When it comes to social media, Princess Eugenie is just like us.
The granddaughter of the late Queen Elizabeth appeared on an episode of British TV personality Kate Thornton’s White Wine Question Time podcast this week, and as part of a wide-ranging conversation, she opened up about Instagram and navigating life as a public figure.
“I do my own Instagram and I find it the most stressful thing in the world,” Eugenie said during the podcast. “Oh my god, I’m getting so nervous. Before I post, I have to text five people asking if I’m okay, if I have a spelling mistake, if I’m going to get in trouble?”
Although she admitted she was “very nervous” about opening an Instagram account in 2018, she later explained “I want people to know me” and added that she felt there was “so much misinformation”.
The royal also described how people might see a “horrifyingly ugly photo of us leaving a bar” or “action shots” which she said “aren’t the prettiest photos” and revealed she has received comments about her appearance that she believes are related.
“Sometimes people come up to me and say, ‘Oh, you look so much better in real life,’ and you’re like, ‘Agh. Is that a compliment? I don’t know,'” she revealed.
“So I get nervous, but I wanted people to see the real me,” she said, adding, “And to know that I have a sense of humor.”
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Princess Eugenie celebrates Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee at St Paul’s Cathedral in June 2022.
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Despite having more control over her images, Eugenie – who shares 2-year-old August and 4-month-old Ernest with husband Jack Brookshank – said elsewhere in the chat that she is “constantly finding a balance” when it comes to what content she shares about her work, charity work at home and her family, and explained that her Instagram is “really thoughtful.”
Eugenie’s insightful interview comes just weeks after her sister, Princess Beatrice, also made a rare appearance on the Lessons in Dyslexic Thinking podcast and opened up about her own experience with dyslexia, her education and the possibility of her children being dyslexic.
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Of raising her two children, daughter Sienna Elizabeth, 2, and stepson Christopher Woolf, who her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi shares with his ex, royal Dara Huang, 35, she said: “As two dyslexics, we will understand how parents have our children dyslexic or not and how best to support them.” She continued: “But I think the most important thing I can do is, hopefully, if they’re lucky enough to also be dyslexic, then I feel really grateful that we can help them with resources.”
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Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice at the big coronation lunch in Buckinghamshire in May 2023.
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“Being part of this community, I think it’s given me a bit more understanding and I’d really like that for all parents,” Beatrice added. “To actually bring parents into the conversation, I think is really exciting because when a parent finds out their child is dyslexic, right now, I don’t think they’re getting the right support. We’re still early in what we’re accomplishing together, and it’s really exciting to see how we can work to help the parent be the best version of themselves.”
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In light of her sister’s rare interview, Eugenie shared a message of support for her on her Instagram Story earlier this month, writing: “So proud of you Beabe” as she shared a clip from the episode.
“Amazing work raising awareness of what it’s like to be a dyslexic thinker by sharing your own experience,” Eugenie wrote at the time. “Your thinking has made you the amazing person you are and inspires me every day.”
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