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Princess Beatrice's rare live appearance on national TV is a big 'hint' that she and her sister Eugenie may be gently pushing for more official duties from King Charles, royal experts told MailOnline today.
Beatrice, 35, popped up on ITV's This Morning to reveal that her mother Sarah Ferguson is 'all clear' of skin cancer following a 'bumpy health scare last year'.
She was stood on top of the Empire State Building in New York for an event in partnership with the charity Outward Bound.
Biographer and royal commentator Phil Dampier told MailOnline today that her appearance on Britain's top morning TV show is not a coincidence at a time when the King and the Princess of Wales are battling cancer.
He said: 'I get the impression Beatrice and Eugenie are stepping up their charity work, and dropping subtle hints to the King that they would be willing to take on some royal duties if asked.
'The King recently took over some 300 patronages from his mother and father, but it’s a big workload, especially as he’s battling cancer'.
He added: 'Done carefully with Palace approval, I think it could be arranged so that they [Beatrice and Eugenie] take on some non-controversial roles with worthy causes like hospitals, schools and even the military'.
Princess Beatrice, 35, told ITV 's This Morning that Sarah Ferguson is 'thriving' at 64 - in a TV appearance experts have said was telling in its timing
She told the programme that both she and her sister Princess Eugenie are 'so proud' of her and have 'modelled their own health considerations on that'. Sarah, Beatrice and Eugenie pictured in November
'I think Bea and Eugenie could do some minor roles, but the problem is it’s difficult to be half in and half out of the royal firm, as Harry and Meghan have discovered'.
Mr Dampier said that while their parents the Duke and Duchess of York have been accused of 'cashing in on their royal status' - their children are keeping their heads down.
Mr Dampier said that the late Queen's affection for their mother may help.
He said: 'Beatrice and her sister Eugenie are always very happy to talk about their mother to whom they are very close.
'They call themselves the tripod as they are inseparable and always support each other through thick and thin.
'The late Queen had a soft spot for Fergie despite her faults, and always said : “The one thing you can say about her is that she’s a good mother'.
Beatrice made a shock TV appearance yesterday.
She told ITV's This Morning that both she and her sister Princess Eugenie are 'so proud' of her and have 'modelled their own health considerations on that'.
'She's been through so much,' she added. 'And her sense of purpose and resilience really keeps me going,' she added.
'Really now she's sort of coming into her own. We're just reminded when any parent or individual has a health scenario - just really get the checks that you need to get and as early as you possibly can.
'We're really lucky in the UK to make sure you can get those checks best you can and hopefully we can be there to support each other when anyone goes through a health scare.'
In March, the Duchess of York (pictured earlier this earlier) was told there appears to be no spread of her skin cancer following another bout of surgery
The royal sported a chic khaki jacket over a black dress as she attended the event in New York yesterday
In her first ever live television interview Beatrice also opened about working with the charity Outward Bound, which empowers young people to find the joy in outdoor events and learning
The This Morning team also sent their best wishes to Beatrice following the Royal Family's bout of health issues this year - with King Charles III and Kate Middleton also opening up about cancer diagnoses, to which the Princess said: 'There's nothing more important than family.
In March,
