King Charles has zero plans to include Prince Andrew in monarchy’s future, royal
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Much has been said about Prince Andrew’s involvement in Queen Elizabeth’s funeral proceedings – but his future is clear to one royal filmmaker.
“For Prince Andrew, his life as a working royal is well and truly over,” True Royalty TV co-founder Nick Bullen told Fox News Digital. “We won’t be seeing very much more of him in the coming weeks and months. I don’t believe that he is a part of the king’s plan for the future of the monarchy. The king has been very clear in saying that he wants a slimmed-down monarchy. He’s focusing on immediate heirs. Having [his grandchildren] Prince George and Princess Charlotte as part of the funeral was a very clear message – this is the future.”
Bullen is an award-winning documentarian who has been producing programs about the British royal family for 20 years and has worked closely with King Charles for about a decade.
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Bullen noted that Charles’ primary focus will be on his eldest son Prince William, who is next in line to the throne.
True Royalty TV co-founder Nick Bullen believes that Prince Andrew has no future in the monarchy as a working royal, especially now that Charles is king.
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“I think that’s where you will see the king focusing all of his attention on – the Prince and Princess of Wales,” said Bullen. “A role for Prince Andrew just doesn’t exist anymore. He won’t be given any of his military titles again. He’s not going to be a working royal again. So I think we won’t be seeing very much of him on the public stage again.”
The Duke of York is no longer a senior working royal in the wake of his friendship with late American financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. After a disastrous BBC interview, the 62-year-old announced he was stepping back from royal duties.
Andrew, who was accused of sexual assault by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, was stripped of his military titles and royal patronages in January of this year. He was also banned from using his HRH title. The father of two has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.
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From left: Britain’s King Charles III, Camilla, Queen Consort, Princess Anne, Princess Royal, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, Peter Phillips, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, watch as the coffin of the late Queen Elizabeth II arrives at Wellington Arch from Westminster Abbey on Sept. 19, 2022, in London.
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On Monday, Andrew joined the royal family for the queen’s state funeral. Buckingham Palace previously announced that only working members of the royal family would wear military uniforms during the events leading up to and including the queen’s funeral. Andrew wore a dark suit to join the procession.
An exception was made for Andrew once to wear his uniform during the mourning period. The duke wore his military garb for the Vigil of the Princes, where he joined his siblings in standing a symbolic guard over their mother’s coffin.
When Andrew agreed to his now infamous interview in 2019, the prince had no idea that the televised sit-down was a disaster – at first. He was interviewed by BBC Newsnight’s Emily Maitlis in hopes it would finally put to rest any lingering concerns about his ties to Epstein. He also wanted to address accusations that he had sex with a 17-year-old arranged by the convicted sex offender. The interview proved to be a public relations disaster.
“That’s probably the most extraordinary moment — when we get to the end of the interview,” former BBC Newsnight producer Sam McAlister told Fox News Digital. “As I lifted my eyes to survey the scene, the chaos of television — the cables, the wires, all the crew — the thing that is most shocking to see is how cheerful and upbeat he is. He’s feeling so positive that he offers us a tour of the palace. The pictures that the world saw of [him and Maitlis] striding down the palace were taken after the disastrous interview took place. That gives you a taste of just how well he thought it had gone.”
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Britain’s Prince Andrew, Duke of York attends a vigil with his siblings around the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II on September 16, 2022.
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