Then there's the drama. Every family has its share of skeletons and black sheep, but even your craziest cousins have nothing on the royals. There's Andrew, who was accused of sexual assault via his friendship with Jeffery Epstein. As a result, Andrew was stripped of his titles and no longer welcome to serve as a working royal. Then there's the Charles-Camilla-Diana situation. Then there's the reported fallout between Charles, William, and Harry. And who could forget Meghan Markle: the perpetual thorn in the side of the royals. Since marrying Harry, she — along with her husband — abruptly left royal life, moved to Los Angeles, and gave a shocking interview to Oprah Winfrey.

Thankfully, there are a few members of the family that are a little more down-to-earth. Enter Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, Queen Elizabeth II's granddaughters and Prince Andrew's only children. Though never destined to rule, the sisters have emerged as powerful grounding members of the family — a link that's able to tie the royals to their subjects.

Most of the royals are "working royals," which means that they offset the cost of their lavish lives to taxpayers by leading charities and attending state events. It's a ton of work, don't get us wrong, but it's not "working" in the traditional sense. That's where Eugenie and Beatrice are different. While the sisters can be spotted at many royal engagements doing their duty to support the crown, they've opted to have "regular" full-time jobs too.

Princess Beatrice opted to pursue a career in finances, working first as an analyst at a wealth management firm before eventually becoming the vice president of partnerships at a tech company, per Hello. As for Eugenie, she took a more artistic path. The youngest of the sisters works at a modern art gallery in London that partners with both emerging and well established artists. In true royal fashion, both sisters spend their free time helming numerous charities, including the Teenage Cancer Trust, per Good Housekeeping.

It might seem very un-princess-like to work a 9-to-5, but according to the girls' father, Prince Andrew, it's exactly the balance he wants for his daughters. "As a father, my wish for my daughters is for them is to be modern working young women, who happen to be members of the Royal Family, and I am delighted to see them building their careers," Andrew said in 2016, per People. "When they do support the Royal Family in its work this is very much appreciated by my Family."

It's typical royal style to have a big splashy wedding. After all, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding was estimated to cost more than £32 million. Prince William's cost slightly less — somewhere around £30 million, per Hello. That ending up not being Princess Beatrice's style, though. When Beatrice wed Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in 2020, it was in a quaint and understated way after the COVID-19 pandemic squashed their plans for a big royal bash in May of that year. The pair tied the knot in a small ceremony without any press of fanfare on a quiet afternoon in July, per Town & Country. Beatrice didn't wear a traditional wedding gown. She just wore one of her grandmother's old white dresses for the occasion, though she did pair it with a tiara — she is still a princess, after all. The queen, along with Prince Philip, were in attendance, as were Princess Eugenie and Prince Andrew, and Sarah Ferguson. Mozzi's then-4-year-old son Wolfie also served as his father's best man, according to Harper's Bazaar.

Princess Eugenie had a much more lavish and traditional wedding than her sister, but has broken with tradition in other ways. In September, Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank announced their intentions to split their time between Portugal and the U.K., per the Telegraph. As Eugenie is not a full working royal, this departure is nothing like the Megxit debacle. Rather, it seems the couple has opted to split their time because Brooksbank accepted a job in the coastal country. Ever the loyal supporter, though, Eugenie is planning to keep a residence near her family in the U.K.