Stone-faced Prince Andrew is booed by crowds as he emerges from Buckingham Palace
Stone-faced Prince Andrew is jeered by crowds as he emerges from Buckingham Palace – after it was announced he will have no formal role in the coronation
Stone-faced Prince Andrew has been spotted leaving Buckingham Palace for the coronation of his brother King Charles.
The Duke of York was driven around The Mall in a state car and sections of the crowd in a stand outside Buckingham Palace jeered as Andrew passed by.
It was previously confirmed that he would not play a formal role in the grand occasion – along with Prince Harry.
The Duke of Sussex, 38, and Duke of York, 63, will be mere spectators at the historic occasion, as they no longer work as royals.
The two men will also be absent from the procession behind the Golden State Coach that will take the newly crowned king and queen to the palace after the ceremony.
Prince Andrew is first seen on the morning of the coronation
The Duke of York was driven through The Mall in a state car
It means they will also miss the palace balcony for a traditional post-service photo shoot.
Prince Andrew and Princess Anne enjoyed dinner at Oswald’s Mayfair club last night.
Prince Andrew stepped out of public life following his November 2019 Newsnight interview and the furor over his friendship with pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
The late queen’s disgraced second son then paid millions to settle a civil assault case against a woman he claimed never to have met.
Virginia Giuffre sued him for allegedly sexually assaulting her when she was 17 after being trafficked by Epstein. Andrew denied the claims.
Prior to his legal settlement, his mother stripped him of all of his honorary military roles, including colonel of the Grenadier Guards, and gave up his HRH style.