According to Express UK, a royal specialist believes Prince Andrew is engineering his return to public life by attempting to fill the void left by his late father, Prince Philip, in Queen Elizabeth’s life.

Natalie Oliveri, a royal analyst, made the remarks after Prince Andrew attended his mother, the monarch, to Philip’s memorial service. Soon after, a rumor began to circulate that he would be attending the forthcoming Epsom Derby alongside her.

Talking on the Australian show Today Extra, Oliveri said: “Some fear he is trying to wedge himself in as the Queen’s unofficial advisor.

She further suggested that Andrew could be using the absence of his late father Prince Philip to relaunch himself in the public.

“His potential appearance at Epsom could be why he took such a prominent role at Philip’s memorial last week,” Oliveri added.

In the same show, she also warned Queen Elizabeth against supporting Andrew’s public return, saying: “I think it could really backfire for the Royal Family.”