Queen Elizabeth appeared to give her disgraced son Prince Andrew a chance when she permitted him to take the centre stage during Prince Philip’s burial service at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday.
The Duke of York, who led the service, did his best to melt the Queen’s heart with a lovely gesture.
Andrew is said to have gotten his way after appealing to seat his 95-year-old mother because she “couldn’t say no to her favourite son,” despite purported objections from Prince William and Charles.
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The Dean of Westminster was supposed to accompany the Monarch to her seat while the Prince walked behind, but video taken shortly after they entered the Abbey shows Andrew royal clinging to his mother’s arm.
Some royal supporters and detractors lambasted the action, accusing the monarch of utterly misreading popular sentiment by taking such a prominent part just weeks after reaching a multi-million-pound deal with his rape victim Virginia Giuffre, whose charges he has always rejected.
Prince Andrew’s elder brother, Prince Charles, and nephew William were allegedly dissatisfied with his stunt, which put him “front and centre” of the service.
The Royal Family is facing a fierce backlash as a result of Duke’s hijacking of the ceremony, which was supposed to be about Philip.
The Queen, who was extensively involved in the service’s arrangements, appeared to give Prince Andrew a chance to correct his ways and live by the Firm’s standards with little watery-eyed despite backlash.
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