Princess Eugenie has revealed that people tell her she ‘looks better in person’ after she was photographed in awkward moments when she was younger.
The royal mother of two, 33, spoke about the pressure she feels running her own Instagram account on the White Wine Question Time podcast, hosted by Kate Thornton, as well as her own body image.
During the interview, she revealed that she was afraid she would be trolled online, and as a result, she carefully plans all her social media posts and asks others for advice beforehand.
As a public figure, she also discussed her concerns that she may be sharing too much about her family life, making her think twice about how and when she posts a photo.
After growing up in the spotlight, Eugenie also revealed that people tell her she ‘looks better in real life’ after being photographed in awkward moments over the years.
Princess Eugenie (pictured with Beatrice at the Vogue Awards) revealed she finds managing her own Instagram account ‘the most stressful thing in the world’
The royal said: ‘I do my own Instagram and I find it the most stressful thing in the world.
“Before I post, I text about five people to ask if it’s okay, am I being screwed?”
She recalls a time when she wrote “your” instead of “you” and was abused by Instagram users for her grammar mistake.
“I panicked,” she remembers. ‘I’ve been very picky ever since.
Eugenie also added that she feels a responsibility to be respectful to her family in terms of what she shares on social media.
“I don’t want to overdo my children and my family life, I’m constantly looking for balance,” she said.
The princess reflected on some ‘terrible’ photos taken of her in awkward moments as she left bars over the years
Eugenie said she wanted people to realize she has a good sense of humor when it comes to awkward photos of her taken in the past
Princess Eugenie revealed that she feels pressure when she posts things on Instagram
After growing up in the public eye, Eugenie joked about “terrible” photos of herself taken in the past.
“There have been some terribly ugly images of us coming out of bars,” she said. ‘People come up to me and say, ‘You look much better in real life.’
‘Beatrice and I, like many of our cousins, have had very difficult phases. I’m proud of my incredibly strange appearance.’
Elsewhere in the interview, Eugenie spoke about her late grandmother and other members of her family.
The royal mother of two, 33, discussed her close relationship with her late grandmother, who she calls “one of the best people in the world”, her mother Sarah Ferguson, and her big sister Princess Beatrice.
In an interview on the White Wine Question Time podcast, hosted by Kate Thornton, the royal family also discussed its work in tackling modern slavery through the Anti-Slavery Collective.
Speaking to Kate about her work ethic, which she believes she inherited from her family, the royal praised her late grandmother, saying she and all the grandchildren “learned from her how to do things.”
She also noticed how often Her Majesty’s sense of humor was evident and that she could always surprise her family.
Referring to the Queen’s James Bond sketch during the London Olympics opening ceremony in 2012, Eugenie revealed that she and the rest of the family had no idea their grandmother had filmed the bit.
In the sketch, Her Majesty was joined by Daniel Craig’s 007 at Buckingham Palace as he picked up the monarch and her Corgis for a special mission – which later saw her ‘skydive’ into the Olympic Stadium and land right in her seat.
“No one knew… it was amazing,” she said. “We were all surprised.”
She added that she loved seeing her cousin Zara Tindall – or ‘Z’, as she calls her – compete in the Games and win a silver medal in the Equestrian team event, which was presented to her by Princess Anne.
Elsewhere in the interview, Eugenie discussed the ways in which she had been influenced by her late grandmother.
The princess said: ‘She was simply one of the best people in the world.
“Her sense of duty and dedication and her love for her people, it really happened in public, as you all saw, and it happened privately with us.
‘We also learned from her how to do things, how to talk to people, how to stay strong, dutiful and kind, she really taught us that.
“When she died, I said to people, how lucky I am to have a part of her in me.”
Speaking about other members of her family, Eugenie revealed her close bond with Princess Beatrice, her older sister, who she described as a ‘wonderful mother’ to daughter Sienna.
The royal revealed she calls her sister for “almost everything.”
Likewise, she praised her mother, Sarah Ferguson, for instilling in her the need to “give back” to society.
‘She’s started a charity herself and built schools and gone around the world… her example is definitely something I live by.’
During the interview, Princess Eugenie also revealed that she calls Tracey Emin ‘Aunt Tracey’ after the couple became friends as ‘English women living in New York’.
“I met her in England, but we moved to New York at the same time,” she revealed.
‘She became Aunt Tracey because we hung out in New York without really knowing anyone.
“I’d seen everything she’d done in 1997.”
‘I did art history at school and read about her.
‘When you see them in a history book and then meet them in real life, it’s bizarre.
“It usually involved going to her apartment, having dinner, talking about her art.
“We were going to have brunch in New York. She is such a sweet person, I would like to get to know her, she is such a special woman.’