Add Princess Beatrice, the granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, to the growing list of politicians and celebrities around the world who have been accused of thinking that COVID-19 restrictions don’t apply to them.

Beatrice and her husband, Edoardo Mozzi, were caught dining indoors at a luxury London restaurant last week with five people from different households, The Sun reported. Beatrice’s gathering appeared to violate Tier 2 lockdown rules that were in place in the British capital at the time. Under Tier 2, only members of the same household can gather indoors, including in restaurants.

News of Beatrice’s questionable dinner hit as London moves into more restrictive Tier 3 on Wednesday to stem rapidly rising coronavirus cases in the British capital.

A unnamed royal source tried to defend Beatrice’s dinner at the pricey Mayfair restaurant Isabel, telling The Sun that she and her real estate developer husband were attending an “introductory work meeting,” but under Tier 2, “gatherings for work purposes are only allowed where they are reasonably necessary,” and “meals to socialize with work colleagues are not permitted.”

Whether or not Beatrice and her husband were participating in a “work meeting,” plenty of socializing appeared to be taking place during the three-hour meal, other diners told The Sun. The tabloid also published photos of Beatrice at the restaurant.

Price & Product Availability Tracker

Discover where products are available & compare prices

Diners told The Sun that Beatrice, the ninth in line to the British throne, and her companions were enjoying alcoholic drinks with their meals. A bottle of wine at Isabel can cost more than $2,000, The Sun said.

“It looked like a very social event to me,” the diner told The Sun.

“Beatrice and her friends were laughing, joking and enjoying themselves all evening,” the diner said. “If the royal family can’t get coronavirus rules right, what hope for the rest of us?”

At one point in the evening, Beatrice posed for a photo with one member of her group, her fashion-designer friend Peter Dundas, The Sun reported. Dundas later shared the photo online, saying it was good to “catch up” with Beatrice. He made no mention of seeing her at the restaurant for work purposes.

Beatrice is the daughter of disgraced Prince Andrew and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson. She is not a working member of the royal family and instead works for American software company Afiniti as “vice president of partnerships and strategy,” the Daily Mail reported.

News of the dinner also comes after Beatrice’s grandmother and other senior working members of the royal family have largely been credited with role modeling safe behavior during the pandemic.

Just last week, the queen, Prince Charles, Prince William, Kate Middleton and other senior royals wore masks and maintained physical distance as they gathered outside at Windsor Castle — the only time the royal family is expected to gather this holiday season. Because of the public health crisis, the queen has canceled her large annual gathering of extended family at her Sandringham country estate.

Beatrice and Mozzi canceled their original wedding plans in May, which would have included a ceremony at St. James’s Palace and a grand reception at Buckingham Palace, because of COVID-19. Instead, they wed in a low-key ceremony at Windsor Great Park with just about a dozen close family and friends present.

Buckingham Palace said the wedding took place “in accordance with all relevant Government Guidelines.” After the ceremony, Beatrice and Mozzi posed for a photo with her grandparents, Elizabeth and Prince Philip, standing at a safe social distance.

For the British public, Beatrice’s dinner is the latest reported COVID-19 violation by a favorite celebrity. Kay Burley, a presenter for Sky News, was suspended from being on air for six months after an internal investigation showed she broke lockdown rules by celebrating her 60th birthday with a dinner party in central London with nine others, the Daily Mail reported.

Pop star Rita Ora also was forced to apologize after being caught violating rules about self-isolating for 14 days after she returned from a trip to Egypt.

In the United States, several politicians and celebrities have incited outrage for enjoying lavish dinners, birthday parties and other multi-household gatherings in violation of lockdown rules that everyone else is expected to follow.

Many people in the United States, as well as in Britain, have been diligent about complying with public health orders, meaning they have gone for months without celebrating birthdays, anniversaries, graduations and holidays with family and friends.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom wasn’t quite so diligent and is fending off a recall effort partly fueled over his dining with friends at the opulent French Laundry restaurant in Napa Valley while telling pandemic-weary state residents to spurn social gatherings and stay home, the AP reported. 

San Francisco Mayor London Breed also dined out at the French Laundry the night after Newsom’s controversial gathering. Moreover, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and his family gathered at his parents’ home for Thanksgiving, while Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl dined out while calling the practice dangerous for everyone else.

In the entertainment world, Kim Kardashian faced an onslaught of criticism from fans after she boasted on Instagram about flying her family and friends to Tahiti in October to celebrate her 40th birthday. A week later, her supermodel sister, Kendal Jenner, hosted a crowded, Halloween-themed 25th birthday party — with guests shunning masks — on the rooftop of West Hollywood restaurant.

After reports surfaced of their dinner gatherings, Newsom and Breed acknowledged the problem with public figures failing to practice what they preach when it comes to public health warnings.

“While our family followed the restaurant’s health protocols and took safety precautions, we should have modeled better behavior and not joined the dinner,” Newsom said in a statement.

Breed added in a tweet: “What I especially regret is that the urgency of our public health message in this moment has never been more dire and my actions have distracted from that. We’re in a much different place than even just a few weeks ago and we need everyone to do their part, starting with me.”