Prince Andrew has reportedly been barred from showing in public at in the present day's Order of the Garter ceremony after Prince Charles and Prince William warned the Queen in opposition to his attendance.
The disgraced Duke of York, who's a member of the Order, had been anticipated to affix the general public procession on the Windsor Fort ceremony.
Nevertheless, Her Majesty apparently knowledgeable him to maintain out of sight “for his personal good” after Charles and William expressed considerations of public backlash, the Mirror stories.
The 62-year-old will probably solely attend personal elements of the ceremony, throughout which former Prime Minister Tony Blair is to be put in as a member of the medieval royal order.
It has been reported that Andrew hoped to make use of the occasion to mark his return to public life as a member of the royal household.
A supply advised The Solar : “He was assured and bullish he could make a comeback.”
Prince Andrew stepped down from royal duties within the wake of a intercourse scandal earlier this yr.
He denied the allegations in opposition to him and later got here to an out of courtroom settlement along with his accuser. The settlement will not be an request for forgiveness.
In January, forward of his authorized settlement within the case, the Queen stripped Andrew of his honorary army roles, together with Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, and he gave up his HRH fashion.
On Sunday, the Telegraph quoted an unnamed supply as saying: "The colonelcy of the Grenadier Guards was his most coveted title and he desires it again. Having remained a Counsellor of State, he additionally believes he ought to be included at royal and state occasions.
"Most significantly for him is his standing as an HRH and 'Prince of the Blood' and he feels that ought to be reinstated and his place recognised and revered."
The Order of the Garter ceremony has not been held since 2019 because of Covid and Andrew stays a Knight of the Order regardless of stepping down from royal duties.
Andrew's older brother Prince Charles and Prince William reportedly agreed the Duke of York ought to miss the public-facing components of the occasion yesterday amid fears of injury to the royals' popularity after a profitable Jubilee weekend.
The Queen is alleged to have made the ultimate choice on the matter.
A supply mentioned: “It was a choice taken by the family for the perfect pursuits of the household but additionally the perfect pursuits of the Duke of York.”
Members of the general public will probably be current to witness royals strolling to the service, throughout which Camilla will probably be made a member of the chivalric order.
Prince Andrew, nevertheless, is ready to solely attend the personal components of the ceremony, having missed the Platinum Jubilee celebrations after contracting Covid.
The event comes as Prince Andrew 'desires his HRH standing reinstated and his place recognised and revered'.
The beleaguered royal reportedly desires to seem at official occasions alongside different members of the Royal Household.
He's alleged to have additionally requested for daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie to be given duties as working royals.
It comes after the Queen 'held secret talks along with her second son and senior royals ' to debate his future.
The ceremony had been earmarked as Prince Andrew's first public look since he accompanied the Queen to a thanksgiving service for Prince Philip on March 29.
Buckingham Palace has been contacted for remark.
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