Lip Reader Uncovers Beatrice and Eugenie’s Candid Moments at Royal Wedding

A lip reader has uncovered the conversation between Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie during their attendance at their cousin Peter Phillips’s wedding.

The royal sisters made their entrance at All Saints Church in Kemble, Gloucestershire, accompanied by their spouses, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and Jack Brooksbank, on the previous day.

This appearance coincided with the release of a controversial National Audit report, which disclosed that the sisters have not contributed any rent payments.

For nearly twenty years, they have resided rent-free in premium palace accommodations, despite not performing official royal roles and maintaining successful careers alongside their influential partners.

Reportedly appearing ‘tense’ upon arrival at the event, Beatrice and Eugenie’s conversation was deciphered by forensic lip-reading expert Nicola Hickling, as they moved outside the church.

According to Ms Hickling, Beatrice asked her husband to hold her hand while Eugenie observed their aunt, Princess Anne, had not arrived yet. 

Beatrice allegedly said to her husband: ‘You look like you’re struggling with the umbrella.’

Edoardo replied: ‘Do I?’ while running his fingers through his hair. Beatrice then asked: ‘Can you hold my hand?’ 

Footage shows Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie arriving at the wedding in Kemble with their husbands yesterday 

Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling pose for photos outside the church on their wedding day 

Meanwhile, Eugenie said: ‘Anne isn’t here yet’, to which her husband Jack responded: ‘She will be here in a moment.’ 

Ms Hickling , an analyst at LipReader, also observed a conversation between the bride and groom as they left the church and posed for photographs in the rain. 

As cameramen stood outside the venue and called for the newlyweds to kiss, Peter allegedly said: ‘Spare me the umbrella, we need it, you’re drenched.’ 

He added: ‘Let’s quickly do several movements, now this side it’s getting heavy, my arm is aching.’ 

The bride, Harriet Sperling, said: ‘I think they’d like us to kiss.’ Peter replied: ‘We’re done.’  

Princess Catherine and Prince William also attended the ceremony, after which Kate said ‘thank you’ and ‘hi, thank you’, Ms Hickling claimed. 

The supposed tension seen by Beatrice and Eugenie at the wedding came hours after it emerged the sisters have been secretly subsidised for years by their grandmother Queen Elizabeth and now by their uncle King Charles.

Former Liberal Democrat minister Norman Baker, who has long been a critic of royal finances, said: ‘The Royal Family is yet again taking the public for a complete ride.’

The York sisters lived at St James’s Palace from 2008, before Eugenie, now 36, moved to Ivy Cottage in the grounds of Kensington Palace in 2018. She now splits her time between London and a £3.6million Portuguese home.  

Her neighbours are said to include F1 racing drivers and fashion designer Christian Louboutin.

Beatrice, 37, stayed on at the apartment, which she shares with her husband, property developer Edo Mapelli Mozzi, and their family, while also owning a multi-million pound home in the Cotswolds.

Both rents, the report reveals, are paid to the Royal Household entirely by Charles out of the Privy Purse, which is made up of his Duchy of Lancaster income and other private funds. No taxpayer money was involved.

Jack Brooksbank, Princess Eugenie, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and Princess Beatrice arrive for the royal wedding 

However, the homes are situated in occupied royal palaces which are maintained by public funding via the Sovereign Grant – which was effectively reimbursed by the monarch on their behalf.

A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: ‘We are grateful to the National Audit Office for this report, which is in line with The Royal Household’s commitment to transparency.

‘We hope that the findings will help correct, clarify or contextualise a number of points regarding royal properties.

‘As the report notes, arrangements for properties managed by the Royal Household vary based on a number of factors to ensure residences are filled appropriately, depending on their location, tenants and purpose.’

A spokesman for the Crown Estate said: ‘The Crown Estate welcomes the National Audit Office’s review which confirms its leases with members of the Royal Family were agreed in line with independent, professional advice and open market valuations.’