Prince Andrew takes a ride as royal fans wait to see if he attends Easter Sunday service
Prince Andrew has been caught driving as royal observers wait to see if he will attend tomorrow’s Easter Sunday service.
The Duke of York enjoyed a relaxing horse ride in the grounds of Windsor Castle today.
The royal family’s Easter celebration is one of the most important occasions in the calendar as it was said to be much loved the late Queen Elizabeth II.
The royals usually celebrate the holiday at Windsor Castle and attend a church service at St George’s Chapel on Sunday before meeting for lunch.
However, with Netflix drama Scoop, which depicts the infamous interview between Andrew, 64, and Emily Maitlis, set to air on April 5, speculation is mounting as to whether he will appear.
Prince Andrew, 64, is pictured riding a horse on Easter Saturday
The world is waiting to see whether the Duke of York will attend the Easter Sunday church service with King Charles
Prince Andrew can also be seen today driving from Royal Lodge at Windsor in Berkshire
Andrew is left out in the cold after being forced to step back from royal duties following controversy over his former friendship with the late American financier and serial pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
He appeared to be back in favor and smiling as he led the way as members of the royal family attended King Constantine’s commemoration in Windsor on February 27.
On Thursday, King Charles decided to record a special audio message to be played during the annual White Service.
Queen Camilla replaced the king at the centuries-old ceremony in Worcester, marking the first time a consort had performed this task on behalf of the monarch.
White recipients and members of the public passed on their well wishes to the King and Princess of Wales as they met the Queen, who presented ceremonial coins to people recognized for their service to the community at the traditional Easter service.
While her arrival was tempered by the shouts of Republic protesters, who had gathered outside the cathedral loudly chanting “Down with the Crown,” the rest of the ceremony went on as planned.
This Easter will be very different for the royal family after King Charles and the Princess of Wales were diagnosed with shock cancer.
Instead of a line-up of glamorous royals like Zara and Mike Tindall, Kate and Prince William with their children, Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice, the Duchess of Edinburgh and Lady Sarah Chatto, the occasion will be ‘smaller than usual’.
The king – making his most important public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer – will attend the church service on Easter Sunday alongside Queen Camilla, 76, and other members of the royal family.
King Charles imagined delivering a personal Easter message after his cancer diagnosis
Queen Camilla replaced the king during the centuries-old ceremony in Worcester
Netflix’s Scoop will be released by Netflix this Friday after premiering in Mayfair
It will bring Andrew’s exciting interview to a new audience of millions
Starring Rufus Sewell as the Duke of York and Gillian Anderson (pictured) as Emily Maitlis
Scoop shows the infamous moment when the Queen’s second son declared afterwards ‘that went well, didn’t it’
But the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis will not attend the annual Easter Mattins Service.
The family spends the Easter holidays together as they adjust to Kate’s cancer diagnosis.
Netflix’s Scoop, starring Rufus Sewell as the Duke of York and Gillian Anderson as Emily Maitlis, is released by Netflix this Friday after its premiere in Mayfair.
It’s another headache for the King and Prince William at a time when the monarch and Princess of Wales are both battling cancer.
It will also bring Andrew’s thrilling interview to a new audience of millions around the world, who will see how he failed to apologize for his friendship with pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and how he provided bizarre alibis for sexual allegations of Virginia Giuffre.
In addition to his extraordinary answers on camera, Scoop also shows the infamous moment when the Queen’s second son declared afterwards ‘that went well, didn’t it’, how he joked about meeting Epstein in New York and Emily Maitlis even gave a tour of Buckingham gave. Palace, while jovially pointing out the most valuable works of art.