Feuds in the British royal family leave Queen Elizabeth’s favorite prince out of action

Prince Andrew, The favorite son of Queen Elizabeth and banned from the royal family due to Jeffrey Epstein’s scandalous pedophilia incident, has asked his mother to restore his rank of HRH, his rank of colonel of grenadiers, and is lobbying for his duties to be restored royal , when he is the ninth in line to the throne, the fourth adult and Royal Councilor. He also requested that his daughters, Princesses Eugenia and Beatrice, be incorporated into the events as active members of the royal family.

Negotiations with his mother were advanced enough to be incorporated into Monday’s official invitations to the ceremonies of the Order of the Garter, to which he belongs, along with senior members of the Royal Family. Prince Andrew was about to appear with his cloak, hat and white feathers in the Royal Family procession this Monday at Windsor Palace.

But an open lobby of his brother and heir, Prince Charles, and his son William, next to the throne, opposed the Duke of York’s participation in Monday’s ceremony.

Carlo said it “There was no return” by Andrés, the Duke of York, “to the Royal Family”. The heir became a regent of ceremonies due to the mother’s mobility problems. Prince William supported him. But the final decision rests with the mother, the sovereign, and not with them.

You have lunch with your mother, the queen

Andrew dines every day with the Queen at Windsor Palace, accompanies her and she listens to him. The future of the Duke of York is in discussion with his mother while his brother, the apparent heir, wants to banish him Scotland and leaves the Queen Mother’s home, where he lives with his ex-wife Fergie in Windsor Park.

Andrew refuses to go to Scotland, to leave his 32-bedroom house and not to play a role. He is considered innocent and never took part in the trial of Epstein. He paid Virginia Roberts Giuffrey £ 12 million after several months of negotiations on a sexual abuse charge. The money was provided by Prince Charles and the Queen. He has always proclaimed his innocence to him.

William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, want to move to Windsor from September with their children to be close to the king and plan to live in the house they currently occupy Andres and Fergie.

Although the adults of the Royal Family they do not feel the slightest sympathy for Andrés and his behavior, they must recognize that the queen’s son needs a future and to be able to organize his life, at 62 and without personal luck. For this you will need the support of the palace.

The duke received the title of colonel of the grenadiers as an inheritance from his father, Prince Philip. He continues to wear the jacket when he rides every day in Windsor park. A position his father was proud of. Her desire to wear the uniform for his father’s funeral forced everyone to wear a jacket to the ceremony. The rank was awarded to the queen last January.

Beyond the fact that he has been excluded from Britain’s “new working royal family”, along with his daughters plus Harry and Meghan, the Dukes of Sussex, Andrew formally remains ninth in line of succession and royal advisor to Harry. If anything happens to the queen, they can replace him in their activities.

the internal real

The Andrés case shows the internal battle among the royal family. Queen Elizabeth does not want to lose her power despite her mobility problems and she wants to continue to control the throne from Windsor Palace. Prince Charles and William are trying to start planning the future for themselves now.

A source close to the duke said so it is “his personal decision” not to appear in public. A Buckingham Palace source described it as “A family decision”.

The prince can attend the lunch at the Investiture Palace of the Order of the Garter in the Throne Room, where Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, will be sworn in. Garter’s Day is one of the most important celebrations of the summer for the Royal Family and took place this Monday, three years after it was cut short by the pandemic.

Prime Minister Tony Blair was seen attending in full regalia and the ceremony in the chapel was attended by Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge and Sophie, the Countess of Wessex.

Paris, correspondent

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