Princess Eugenie steps down from anti-slavery charity

Princess Eugenie has stepped down as patron of charity Anti-Slavery International, a role she has held for seven years. The UK-based organisation thanked the princess for her support and confirmed its relationship had ended in a statement. No reason was given for the severing of ties, but it follows the recent release of Epstein files which heaped further pressure on her father, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, over his links to the late convicted sex offender. Eugenie's departure from Anti-Slavery International comes after the Charity Commission confirmed it was "assessing concerns" about a separate charity, The Anti-Slavery Collective, which the princess co-founded in 2017. Mountbatten-Windsor has denied any wrongdoing from his association with Jeffrey Epstein. Eugenie, 35, her sister Princess Beatrice, 37, and their mother Sarah Ferguson are also repeatedly mentioned in the emails and documents. BBC News has attempted to contact Eugenie. Being named among the Epstein files is not an indication of wrongdoing. Anti-Slavery International, which has been running for 180 years, describes its mission as helping to prevent slavery in its many forms, including child slavery, forced labour an