Prince Andrew wishes the wrong daughter happy birthday in awkward Twitter gaffe
IT’S Princess Beatrice’s 31st birthday today and in an awkward Twitter slip-up her dad, the Duke of York, appears to have mistaken her for her younger sister.
Prince Andrew, 59, did a tribute photo post to his eldest daughter, but instead used four images of Princess Eugenie, 29.
One of the birthday photos was even of Princess Eugenie on her wedding day last October.
The mistake was quickly spotted on HRH’s official Twitter account and was removed and replaced by four heartfelt shots of the correct daughter.
However, the error didn’t go undetected by royal fans, and some screenshotted the wrong photos before they were deleted.
One uploaded the unfortunate tweet and wrote the caption: “Emmm this is a wee bit awkward?!?!”
Another joked: “I never know who is Eugenie and who is Beatrice – thank god I’m not alone and their dad have the same problem.”
Both Prince Andrew and mum Sarah Ferguson, 59, did sweet tributes on Instagram for their first born.
Fergie shared snaps from the York family album, and referred to her as “dearest Beatrice”.
We previously shared how bookies have suspended bets on Princess Beatrice announcing engagement to new boyfriend this year.
We shared how Prince Harry’s ex Ellie Goulding will invite royal cousins Beatrice and Eugenie to her wedding – but Harry & Meghan Markle unlikely to be there.
And we revealed back in April Eduardo has moved in to Princess Beatrice’s home in St James’ Palace.