- Kate Middleton's been keeping her distance from Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.
- The sisters made Kate's arrival into the royal family "very uncomfortable" and they've never been close.
- Kate and Prince William didn't give the Yorks any presents at their group Christmas.
There's a lot going on in the royal family at the moment (cough, disgraced ex-Prince Andrew being arrested on his birthday, cough), and the latest? Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie have been told they aren't invited to the Royal Ascot. And apparently Kate's juuuust fine with her husband's cousins being left out in the cold.
A Daily Mail source says that Kate's never been close to the sisters and they made her arrival into the royal family "very uncomfortable" since "they were convinced by their father that William was marrying below his status and that his relationship with Kate would fizzle out."
Turns out the Princess of Wales has been keeping Eugenie and Beatrice at arms length for a while now, as the source says "Once it became clear that Andrew’s dealings with Epstein were far murkier than a solitary accusation made by Virginia Giuffre, Kate has kept a distance from the entire York family."
Meanwhile, Prince William is worried that Beatrice and Eugenie's "lack of discretion" could "backfire on the monarchy." More specifically, "He is acutely concerned that the sympathy they are receiving in some quarters could quickly evaporate if tales of their hedonistic youth resurface."
Oh, and get this: William and Kate didn't even give Beatrice and Eugenie presents at Christmas. Per one gossipy insider, "Notably, there were no presents under the Sandringham tree [this year] for Beatrice and Eugenie from William and Kate – something everyone pretended not to notice."
