Kate Reportedly ‘Growing Distant’ from Eugenie After Report William Wants His Cousin’s ‘Head on a Chopping Block’
Despite sharing eerily similar backgrounds, Kate Middleton and Princess Eugenie were reportedly never really close. And now, sources told RadarOnline that the distance between them has only grown wider amid the fallout surrounding Eugenie’s father, ex-Prince Andrew’s, close ties with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
“Over the past few years, Kate has become extremely selective about the people she allows into her trusted inner circle,” one source explained. “After all the turmoil surrounding Harry and Meghan’s departure from royal life and with the scandal connected to Eugenie’s father, Andrew, there’s been a much stronger emphasis on loyalty, discretion, and protecting the stability of the Wales household.”
The source noted that since Eugenie is allegedly “sympathetic” toward Andrew and “one of the few family members still publicly close to Harry,” Kate feels hesitant to spend time with her.
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“That inevitably makes relationships more complicated because, whether fair or not, there’s always an underlying concern about where loyalties ultimately lie,” the insider noted. “Kate has become much more guarded since the Sussex fallout, and that has definitely changed the dynamic with Eugenie.”
Still, there wasn’t a “dramatic falling out or major confrontation behind closed doors” between Kate and Eugenie—rather, there’s just a “growing emotional and social distance between them because they now occupy very different spaces within the Royal Family and have very different priorities.”
“Kate’s entire focus is on supporting William, safeguarding the future of the monarchy, and maintaining a sense of discipline and unity around the core working royals,” the insider said. “She’s become incredibly protective of that environment.”
This follows reports alleging Prince William is considering cutting ties with Eugenie and her sister, Princess Beatrice, amid their parents’ controversy.
“There is a real concern that Prince William wants their heads on the chopping block as part of a harder line on which royals should remain publicly associated with the institution,” a source told RadarOnline in March 2026. “Beatrice and Eugenie feel like they are living in horrific limbo. They have spent years carefully building respectable private lives, yet the fallout from their parents’ controversies keeps circling back to them.”
William is also setting clear boundaries regarding Eugenie’s third pregnancy, which she announced in May 2026. An insider spoke with Rob Shuter for his Naughty But Nice Substack and revealed that William will not attend a future christening for the baby if Andrew plans on making an appearance. “William will not be in the same room as Andrew. Not for this, not for anything,” they claimed. “If Andrew is there, William won’t be. It’s that clear.”
