Pregnant Princess Beatrice is stepping out for Christmas with King Charles despite Prince Andrew's absence amid fallout around his alleged connection to a Chinese "spy."

Princess Beatrice had a last-minute change of plan and decided to join the royals at Sandringham for Christmas despite her father Prince Andrew and sister Princess Eugenie not being there

Princess Beatrice attended the Sandringham Christmas Day church service, joining other senior members of the Royal Family including King Charles, Queen Camilla and the Prince and Princess of Wales. Beatrice,

Each year on Christmas Day, the royal family makes a tradition of turning out in their Sunday best for their annual walk to services at the Church of St Mary Magdalene near their Sandringham estate in Norfolk. And among them this year was Princess Beatrice.

King Charles and Queen Camilla, who have made Christmas morning mass at Sandringham Church an annual tradition, were joined by Prince William, Kate Middleton, and their three children: Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.

Princess Beatrice took a prime place at a Royal Family event as Princess Eugenie was a no-show. Eugenie, 34, did not attend Princess Kate's "Together At Christmas" carol service on December 6, unlike her older sister Beatrice.

Princess Beatrice is now expected to spend the holidays with the Windsor side of the family.

Princess Beatrice made an unexpected appearance at the Royal Family’s Christmas celebrations at Sandringham, delighting onlookers as she joined the traditional walk to St Mary

Since 1988, and apart from during the Covid-19 lockdown, the Royals have spent Christmas in Norfolk.

The Royal Family's traditional Christmas gathering at Sandringham has made more headlines than usual this year amid Prince Andrew's latest scandal. But while it was reported last week that Andrew and the rest of his family wouldn't be coming to Norfolk for the holidays,