However, the pair kept a close bond with the York sisters and last year even bought a house close to Eugenie’s home in Portugal.
Harry and Meghan have previously opened up about their relationship with the sisters. They revealed they were joined by Eugenie at a Halloween party in Toronto in 2016, just hours before the couple’s relationship was announced.
The Duchess said on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2021: “The four of us just snuck out in Halloween costumes to just have one fun night out on the town before it was out in the world that we were a couple.”
Meanwhile, Harry revealed in his memoir, Spare, of the night: “We invited Euge and Jack to join us for Halloween. And Meg’s best friend Markus.
“Toronto’s Soho House was having a big party and the theme was ‘apocalypse’. Dress accordingly. I mumbled to Meg that I’d not had great luck with themed fancy-dress parties, but I’d give it another go.”
He added: “For help with my costume, I’d turned to a friend, the actor Tom Hardy, before I left home. I’d phoned him to ask if I could borrow his costume from Mad Max.
“‘The whole thing? Yes, please, mate!’ The whole kit. He’d given it all to me before I left Britain, and now I tried it on in Meg’s little bathroom. When I came out, she roared with laughter.”
Despite their close relationship with the Montecito couple, Beatrice and Eugenie were snapped supporting the Firm in a variety of ways last year.
In the summer, the sisters joined Prince William for the Sovereign’s Garden Party at Buckingham Palace.
Last month, Beatrice, who is expecting her second child, spent Christmas with the royals in Sandringham. Eugenie was absent, spending her holidays with her husband Jack Brooksbank’s family instead.