Princess Anne has had sufficient of scandal-ridden Prince Andrew because the fallout from his longstanding relationship with the late intercourse trafficker Jeffrey Epstein continues.
“Anne has lengthy sided with the King,” Christopher Andersen, royal skilled and writer of Brothers and Wives, solely advised Us Weekly on Friday, October 17. “She is as fed up with Andrew as Charles and William are.”
(Charles is the firstborn of the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. After welcoming Charles in November 1948, the couple expanded their household with Anne in August 1950. The late Queen Elizabeth went on to welcome sons Andrew and Edward in February 1960 and March 1964, respectively.)
“Andrew bullied his little brother after they had been youthful, however they grew nearer over time,” Andersen continued of Andrew and his brother Edward’s relationship. “Nonetheless, Edward has no alternative however to completely assist Charles in his efforts to rid himself of the problematic Duke of York.”
On Friday, Prince Andrew introduced he’s giving up his official royal titles as his earlier connection to Epstein, who died by suicide in jail in 2019 whereas awaiting trial on federal costs of intercourse trafficking minors, continues to make headlines.
“In dialogue with The King, and my speedy and wider household, we have now concluded the continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the Royal Household,” Andrew stated in an announcement to Us. “I’ve determined, as I all the time have, to place my obligation to my household and nation first. I stand by my determination 5 years in the past to face again from public life.”
In keeping with Andersen, the King’s son, Prince William, performed a task in Prince Andrew’s determination to rescind his royal titles.
“Prince William has been urging his father the King to do one thing about Andrew for years,” Andersen defined. “The Epstein intercourse abuse scandal simply received’t go away — the royals are holding their breath, anxiously ready for the opposite shoe to drop as soon as all of the recordsdata are launched.”
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Prince Andrew had a well-documented friendship with the late convicted pedophile, lengthy after the latter’s 2008 conviction on intercourse trafficking costs. In 2019, Prince Andrew and Epstein had been accused of sexual abuse and intercourse trafficking by Virgina Giuffre, who died by suicide earlier this 12 months.
Prince Andrew has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, saying in a now infamous November 2019 BBC interview that he had no reminiscence of assembly Giuffre regardless of there being an image of the pair collectively when his accuser was underage. Giuffre later filed a lawsuit towards Prince Andrew in August 2021. In keeping with courtroom paperwork obtained by Us on the time, the lawsuit was settled out of courtroom for an undisclosed amount of cash.
In 2022, because of the sexual assault allegations and continued fallout from Andrew’s disastrous BBC interview, the late Queen Elizabeth stripped her son of his royal honors, medals and achievements.
Prince Andrew’s option to give up his royal title has drawn comparisons to Prince Harry’s royal stepback — however will Andrew additionally lose his safety element? “Regardless that he, like Harry, is now not a working royal, it seems that he’ll proceed to obtain royal safety,” royal skilled Christopher Andersen solely advised Us Weekly on […]
“With The Queen’s approval and settlement, The Duke of York’s navy affiliations and Royal patronages have been returned to The Queen,” Buckingham Palace introduced on the time. “The Duke of York will proceed to not undertake any public duties and is defending this case as a personal citizen.”
Andersen claims Prince Andrew was “Queen Elizabeth’s favourite baby,” which left the embattled royal to really feel as if “he may get away with just about something when she was alive.”
“He grew used to that,” Andersen advised Us on Friday. “Andrew has a particular boastful streak, so instinctively he places up a combat at any time when he’s known as on the carpet by his large brother. However because the scandals maintain piling up, he’s more and more resigned to the truth that he has dug a gap for himself he can’t climb out of.”
Andersen added, “Now it’s all about injury management, so when the King learn Andrew the riot act this time, I’m advised that this time it didn’t take lengthy for Andrew to close up for as soon as and hear.”
