Since Meghan Markle and Prince Harry announced they were standing down from senior Royal Family duties this year, the spotlight has been on a variety of other royals, including Eugenie and her sister Princess Beatrice. Beatrice delighted royal fans across the globe after it emerged she had secretly wed now-husband and property developer Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in a small ceremony at the Royal Chapel of All Saints in Windsor Great Park. The sisters have helped raise awareness of numerous charities following the Sussexes’ resignation, with both appearing on calls to support organisations during the coronavirus pandemic.
But in a throwback report, Eugenie once admitted to being tested while she prepared for her own marriage, as well as continuing her own work within her charitable endeavours.
Eugenie discussed how she had co-founded the Anti-Slavery Collective, an initiative with the ambition to openly discuss the issues of modern slavery.
She also partnered with Project Zero, which aims to rid the world of single-use plastics.
Alongside this, she was working with the Teenage Cancer Trust, and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, the hospital Eugenie used to correct scoliosis in 2002.
With most of her evenings spent attending events, she told Vogue in 2018: “There are meltdowns.
“But we have very understanding bosses.”
After graduating from Newcastle University, the now-30-year-old moved to New York to work for online auction firm Paddle8.
She then moved on to Hauser & Wirth art gallery as an associate director and was promoted to be a director in 2017.
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Eugenie added: “At the moment I’m picking up the mantle of anti-plastics, so I work with Project Zero which has just partnered with Sky Ocean Rescue.
“Together, they’re trying to end single-use plastic.
“My whole house is anti-plastic now. Jack and I want our wedding to be like that as well – we’ve got to look after this planet.”
The main issue surrounding plastics is that it emits methane, which contributes to the greenhouse effect.
In July 2018, Eugenie was made the Ambassador of Project Zero, which is bidding to restore the planet’s oceans and protect all of its inhabitants.
