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‘Seems to have been taken in Pizza Express in Woking': Princess Eugenie's jaw-dropping gaffe
Princess Eugenie has appeared to inadvertently remind the public of Prince Andrew's public fall from grace while posting a birthday tribute to her elder sister Princess Beatrice.
Beatrice marked her 37th birthday last week and her only sister Eugenie led the celebrations with a warm message shared via her official Instagram account.
'Happy happy birthday to my dearest Beabea.. my big sissy, the best in the entire world,' she wrote alongside a carousel of photos with Beatrice.
In one of the snaps, Beatrice and Eugenie are seen tucking into an Italian-style panini.
Unfortunately for the Princesses of York, the panini photo drew immediate comparisons to Prince Andrew's infamous 'Pizza Express' story from his notorious BBC Newsnight interview.
The pizza story was clearly front of mind for social media users, some of whom took to Eugenie's comment section and pointed out the unfortunate coincidence.
'Seems to have been taken in Pizza Express in Woking. A regular haunt,' one commenter wrote.
During the career-ending BBC interview, Andrew denied having sex with Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre because on that night he took his daughter to a 'Pizza Express in Woking'.
'I was with the children and I'd taken Beatrice to a Pizza Express in Woking for a party at I suppose four or five in the afternoon,' Andrew said.
'And then because the duchess (Fergie) was away, we have a simple rule in the family that when one is away the other is there.'
Pizza Express is a British-based fast food chain serving up Italian-style favourites on a budget.
The Duke of York's ties to Epstein have been back in the British press in recent weeks due to the publication of a new biography by Andrew Lownie.
Reportedly, the new book has garnered sympathy for the Princesses, who are seen as 'collateral' damage amid their parents' scandals.
'All they have ever done is stand by their parents in the most horrific public circumstances,' a source close to the Princesses told The Daily Beast's Tom Sykes.
'I don't think it's fair to criticise them for (their parents).
'They're sweet girls who understand that they are immensely privileged, and have always been grateful for the privilege they've had, and have tried to use it to do the right thing.'
