United Kingdom, March 30 -- Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie will reportedly not attend the royal family's traditional Easter Sunday church service in Windsor.

Amid continuing scrutiny linked to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal involving their parents Andrew Windsor and Sarah Ferguson, it's said Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, 35, have agreed not to join senior members of the royal family at the Easter Matins service -a decision understood to have been made with the "agreement and understanding" of King Charles, 77. The service, held at St George's Chapel and followed by a private lunch at Windsor Castle, is a longstanding fixture in the royal calendar.

The apparent upcoming absence of Beatrice and Eugenie, reported by the Daily Telegraph, comes a...