It was Prince Andrew’s controversial friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, financier and sex offender, as well as accusations of sexual assault against Prince Andrew himself, that led to him stepping back from royal duties in 2019. He has kept a fairly low public profile since, and his scandals became overshadowed, to an extent, by the drama surrounding Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan Markle Duchess of Sussex, as they also stepped back from being working royals a year later, though for very different reasons. Now, with his brother and niece-in-law’s health issues, his scandals aren’t as front-of-mind for as many people.
With the king sidelined from public royal duties as he undergoes cancer treatment and Catherine, Princess of Wales not scheduled to return to public duty until June, Queen Camilla and Prince William are undoubtedly supporting their respective spouses behind the scenes. That could, of course, mean that they may have to miss some public events. And while there doesn’t seem likely to be much public acceptance of Prince Andrew returning to royal duties, it seems that he was happy enough to be seen leading the family as they walked to the chapel from Windsor Castle for the funeral of King Constantine II. Queen Camilla, who was the most senior member there, took a car instead of walking.
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