“Andrés, you are a sick old man!” East cry launched against the third son of Elizabeth II in Edinburgh exemplifies the discomfort caused by the presence of this disgraced prince in the farewell to the late queenfollowed worldwide.
The Duke of York made a brief return to the public stage to mourn his mother, who died at Balmoral Castle at the age of 96 and who stripped him of his military titles earlier this year over a minor sexual assault scandal.
The 62-year-old man was the only son of the late monarch who walked in civilian clothes behind the coffinwhile his brothers, King Carlos III and Princes Ana and Eduardo, wore full-dress military uniforms.
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His role during the 11 days of national mourning is one of several awkward issues for the House of Windsor, which must also grapple with the rift between heir to the throne William and his brother Harry, who appeared unexpectedly together on Saturday.
A sign of discomfort was the cry released by a man, while the former helicopter pilot walked in silence behind the hearse that transported the mortal remains of his mother to the cathedral of Saint Giles in Edinburgh for a religious service.
“As a member of the family, as a son of the queen, (Andrés) is logically in mourning for his mother”, but “I would be very surprised if there is any role for the Duke of York in the future”, estimates Robert Hazell, constitutional expert from University College London.
The role of this divorced former playboy also attracted attention during the funeral of his late father, Prince Philip, in March. Surprisingly, Andrew arrived with the queen by car and escorted her down the aisle of Westminster Abbey.
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His exile reflects the serious damage he is estimated to have done to the royal family with his friendship with tycoon Jeffrey Epstein.who committed suicide in August 2019 in the United States after being accused of sexual exploitation of minors.
Andrés, father of two daughters -the princesses Beatriz and Eugenia-, He was accused of sexually abusing Virginia Giuffre when she was 17 years old, charges he ended by paying millions of dollars in an out-of-court settlement.
The Duke of York, already facing calls to step back from public life, gave a disastrous 2019 BBC interview in which he offered a lame defense and questioned the authenticity of a photograph of him with Giuffre.
(Keep reading: Charles III gives his first speech as a new monarch before the British Parliament).
Virginia Giuffre first met Ghislaine Maxwell when working at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago.
Ghislaine and Epstein groomed her, abused her and then “passed her around like a platter of fruit.” She was offered her up a couple of times to Prince Andrew starting at age 17. pic.twitter.com/sN6bTO3S7t— Arthur Casey (@ArthurCasey514) September 8, 2022
The queen, who was said for a long time to see Andrew as her “favorite son”, he stripped him of his titles in early 2022, allegedly under pressure from the current monarch Charles III and the new Crown Prince William.
Royal biographer Robert Jobson reported this week that William, who was seen driving Andrew to Balmoral to accompany the queen on her deathbed, is opposed to a return of his uncle to public life.
The once popular member of the royal family for his active service during the Falklands War against Argentina in 1982 seems now destined for more modest private responsibilities.
He and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, who continue to share a home near Windsor Castle, will adopt the beloved corgi dogs. of the queen, Muick and Sandy, following the sovereign’s death, her spokesman said over the weekend.
Prince Harry, also ‘vetoed’
In addition to Prince Andrew, Prince Hary, grandson of the queen, will not be able to wear a military uniform at the state funeral for being “royalty members without official duties”, according to a statement from Buckingham Palace.
Harry will only be able to wear a day suit at the events leading up to the funeral, during the official days of mourning, despite the fact that the youngest son of King Charles III spent 10 years in the Army, including two periods serving missions in the province of Helmand, in Afghanistan, in 2008.
The Duke of Sussex and his wife, Meghan, stepped down as full-time members of the monarchy in January 2020. to move to the United States, where they reside with their young children, Archie and Lilibet.
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