Prince Charles has reportedly ordered his beleaguered younger brother Andrew to keep “out of the line of sight” and to stay away from Windsor Castle while his sex assault trial plays out in a US federal court.
Prince Andrew, 61, has not been seen near the castle since the Queen stripped him of his military titles last month amid the bombshell allegations brought against him by former sex slave Virginia Giuffre, according to Britain’s Sun newspaper.
“He has been warned to keep his head down,” said a royal source, cited by the newspaper. “Charles does not want Andrew to be photographed every other day looking happy and waving as he is driven to the castle.”
Charles, who is having a great deal more control over royal affairs since the death of his father, Prince Philip, last year, is angry over his younger brother’s assertion that the Giuffre scandal was not a cause for concern when it became public three years ago, the source told the outlet,
Giuffre claims she was told to have sex with the prince by his pal billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.
“Eventually Andrew will be made to leave Windsor and could get several million pounds from the royal family,” the source said. “But he has made it clear that he will hang on for dear life.”
The Duke of York and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson may even by forced out of their home at Royal Lodge when Charles becomes king, the newspaper reported.
Giuffre claims that she was forced to have sex with the royal on three occasions in 2001 when she was a teenager, according to her civil complaint filed in New York federal court last year. Prince Andrew has vigorously denied any wrongdoing.