The news that Princess Beatrice is expecting her second child provided a major boost after a challenging year for the York family.
After they have continued to be plunged into an escalating row over Prince Andrew's tenancy at Royal Lodge and seen the details of the Duke's Newsnight interview be raked over in two TV series, it is no wonder that the happy update will have been positive for the family.
However, speaking after reports that the Princess is avoiding her father's home, former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond exclusively told OK!: "I imagine this whole business has been extraordinarily difficult for Beatrice and Eugenie, particularly Beatrice because she was involved in the recording of the interview.
Although it is clear that the mind is now focused on more positive topics as the Princess waits to welcome her second child with husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. "Beatrice strikes me as a very compassionate young woman and I am sure she cares deeply about both her father and her mother in this whole drama especially with the renewed interest because of the latest documentary," Jennie says. "However, there comes a time when you have to look after your own young family first and I suspect Beatrice has reached that right now.
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