Aides have told V.F. that Prince Andrew will not be stripped of his title and will continue to join the royal family for annual events
that the wedding would definitely happen in the U.K., there is now talk of it being abroad, possibly in Italy, where Beatrice’s fiancé is from.
“Everything is up in the air at the moment,” added the source. “Right now, Andrew is trying to come to terms with what has happened. He genuinely thought he would do theinterview, clear his name, and be able to move on. He never expected that this would lead to him resigning from royal life. He was shocked that the meeting with the Queen did not go his way. Essentially he was told to step down.”
While Buckingham Palace has said that it was the duke’s decision to stand down from public duties in the wake of the Epstein scandal, it is now widely assumed that the duke was told he had to quit by the Queen, who recognized the damage the scandal was doing to the monarchy and had discussed an exit strategy with the Prince of Wales.
“As a mother, the Queen was doubtless willing to give her second son the benefit of the doubt,” said biographer“But when the magnitude of Andrew’s shocking behavior became clear, she had no choice but to call him to account. What she did was essential, however difficult it may have been.”Wednesday night, the duke said he was standing down from royal duties for “the foreseeable future,” but the move feels more like an early retirement.
and remembrance commemorations. He is also expected to be with the royal family at Sandringham for Christmas.understands that the Wessexes andNow that he is no longer a working royal, the duke will have to
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