Princess Eugenie 'reluctant' to take on more royal duties due to major fear about workload

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Princess Eugenie is "reluctant" to step up and take on royal duties because it "does take up your whole life", King Charles's former butler has claimed.

The Princess of York, who celebrated her 34th birthday on Saturday, is faced with growing calls for more royals to step up and help the monarchy with two of its star players, King Charles and the Princess of Wales are out of action as they undergo cancer treatment.

But former royal butler Grant Harrold, who worked for the King for seven years, said that while Eugenie is "competent" to do so, she is "cautious" to step up as "you can't switch [the schedule] on and off".

Speaking on behalf of Fruity Slots, Mr Harrold said: "Princess Eugenie is probably cautious to step up to Royal duties because it does take up your whole life.

"I've seen the schedules and you can't switch it on and off. Eugenie is very keen to have her own career and that's something she is very passionate about - so yes, she probably is reluctant to take on Royal duties."

Princess Eugenie is 'cautious' over stepping up for royal duties, says expert (Image: Getty)

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But the royal expert added that in the near future, we could see Sarah Ferguson's younger daughter become a working senior member of the Royal Family.

He explained: "She's currently a non-working royal but as times become more desperate, it's very likely we will see her move from that to become a working senior member of the family.

"Let's remember the late Queen became the Queen and that shouldn't have happened, so you never know.

"Eugenie is very competent, so I’ve no doubt that if she does step up, she will do so very successfully."

Princess Eugenie is not a working member of the Royal Family (Image: Getty)

It comes as the princess posted an adorable never-before-seen picture of her baby boy Ernest on social media last night to mark her birthday.

Dressed in a beige high-neck knit and matching cream headband, the Princess dressed her baby boy in blue and grey and held him by the waist in the heartfelt snap.

She captioned the post: "The best gift of all are my boys.. so on this birthday I'm cherishing family and loved ones."