how does the soon-to-be king really feel
about his newsworthy younger brother has
the relationship between prince charles
and prince andrew worsened in the wake
of recent events or was the brotherly
bond always lacking
throughout the years prince charles has
made it clear that a royal childhood
isn't all it's cracked up to be as a
young boy he sometimes didn't see queen
elizabeth for months as she traveled on
royal tours as a princess or with prince
philip on naval assignments after her
coronation she became busier than ever
and while prince philip was available to
be a bit more hands-on she was not by
the time prince andrew was born
elizabeth was settled in as queen and
had a more relaxed manner than she had
previously andrew's birth was notable
because he was the first child born to a
reigning british monarch since 1857.
royal historian robert lacy told town
and country that the monarch even quote
decided that she had done her duty by
her country and took the best part of 18
months off work to produce and enjoy her
second family the young princes andrew
and edward the differences in their
childhood and the close bond between
elizabeth and andrew was likely not lost
on prince charles
things weren't always tense between the
two brothers they spent a great deal of
time together when prince charles
married princess diana who would go on
to set prince andrew up with her friend
sarah ferguson once the pair married the
two couples often accompanied each other
in public royal expert katie nicol told
nine honey there absolutely has been
rivalry between andrew and charles but
my understanding is that that rivalry
developed at a later stage in life and
that actually when they were young
princes enjoying their early years of
marriage they were the fab four she
noted that the couples went on vacations
together of course neither of the
marriages panned out and the camaraderie
between the brothers also appeared to
dwindle
just days into 2015 prince andrew was
named in a sex abuse lawsuit by virginia
dufrey who claimed jeffrey epstein lent
her to the duke of york in an act of sex
trafficking when she was under age
andrew would maintain his innocence with
the apparent support of the royal family
but behind the scenes relations between
the family were reportedly tense rumors
indicated that prince charles in
particular was frustrated with the
negative attention and associations
andrew was bringing to the family at
first he handled that by not speaking to
andrew at all a source told the daily
mail charles considers the whole sex
scandal degrading damaging and very
embarrassing he thinks that his brother
has made some very bad decisions but he
has said nothing to andrew he simply
hasn't communicated with him at all
everything came into motion in august
2019 when jeffrey epstein reportedly
died by suicide in his jail cell one day
after documents detailing abuse claims
against him were unsealed in november
prince andrew agreed to sit down for an
interview with the bbc's newsnite he
defended himself against sex abuse
allegations and commented on his
friendship with epstein but you were
staying at the house as a convicted sex
offender
it was a convenient place to stay the
interview didn't do him any favors with
the public as there was intense public
outcry against him in the aftermath
that's a very um
stark way of putting it yes you're
absolutely right after the interview
aired family-wide crisis management
conversations reportedly took place that
included the queen and prince charles
and andrew soon publicly announced he
was stepping down from public duties a
statement shared by buckingham palace
reads in part it has become clear to me
over the last few days that the
circumstances relating to my former
association with jeffrey epstein has
become a major disruption to my family's
work therefore i have asked her majesty
if i may step back from public duties
for the foreseeable future and she has
given her permission
prince charles has likely wanted brother
prince andrew to stay out of the
spotlight since the sexual assault
allegations came out against him as his
bad reputation could potentially tarnish
the reputation of the whole royal family
do you regret the whole friendship with
epstein
i now
still not a source told the times of
london the prince loves his brother and
has the ability to have sympathy for the
slings and arrows that his brother
endures whatever the reasons may be
however this will be unwelcome
reputational damage to the institution
he has long ago concluded that it is
probably an unsolvable problem charles
stance could also be seen by the way
andrew has been left out of certain
events photos and commemorations in
august 2021 after the allegations had
already become known andrew became the
subject of a sexual abuse civil lawsuit
by virginia du frey this has led to
andrew losing his military styles and
ability to style himself as his royal
highness as of january 2022 it has also
led to the shutdown of his official
social media platforms the palace's
statement regarding the matter reads in
part the duke of york will continue not
to undertake any public duties and is
defending this case as a private citizen
as of the making of this video prince
charles has refused to publicly comment
on prince andrew's lawsuit as has prince
william as the father and son gain power
in the family hierarchy many believe
they will offer little if any sympathy
and aid to andrew as he navigates the
repercussions for his alleged crimes
charles was once likely hoping to
inherit a throne free of drama which
sources agree seems increasingly
unlikely royal writer christopher
anderson told the daily beast in 2019
once he is king he will almost certainly
read andrew the riot act if he hasn't
already strip him of many of his duties
and responsibilities and put him under
the royal equivalent of might loosely be
described as house arrest a life of
unlimited luxury and pomp of course
anderson continued to say under the
reign of charles iii the duke of york's
freedom to pursue his personal appetites
will be significantly curtailed only
time will tell whether the history of
sore feelings between brothers really
comes to a head in years to come
if you or anyone you know has been a
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contact reigns national helpline at
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