Pregnant Princess Beatrice is stepping out for Christmas with King Charles despite Prince Andrew's absence amid fallout around his alleged connection to a Chinese "spy."

Princess Beatrice had a last-minute change of plan and decided to join the royals at Sandringham for Christmas despite her father Prince Andrew and sister Princess Eugenie not being there

Princess Beatrice was pictured alongside her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, and young stepson as they walked to church with the rest of the Royal Family on Christmas morning. Prince Andrew 's eldest daughter, 36, is pregnant with their second child. She is due in the early spring.

PEOPLE confirmed Beatrice will join the royal family’s Sandringham gathering instead of traveling to be with in-laws in Italy

Princess Beatrice is now expected to spend the holidays with the Windsor side of the family.

On her doctor’s recommendation, she and her husband will spend the holiday at Sandringham, though Prince Andrew will not.

Each year on Christmas Day, the royal family makes a tradition of turning out in their Sunday best for their annual walk to services at the Church of St Mary Magdalene near their Sandringham estate in Norfolk. And among them this year was Princess Beatrice.

Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie made a surprise appearance at King Charles' Buckingham Palace Christmas lunch on Dec. 19 amid their father Prince Andrew's latest scandal.

Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie are skipping the royal family's Christmas at Sandringham amid Prince Andrew’s latest scandal

Princess Beatrice attended the Sandringham Christmas Day church service, joining other senior members of the Royal Family including King Charles, Queen Camilla and the Prince and Princess of Wales. Beatrice,