A year after his mother’s death, Prince Andrew is enjoying the perks of royal life thanks to King Charles. But sources emphasize there are no plans for him to resume royal duties.
54 weeks ago, Prince Andrew’s prospects looked bleak. He had already been expelled from the family, stripped of his office and his monthly allowance. Now he was stricken by the death of his mother, his last and greatest protector, the woman who had always indulged her favorite child and overlooked his mistakes.
Andrew is now reconciled to a strange, unique position—a royal family very much in the family fold in private, but one without any public-facing role. Asked if there was a prospect Andrew would ever be allowed to represent the family again, a friend of King Charles told The Daily Beast, “No. That is settled.”
to the coronation of his brother. Wearing this archaic costume is the exclusive right of members of the “Order of the Garter,” an ancient chivalric club with just 14 members; the great and the good as handpicked by the monarch. Notably, this left Harry as the only lineal heir to the throne not in military or special uniform.in a car with William and Kate
There are also suggestions from some of Andrew’s friends that his financial situation is rosier than might be imagined, and that he continues to receive support from his brother. There have even been reports that he, and that there are visits by the palace groundskeeping and gardening team to help maintain the massive garden at his home, Royal Lodge .
One friend of the family said: “It’s not unusual for debts to die with your parents, and the late queen certainly had a soft spot for him. It’s not the sort of thing one asks but it has been gossiped about. How else does one explain them funding the property in Mayfair?”A friend of the king said they did not know the details of any financial arrangements between Andrew and Charles, but said that Charles had made it “very clear” that his brother “would not be abandoned” by the family.
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