Her sister might have celebrated her coming of age with a lavish fancy-dress party, but Princess Eugenie has gone for something a little more low-key.

She is spending her 18th birthday today in the Swiss ski resort of Verbier with the Duchess of York and Princess Beatrice.

The Princess wore a lurid pair of lime-green ski pants when she took to the slopes with her mother yesterday.

It is understood that the Queen offered Eugenie the chance to hold a Windsor Castle bash similar to the one her sister had in 2006. But the Princess chose a holiday instead.

A friend said last night: “She’s out there with a group of her own friends, including a couple of boys, but there is no one special in her life. She has plenty of male admirers.” (via Daily Mail)