PRINCESS Beatrice was all smiles today as she was snapped leaving Windsor Castle amid the storm engulfing her disgraced dad.
Prince Andrew’s daughter was pictured grinning widely in the back of a chauffeur-driven Range Rover as she left with fiancee Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.
It’s understood she was visiting the Queen and Prince Philip who have been there this weekend.
Dad Andrew was also spotted there on Friday riding with the Queen as the storm over his links to notorious paedo Jeffrey Epstein escalates.
Princesses Beatrice, 31, and Eugenie, 29, are reportedly deeply distressed after their under-fire father was forced to quit his royal duties.
But insiders say the loyal duchesses have backed Andrew and promised to “keep calm and carry on”.
The princesses – who are not working royals and have days jobs – have been “extremely resolute” in supporting their dad.
A source has also said that the sisters mum, Sarah Ferguson, will be concerned about how his resignation impacts their childrens future.
It comes just days after the duke wasforced to move his office from Buckingham Palace, just days after he was sacked from Royal duties.
The Duke of York was told that he would have to clear his staff and find a new office to continue his work elsewhere.
This comes as Prince Andrew hasstepped down for the “foreseeable future” after facing mounting pressure overclaims he bedded a 17-year-oldand for his friendship with billionaire US paedophileJeffrey Epstein.
He will conduct no royal or public duties and will step back from all patronages.
A number ofcharities and other organisations have cut ties with Prince Andrew following his car-crash Newsnight interview
Andrew will still receive his income from the Queens private funds
The duke will no longer receive his 249,000 Sovereign Grant allowancebecause that funds expenses for his official duties, such as travel.
But he will receive his income from the Queens private funds.
Her Majesty, 93, was seen at a function just 24 minutes after the Palace released the Prince Andrews bombshell statement on stepping down on Wednesday.
It followed days of media scrutiny after his attempts to defend himself in Saturdays disastrous Newsnight interview were derided.
A royal source said: The Queenwas privately very disappointed with Prince Andrew, despite the public efforts to rally round.
‘QUEEN DISAPPOINTED’
Its wrong to think that she just accepted his version of events, that the interview had gone well and there was nothing to worry about.
She saw the fallout and was very unhappy. She has spent her whole life protecting the monarchy and in just one week her sons actions threatened to tear it apart.
“Something had to be done to draw a line under all of this.
HOAR earlier revealed how Prince Charles, 71, held crisis talks on the phone from New Zealand with his younger brother.
Charles made it clear his brother must step down from royal duties.
It comes asthe Duke of York was ditched by charities after the disastrous BBC interviewthat saw him widelycriticised for not showing enough sympathy for the victims of Epstein.
We exclusively revealed today that Andrew spent four days with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein to make sure he didn’t have any dirt on him, says an ex of the royal.
Lady Victoria, who dated Prince Andrew in 1999, has previously said she felt watched when staying at Epsteins pad
She says the dukegrilled his palwhile spending four days at his New York mansion in 2010.
Visitors have spoken about hiddencameras covering bedrooms and toilets. The ex said: Andrew wanted to see if he (Epstein) had anything dodgy.
He asked if there was anything he should be worried about and received a categorical assurance that the matter was closed and nothing exists in the way of recordings or pictures.
“If it wasnt for that Andrew wouldnt have hesitated to end the friendship over the phone. He does that sort of thing all the time.
Asked if she believes thedukes account after his Newsnight interview, the ex added: At first yes, but then I had this creeping feeling of doubt.
