Even though Andrew settled out of court with Virginia Giuffre,he is still said to be a “person of interest” to the US federal agency,as are other Epstein associates.
So last-minute was the intervention that the order of service had already been printed,listing Prince Andrew’s position in the procession alongside the Earl of Wessex and directly ahead of Prince William.
Andrew inherited the colonelcy of the Grenadier Guards from his father,Prince Philip,in 2017,and it was returned to the Queen in January.
Andrew paid an undisclosed sum earlier this year to Virginia Giuffre,who accused him of sexually abusing her two decades ago when she was 17.
The Queen has ruled that only family members who are undertaking official duties on her behalf will be on the balcony for Trooping the Colour.
Local councillors voted en masse to rescind the honour bestowed on Andrew,Queen Elizabeth’s second son,in 1987.
Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie have been dragged into the multimillion-pound fraud case that has embroiled their father,amid claims they also received money.
Andrew and his former wife,Sarah,Duchess of York,both received “suspicious” payments on the orders of an ex-Goldman Sachs banker,as part of an international £40 million fraud,it is alleged in High Court.
The fallout from Prince Andrew’s appearance arm-in-arm with the Queen at Prince Philip’s memorial service is very real.
From the Falklands war to Fergie,this week’s episode discusses how Prince Andrew’s fortunes have seemingly paralleled his country’s place in the world.
The plummeting status of the Queen’s second son surprised many,but it shouldn’t – his life has often paralleled his country’s place in the world.