Catherine, Princess of Wales, has reportedly distanced herself from Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie as renewed scrutiny of the York family fuels fresh tensions within the wider British royal family.

According to a report by RadarOnline, an unnamed source claimed that Kate had quietly cut off what little relationship she maintained with the sisters. The source reportedly portrayed the move as a gradual distancing rather than the result of a dramatic confrontation.

Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie have not been accused of wrongdoing in connection with the Epstein scandal involving their parents. The reported change in relations comes as Kate and Prince William prepare for their future roles as king and queen.

The claim has not been independently confirmed by Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace or representatives of the York sisters.