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Jennifer Newton

Where Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie get their money from - jobs and Queen's cash

Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie certainly have unique roles within the Royal Family as they are both blood princesses but rarely carry out royal duties.

The sisters, who are the Queen's granddaughters, do not qualify for cash from the Sovereign Grant as they aren't full-time working royals - neither do they get police protection

Instead, both hold down regular yet high-flying jobs and are also married to husbands who also appear to be successful in the world of work.

But having HRH styles does have its perks as they do have access to cash from a royal pot thanks to their relatives...

Royal cash

The Queen's granddaughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie (UK Press via Getty Images)

As 10th and 12th in line to the throne, Beatrice and Eugenie grew up in the royal spotlight however as they're less senior than their cousins Princes William and Harry, they have been able to have more privacy.

Both have full-time jobs which they balance with their own charity work and the occasional royal duty - and as such, they are not entitled to money from the Sovereign Grant, which is taxpayer money given to the Royal Family to carry out duties and upkeep palaces.

However, they do both benefit from a trust fund set up by the Queen Mother for all of her great-grandchildren, reports The Guardian.

The sisters both have HRH styles (Getty Images)

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They also are said to have benefited from other cash put in a trust fund by the Queen, when their parents Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson divorced in the 1990s, according to The Telegraph.

In addition, their father's Duke of York website did explain that he "supports both of his daughters financially from his private income."

However, as he has now stepped down from royal life, it's unclear if he still supports the sister financially - especially as they both now have their own jobs.

Own careers

The sisters on the Buckingham Palace balcony with Kate Middleton, Prince Harry and Camilla (X90073)

Like most of her royal counterparts, Beatrice attended university gaining a degree in history from Goldsmiths University.

And while she figured out her career path, she worked as a sales assistant in Selfridges and even did a stint as an extra on a film set.

She's also worked as an intern at Sony Pictures but is currently the vice president of partnerships and strategy at American software company Afiniti.

Meanwhile, like her older sister, Eugenie also holds down a full-time job.

She too attended university and gained a degree in English literature and history of art at the University of Newcastle.

In 2013, she moved to New York to work for online auction firm Paddle8. After a two-year stint in the Big Apple, she came back to London and is now an associate director at the Hauser & Wirth art gallery.

Successful husbands

Beatrice with her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi (Getty Images)
Eugenie with her husband Jack Brooksbank (PA)

Both sisters are now married with families of their own - and each has a husband, who are seemingly successful in their lines of work.

Beatrice is married to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, with their pair welcoming daughter Sienna together last September.

Edo was born into a rich family but is also a successful businessman having founded real estate firm, Banda, in 2007, which finds and develops high-value property. He currently works as the CEO.

His exact net worth isn't known but he's reportedly developed more than 400,000 sqft of real estate in London - which has an estimated value of £700 million, reports Hello magazine.

Meanwhile, Eugenie tied the knot with husband Jack Brooksbank in 2018 and they have a son called August, who turns one next month.

Despite being educated at posh £8,500-a-term Stowe school in Buckinghamshire, Jack decided not to go to uni.

When he met his future fiancee he was a waiter and has gone on to forge a career in the hospitality world.

He formerly managed Mayfair club Mahiki and is a brand manager for the Casamigos tequila in the UK and Europe.

In August 2021, it was reported that he had become a director in his father's accountancy business, Pangaea Land And Property Limited.

His father George stepped down from the company last year and unfortunately later died - just days before August's christening in November.

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