Prince Andrew was left ‘crushed and a little bit confused’ after he was excluded from Monday’s Order of the Garter Day service, a royal professional has mentioned.
Although he surrendered his royal duties and patronages over his intercourse abuse case, the Duke of York nonetheless enjoys royal privileges and was anticipated to attend the normal procession at Windsor Fort.
His ‘surprising return’ to the highlight was mentioned to have been given the blessing of the Queen, who is claimed to have a ‘large tender spot’ for her second son.
Nevertheless it’s believed a last-minute intervention from Prince William and Prince Charles meant the disgraced royal was banned from the high-profile ceremony.
In response to royal biographer Omid Scobie, who can also be a detailed buddy of Meghan Markle, Andrew’s staff had already been ‘laying the foundations’ of his return to public life.
In his column for Yahoo Information, Mr Scobie mentioned Andrew’s velvet Garter gown have been out of storage and prepped to put on for the ceremony.
Forward of the service, Mr Scobie mentioned he obtained a textual content from a palace supply revealing ‘I can be very stunned if [William and Charles] let this occur’.
‘I’m advised that earlier within the week, the duke was beneath the impression that the blessing had been given for him to affix his members of the family within the ceremony,’ he added.
‘To say there was a reluctance to fully take away Prince Andrew from all facets of royal life is an understatement.
‘The reluctance was additionally clear when Andrew was allowed to stroll the Queen in entrance of the world’s media for Prince Philip’s televised memorial service, and when he was given the go-ahead to attend a few of the Platinum Jubilee occasions (a plan solely stopped in its tracks by a constructive Covid-19 check consequence).’
After a significant settlement with Virginia Giuffre, made with out accepting legal responsibility, the monarchy’s ‘reluctance to fully take away Andrew from all facets of royal life’ is ‘damaging’ the household, the professional added.
His damning feedback come after the Duke of Cambridge reportedly threatened to withdraw from the Order of the Garter Day service if his uncle was given a job on the occasion.
Whereas the royals made a ‘household resolution’ to ban Andrew, William and Charles have been mentioned to have lobbied the Queen.
Metro.co.uk has contacted Prince Andrew’s staff for a remark.
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