Spotted through the thicket of bishops and royals assembled for Prince Philip’s memorial service: his disgraced son, Prince Andrew, on the queen’s arm
The queen and Prince Andrew. Photo: Richard Pohle/POOL/AFP via Getty Images . According to People, she “insisted” that her second — and, reportedly, favorite — boy walk her into Westminster Abbey for the ceremony on Tuesday morning. Due to recent health issues , the queen’s decision to attend the service, marking the almost anniversary of her husband’s death, came down to the wire.
Earlier this month, Andrew — or, more probably, the queen herself — paid a hefty sum to settle his rape case with Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who says Jeffrey Epstein trafficked her to the prince when she was a minor. According to Giuffre’s lawsuit, Andrew raped and sexually assaulted her on several occasions, and though he has strenuously denied the allegations, he has done an embarrassing and unconvincing job of it.
Despite all that, royal commentator and biographer Robert Jobson told People, the queen’s decision to make an entrance with Prince Andrew does actually “make some sense.” Andrew, Jobson pointed out, “doesn’t have a partner.” But more than that: A settlement has been paid but he’s guilty of nothing in the eyes of the law. She has faith in Andrew. Even if he disappears from public life, he’s been able to pay tribute to his father, who after all, was very proud of his service in the Royal Navy, where he fought in the Falkland Islands conflict.
Per Jobson’s assessment, the queen’s selection of Andrew as her escort shows she “wholeheartedly loves and believes her son. As she did when she made a statement about Camilla being Queen Consort, many people will now accept the queen’s word and judgment.” Hmm. A slightly different situation, I think.
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