The daughters of the disgraced Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor have declined their invitation to Kate Middleton’s carol service at Westminster Abbey amid ongoing royal fallout.

Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie of York, cousins to Prince William and Harry, posted a formal apology on social media, saying they were unable to attend Friday evening’s holiday event.

“Wish Bea and I could have been celebrating tonight with our family,” Eugenie wrote in a post to Instagram.

“Wishing @princeandprincessofwales such a special evening at her incredible carol service. What an amazing message of love and hope.”

The Princess of Wales is thought to have personally invited the sisters to her “Together at Christmas” carol service in an effort to keep the British royal family united during the public scanda

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