PRINCE Andrew became tearful when the King told him he would never return to Royal duties, it has been reported.
The disgraced Duke of York was “totally blindsided” in the tense face-to-face meeting with his brother, who said he must accept his role in public life is over, it was claimed.
Prince Andrew was left tearful after the King told him there was no way back to Royal duties, it has been reported. Pictured in 2015 at the Order of the Garter ceremony.
The Duke, pictured today, had hoped he could make a return to public life
Prince Andrew has been rumoured to think he could still add value to the Monarchy.
But these hopes were dashed days before the Queen’s death during the early-morning talks with the then-Prince of Wales in Scotland.
A source told the Mail on Sunday the discussions were “emotional and fraught”, and suggested those around Prince Andrew are concerned for him.
They added: “Andrew was totally blindsided. He is utterly bereft. He always believed there was a way back.
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“Andrew was extremely close to the Queen and tried to raise the issue of his return to public life many times with her.
“On some occasions she would say mildly conciliatory things but most of the time she would change the subject immediately.
“Naive as it may sound, he always had hopes of regaining his position as a senior royal,’ continued the source.
“At the meeting Charles told him that he can go off and have a good life, a nice life, but that his public life as a Royal is at an end.
“He was told: ”You have to accept this.”
The Celeb Report revealed in August that Prince Andrew was locked in intense talks with the Queen about his future.
The disgraced Duke — whose bid to get his royal roles reinstated was rejected by the Queen earlier this summer — wanted a new position to see out his days.
He was stripped of all his patronages and military titles because of his multi-million pound payout to sex abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre.
And he was blasted last night for failing to carry out any charity work since pledging to make amends over the scandal.
He paid millions of pounds to Ms Giuffre, 39, in an out-of-court settlement in February and made a donation to her anti-sex trafficking charity.
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A statement at the time said the Duke would show his remorse by “supporting the fight against the evils of sex trafficking by supporting its victims”.
Several proposals to carry out charity work have “stalled” after Buckingham Palace permission was sought, The Celeb Report understands.
Prince Andrew sets out for a ride on his horse today, accompanied by a groom with Remembrance poppies pinned to his horse’s bridle in Windsor
