Charity Commission opens case into Princess Eugenie's Anti-Slavery Collective
The charity commission has opened a regulatory compliance case into Anti-Slavery Collective, the charity co-founded by Princess Eugenie in 2017. The watchdog said on Wednesday it is continuing to assess concerns raised about charitable spending and will engage further with the trustees.
"We have opened a regulatory compliance case into Anti-Slavery Collective to continue assessing concerns raised with us about charitable spending," a Charity Commission spokesperson said. The charity's most recently available accounts, for the year ending 5 April 2025, show donations of £48,000 and salaries of £191,537.
Anti-Slavery Collective accounts
The new case follows earlier scrutiny this year. In March, the Charity Commission said it was assessing concerns raised in the media about charitable spending at The Anti-Slavery Collective to determine what role there is, if any, for the Commission.
News reported in October that the charity had raised £1.5m in donations in the previous financial year and had distributed very little, leaving £1.3m carried forward. Those figures helped prompt the spending questions now sitting at the center of the regulator's case.
Princess Eugenie and patronage
Anti-Slavery Collective was co-founded by Princess Eugenie in 2017. The charity focuses on victims of sex trafficking, and the latest accounts show it spent £191,537 on salaries in the year ending 5 April 2025, double what it spent on charity programmes.
Earlier this year, Eugenie stepped down as patron of Anti-Slavery International after seven years. The charity thanked her for her support and said their relationship had ended.
Charity Commission trustees
The commission said it will be engaging further with the charity's trustees as part of the case. Andrew Lownie, the royal biographer, has described the charity Eugenie is involved with as a "preposterously inappropriate cause," adding another layer to the scrutiny surrounding the organization.
For the charity, the immediate issue is no longer just public criticism. The regulator has moved from assessment to a formal case, and the trustees now face direct engagement over how the money was spent and whether their filings withstand that review.
