Prince Andrew pays heartfelt tribute to the Queen
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‘Mom, your love for a son, your compassion, your concern…I will cherish it forever’: Prince Andrew pays heartfelt tribute to the Queen, saying he will ‘keep you close to my heart forever’ as he release a statement on the eve of funeral
- The disgraced Duke of York pays tribute to his mother the Queen before the state funeral
- Prince Andrew shared a photo of herself as a baby being hugged by Her Majesty Elizabeth II
- He said, ‘Mama, your love for a son, your compassion, your care, your trust I will cherish forever’
- The Queen’s Funeral: All the latest news and coverage about the royal family
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The disgraced Duke of York paid tribute to his mother the Queen, saying, “Mama, your love for a son, your compassion, your care, your trust I will cherish forever.”
In a statement released on the eve of her funeral, Prince Andrew — who was stripped of his military honors by Her Majesty for his friendship with pedophile billionaire Jeffrey Epstein and banned from public life — praised the late monarch for her “infinite knowledge and wisdom. , without boundary or inclusion’, adding: ‘I will miss your insights, advice and humor’.
He described the Queen as “Mama, Mother, Majesty, three in one” and said it had been an “honor and privilege” to serve her.
Andrew accompanied his words with a black and white photograph, taken by society photographer Cecil Beaton, of his mother holding him as a newborn in March 1960.
The Duke said, ‘Dear Mamma, Mother, Your Majesty, three in one. Your Majesty, it was an honor and a privilege to serve you. Mother – of the nation, your dedication and personal service to our nation is unique and special; your people show their love and respect in so many different ways and I know you strive to honor their respect.
The disgraced Duke of York has paid tribute to his mother the Queen and shared a photo of himself as a baby
Prince Andrew said in a statement it was ‘an honor and privilege to serve you’
Prince Andrew attends a vigil, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, at Westminster Hall
The Queen’s flag-draped coffin lies in state in the Palace of Westminster
“Mom, your love for a son, your compassion, your care, your trust I will cherish forever. I have found your knowledge and wisdom infinite, without limit or inclusion.
‘I will miss your insights, advice and humor. As our book of experiences closes, another opens, and I will forever hold you close to my heart with my deepest love and gratitude, and I will gladly enter the following with you as my guide.
He ended with the words God Save The King – in honor of his brother Charles.
The Queen’s disgraced second son then paid millions to settle a civil case over a woman he claimed never to have met. Virginia Giuffre sued him for allegedly sexually assaulting her when she was 17 after being traded by Epstein. Andrew denied the claims.
In January, prior to his legal settlement, the Queen stripped him of all his honorary military posts, including Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, and gave up his HRH style.
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