Of course it is but then these young ladies do have the example of their older HRH cousins, William and Harry before them as well. They also seem to think that they only way to have a good time is to get drunk at very public places and make spectacles of themselves.
Okay, whoa, I think we should be careful here. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but have we ever had any proof that Beatrice and Eugenie were actually "drunk" at a public place? I can see that someone might think Eugenie made a spectacle of herself with the pole dance request and the "nude frolicking"--but the latter wasn't in a very public place. And I don't think one can argue that drunken public behaviour is the only way the two of them know how to have a good time.
pamk also wrote that "Beatrice is immature and holds a false sense of identity as being different and special." I don't know if Beatrice is immature, but quite possibly she is; she does seem to do things that are naive. As for "a false sense of identity as being different and special", though, this is exactly the problem: if it's a false sense of identity and her royal status really does
not make her different or special, then why is she always asked to maintain a certain standard of behaviour, be photographed performing acts of charity, etc?
I agree to some extent that the royal family can bring needed publicity to charitable causes, but in the case of Beatrice and Eugenie, the main rationale behind the call for more charitable endeavours by the two of them seems to be the protection of their reputations: ie. if the girls are photographed at nightclubs less often and at charities more, they will be be setting a better example as royals.
Well said, Muriel. Also the Wales boys did engage themselves in some sort of social work abroad during their gap year. William in South America, if I remember correctly, and Harry in South Africa. Whereas the York girls seem to be travelling, partying ... etc. The personal shopper experience of Beatrice is ridiculous compared to a work camp where the hands really do get dirty.
I think the two of them have both expressed interest in charitable causes, and by the way, there was a certain trip to Turkey and Romania recently which went beyond a "personal shopper" experience, but this seemed to stir up criticism rather than praise for the girls. Right now I'm not really going to pass judgment on whether that trip was a good idea in light of the girls' role as members of the royal family, but it does illustrate that it's awfully hard for Beatrice and Eugenie to win. When they do something other than partying, it's seen as too publicity-hungry, too far away when there are charities closer home, too political, too-just-not-the-way-it's-done. Apparently Beatrice and Eugenie ought to get their hands dirty--just not dirty in a political situation or anything truly controversial.