Prince Andrew was “tearful” after being told by King Charles that he will never return to royal duties.
New information has emerged about how the Duke of York’s hopes of returning were dashed in a meeting at Charles’s Birkhall estate in Scotland just days before the passing of his mother Queen Elizabeth. The Duke of York withdrew from royal duties and public life earlier this year as a result of his sex case with Virginia Giuffre and association with the child molester Jeffrey Epstein.
The talks between the brothers, which have been characterised as “emotional and strained,” were not attended by any other royals.
According to a source quoted by the Mail on Sunday: “Andrew was caught absolutely off guard. He had always thought there was a way out.”
Andrew – who paid a financial settlement to accuser Giuffre in February – attempted to discuss a return to the royal fold with the late Queen on several occasions but to no avail.
According to the insider, Andrew was very close to the Queen and repeatedly tried to bring up the subject of his comeback to public life. She occasionally said moderately accommodative things, but most of the time she quickly changed the topic.”
The insider added: “Naive as it may sound, he always had hopes of regaining his position as a senior royal.
“At the meeting Charles told him that his public existence as a royal is over and that he may go off and have a pleasant life, a nice life.” He was informed, “You must accept this.
Andrew, 62, has lost all of his military titles and royal patronages and will be absent from next week’s Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph as he no longer has a role to play..
After being relieved of his royal duties, Prince Andrew shed “tearful” tears.
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