Princess Eugenie has put her podcast on hold due to Prince Andrew’s links to Jeffrey Epstein

Princess Eugenie was about to launch a new project — but now embarrassing claims about her father have forced her into silence.

Princess Eugenie will likely put her upcoming antislavery and sex trafficking podcast on the back burner — in light of accusations that her father, Prince Andrew, was tied to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, according to a new report.

Eugenie, 29, who launched the Anti-Slavery Collective charity with co-founder Julia de Boinville, announced the upcoming podcast last month — but now is leaning toward delaying its start, a source close to the princess told The Sun this week.

Both Eugenie and her sister, Beatrice, 31, have struggled with allegations that their father participated in his paedophile pal’s behaviour — a suggestion that the prince has condemned as “abhorrent,” theNew York Post reports.

Eugenie and Andrew on her wedding day. Picture: Supplied

Prince Andrew pictured with irginia Roberts Giuffre. Picture: US District Court Southern District of Florida

“It’s all very difficult for Eugenie at the moment — she and Beatrice are very close to their father and are being very supportive,” the source told The Sun. “But obviously the timing of her antislavery and sex trafficking initiative is hugely difficult given the renewed headlines around Andrew.”

“She won’t want to launch a new podcast against modern-day slavery, when that’s exactly what Epstein was doing,” the source added. “I’d expect the launch to be quietly put back.”

It’s unclear whether the Queen’s granddaughter was set to host the podcast, which was being developed with the antislavery movement Freedom United — and set to include a speaker series titled, “Tech Tackles Trafficking,” according to the report.

“It’s forced labour, forced marriage, domestic servitude,” Eugenie said upon announcing her podcast, according to the report. “It’s people not being paid correctly.”

Meantime, Andrew is being supported by his ex-wife, Sarah “Fergie” Ferguson through the scandal.

Fergie accompanied Andrew on a private jet from Spain, where the former couple were on luxury holiday together in Sotogrande. Fergie reportedly planned the trip as Andrew was starting to “s*** himself” over the allegations.

“Andrew and Fergie flew back together on Wednesday. He knows he has to come back and face the music,” a source told The Sun.

“The optics were not a good look, with so many stories about the Epstein accusers while he was on a sunny golf course in Spain.”

Prince Andrew and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson (with daughter Beatrice, far right), have remained close since their divorce in 1996. Picture: Getty Images

“He’s having a series of talks with advisers this week about how to salvage his reputation going forward.”

But it seems that Andrew has a supporter in his ex.

“Fergie remains entirely committed to him and is proud to stand by her man at one of his darkest hours,” the source added.

PRINCE ANDREW ALLEGATIONS

One of Epstein’s alleged sex slaves, Virginia Giuffre, claims the disgraced financier coerced her to have sex with Andrew when she was underage.

She claimed in court papers that she had sex with the duke when she was 17, three times — in London, at Epstein’s New York home and at an “orgy” on his private island in the Caribbean.

“It is emphatically denied that the Duke of York had any form of sexual contact or relationship with [Giuffre],” the royal household said in a statement. “The allegations made are false and without any foundation.

Prince Andrew was a close associate of the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Picture: AP

Video obtained by the Daily Mail also showed the prince waving goodbye to a brunette woman from inside Epstein’s Upper East Side mansion back in 2010.

“[Andrew] has been appalled by the recent reports of Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged crimes,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement. “His Royal Highness deplores the exploitation of any human being and the suggestion he would condone, participate in or encourage any such behaviour is abhorrent.”

This story first appeared in the New York Post and has been edited and republished here with permission.