20 October 2023 , 09:42
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Princess Eugenie has revealed the heartbreaking eight-word compliment people in public always come up to her and tell her.
The 33-year-old made the revelation as she discussed her successful Instagram account while appearing on Kate Thornton's White Wine Question Time Podcast. Eugenie is one of few royals to have a public account and she explained that she uses the platform in a bid to show people "the real me". However, she admitted that running her account is 'the most stressful thing in the world' because her spelling is so bad - and also confessed that people often come up to her and say "Oh, you're much better looking in real life".
Princess Eugenie at the Vogue World event last month (Dave Benett/Getty Images)
Eugenie with husband Jack Brooksbank (UK Press via Getty Images)The mum-of-two explained members of the public are surprised she does not look as bad as "terrifyingly ugly photos" of her coming out of bars which they have seen online. She said: "I want people to know me because I think there has been so much misinformation... Or, if you see a picture or a terrifyingly ugly photo of us coming out of a bar... The action shots that some people get - it's not the nicest photos. I have people come up to me sometimes and say 'Oh, you are much better looking in real life'. Is that a compliment? I don't know."
Meanwhile, Eugenie - daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson - said she gets nervous posting on Instagram. She said: "I do my own Instagram and I find it the most stressful thing in the world. I get so nervous. Before I post I have to text about five people asking them if it's okay or if it's got a spelling mistake, am I going to get trolled?"
Eugenie shared a poignant picture showing her alongside her late grandmother the Queen (Princess Eugenie/Instagram)Recalling one incident, the princess, who is married to Jack Brooksbank, added: "I wrote 'your' - y o u r - rather than y o u ' r e. Then I had lots of people go 'That's not how you say it' and I freaked out and it was just something so insignificant. Ever since then, I have been really particular about my spelling."
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Eugenie has 1.8 million followers on Instagram and regularly shares family pictures as well as posts campaigning against modern slavery. Last month on September 8, a year after the late Queen died at age 96, she shared a previously unseen poignant picture of the two of them sitting together on a bench at Balmoral.
The princess added: "I want to be respectful to the family I come from and the fact that I have a job as well as do my charity work so I have got to find a really good balance. I also don't want to over-post my children, my family life, or anything like that. I am constantly finding a balance. It is really thought out in terms of 'Should I do this? Should I not?' I do get nervous but I wanted people to see the real me and to know that I have a sense of humour and I take the mick out of stupid outfits we used to wear."
White Wine Question Time is available to listen to on all podcast platforms.