This Is Why

The idea of two princesses living in luxury while the King pays their rent may have seemed normal in days gone by – but surely not in 2026.

Beatrice and Eugenie, the daughters of former prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, have been enjoying that very arrangement despite being non-working royals.

So, who are Beatrice and Eugenie? How have they navigated the scandal over their parents' links to Jeffrey Epstein? And is it right the King still pays their rent?

Niall Paterson is joined by Sky's royal correspondent Laura Bundock.

Have you got a question for Niall? Email the show – why@sky.uk

He was already the richest man on the planet. Now Elon Musk's wealth is about to go stratospheric.

The SpaceX founder will become the world's first trillionaire when he launches the company on the US stock market next week.

One trillion seconds amounts to a staggering 31,700 years. One trillion dollars would give Musk almost unimaginable influence.

What are the dangers of him – and other tech giants – amassing so much wealth?

Niall Paterson is on the money with Sky’s business correspondent Paul Kelso.

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Moscow may have hit Ukraine with one of its biggest attacks of the war so far - but is it Russia’s economy that’s starting to crack?

Businesses are closing while bills and taxes are on the rise – as the growing cost of the conflict is felt on the high street and in homes as much as the battlefield.

With his hometown under attack from Ukrainian drones, what does Vladimir Putin fear most - losses on the frontline, unrest over the struggling economy, or the possibility both could combine to threaten his control?

Sky’s Ivor Bennett sends a snapshot from St Petersburg, while Niall Paterson is joined by our military analyst Professor Michael Clarke.

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Is the murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak a new low for the police - or an excuse for political point scoring?

Henry was handcuffed as he lay dying after being stabbed, having been falsely accused of racially abusing his Sikh killer, Vickrum Digwa.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage claims this is yet another example of 'two-tier policing', where white people are treated differently to ethnic minorities.

Are those allegations justified? Do police forces in England have an institutional problem with race? Or are the facts and statistics being ignored to suit a political agenda?

Niall Paterson is joined by Clifford Stott, professor of policing research at the Open University.

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A year on from publishing a plan to make the UK's military fit for purpose, the government still hasn't said where the money's coming from.

It now admits the long-delayed defence investment plan is still weeks away from being published.

The prime minister has committed to spend 3.5% of GDP on core defence by 2035 - but is Sir Keir Starmer willing to sanction cuts elsewhere, from welfare or the NHS, to pay for it?

As the US seemingly turns its back on NATO and the threat from Russia increases, is the UK taking defence spending seriously enough?

Niall Paterson is joined by Sky's military analyst Sean Bell.

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