Major Royal reveals pressure to ‘look a certain way’ has had lasting impact on her
PRINCESS Eugenie has revealed the pressure of having to “look a certain way” has had a lasting impact on her.
The King’s niece said the difficulties she has had with her appearance has “caused a couple of issues “on an episode of the Table Manners podcast, due to be released on Wednesday.
Hosted by Jessie and Lennie Ware, the weekly podcast describes itself as being “about food, family, and the beautiful art of having a chat”.
Eugenie – daughter of the Duke of York and Sarah Duchess of York – started her own podcast called Floodlight last year, which highlights issues of modern slavery.
Asked if she was fed up with people criticising what she wore or if she looked tired, Eugenie said the problem “definitely has caused a couple of issues” as she focused on “having to look a certain way” after being the subject of negative comments.
She said: “I guess everybody has that if you’re in the public eye. I guess within our family, it happens at that perfect age where you’re, you know, 13 years old and you’ve got that dorky bowl haircut and you’re a bit chubby and you know, all the boys are bullying you and all that kind of stuff.”
Eugenie now lives in Portugal with her husband Jack Brooksbank and their two sons, August, 2, and Ernest, who was born in May.
She continued: “This is why Portugal is the dream because I can go to the supermarket in my exercise gear and my hair piled on my head and not mind. Not care. No one cares.”
Among the other topics the princess discussed on the podcast was the etiquette expected when eating with her grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.
Eugenie said the family used “table manners A” when together, including having no knees at the table and children eating spaghetti bolognese.
Elaborating further, she said: “I guess it’s just you’re not getting down from the table until you can get down from the table.
“Like, tea was at five. And it was only ever, like, 45 minutes so you can never get stir-crazy.
“And then we’d go running everywhere afterwards around the house like crazy people.”
It comes after Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly enjoyed a secret trip to Portugal after cheering on veterans at the Invictus Games in September.
The couple are said to have squeezed in a “romantic escape” before returning to the US after their stint in Germany for the tournament.
They are said to have taken up an invite from Princess Eugenie to spend a few days in the idyllic village of Melides.
According to Portuguese magazine Nova Gente, their travels to the tiny traditional village were part of a “mega-secret” operation.