Sulking Prince Andrew is so fed up by his fall from grace that he is ‘refusing to walk the late Queen’s corgis’

It is believed that Prince Andrew is so fed up with his fall from grace that he ‘refuses to walk with the late Queen’s corgis’.

The Duke of York was given two dogs by her late Majesty when she died, but the 64-year-old won’t walk any of them because he is so ‘demoralized’ by life.

Instead, he would ask the footmen to take the dogs around the grounds of Windsor Castle, along with his five other dogs that he shares with ex-wife Sarah Ferguson.

The beleaguered Duke of York agreed not to further embarrass the King and has voluntarily decided, along with the Duchess of York, to miss the annual celebrations in Norfolk.

A source told the Sun: ‘He is so down and demoralized that he hasn’t even been able to motivate himself to take the dogs for a walk.

“He used to do it regularly, but lately he can’t even bring himself to go out.”

The Duke of York was given two dogs by her late majesty when she died, but the 64-year-old won’t walk any of them because he is so ‘demoralised’

MailOnline understands that their children, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, had already made the decision to spend Christmas with their respective in-laws after not having the chance to do so for years.

The Daily Mail revealed today that His Majesty did not want to ban his brother from attending the meeting, but hoped he would ‘do the decent thing’ and decide to stay away in light of the growing spy scandal.

Clearly, the King and Queen were hoping that none other than the Duchess of York would come to their rescue and save the family’s festivities this Christmas – and it looks like she has.

In an interview last weekend, Sarah likened herself to a “carer for a sad man” and also spoke of her love for the king and his kindness towards her.

The monarch – who owned more than 30 corgis and dorgis throughout her life – was often accompanied by Fergie on walks around the grounds of Windsor Castle towards the end of her reign.

Meanwhile, Andrew was further embarrassed when it emerged that he and Prince Harry were known as the ‘Dukes of Hazard’ by the palace courtiers.

It comes after an avalanche of negative publicity surrounding the couple.

In an interview last weekend, Sarah likened herself to a “caretaker for a sad man” and also spoke of her love for the king and his kindness towards her.

The monarch – who owned more than 30 corgis and dorgis throughout her life – was often accompanied by Fergie on walks around the grounds of Windsor Castle towards the end of her reign.

Alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo, who forged links with Andrew and mixed up with other British establishment figures, insists he ‘did nothing wrong or illegal’

Alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo, who has forged links with Andrew and mixed up with other British establishment figures, insists he has ‘done nothing wrong or illegal’.

Mr Yang said it was “completely untrue” to claim he was involved in espionage and said he was the victim of a “political climate” in which tensions between Britain and China had increased.

Businessman Yang became a ‘close’ confidante of the duke and has also been photographed with senior politicians including Lord David Cameron and Baroness Theresa May.

The Royal Household is investigating claims that Andrew invited him to Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and St James’s Palace.

In a statement after a High Court judge revoked an order granting him anonymity, he said: ‘Due to the high level of speculation and misreporting in the media and elsewhere, I have asked my legal team to reveal my identity.

“I have done nothing wrong or illegal and the concerns raised against me by the Home Office are unfounded. The widespread description of me as a ‘spy’ is completely untrue.”

Yang lost an appeal last week over a decision to ban him from entering Britain on national security grounds. He was known in the lawsuit only as H6 until the anonymity order was lifted today.