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Princess Eugenie brutally snubs Andrew on Father’s Day | Royal | News

Princess Eugenie brutally snubs Andrew on Father’s Day | Royal | News

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Princess Eugenie marked Father’s Day with a heartfelt tribute to husband Jack Brooksbank, sharing family photographs celebrating his role as a father to their two sons. The royal posted two images on Instagram featuring Jack with August and Ernest. One photograph showed the trio walking together outdoors, with Jack holding the boys’ hands as they strolled beside a green space. A second image captured Jack keeping one of the children entertained during a wedding ceremony. Seated inside a church, he appeared to be playing with the youngster, who was surrounded by football-themed stickers and a colouring book. Alongside the photographs, Eugenie praised her husband in a message to mark Father’s Day. Her own father, former-Prince Andrew, was notably absent from her post – and social media feed – in recent times. She wrote: “Happy Father’s Day to the best there is.. chief child entertainer for besties wedding too. “The boys couldn’t ask for a better Dada.” While the post focused on Jack and their young family, Eugenie did not make any reference to her father, …

Royal insider issues update as Andrew spotted with bruise | Royal | News

Royal insider issues update as Andrew spotted with bruise | Royal | News

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor sparked alarm after he was spotted with a large purple bruise stretching across the right side of his face near his Sandringham home. The disgraced prince was snapped behind the wheel whilst leaving his new home, Marsh Farm, on the King’s estate on Thursday. The King’s brother is not often seen in public after a security incident on the estate last month. At the time, the disgraced royal had been out walking the late Queen’s corgis near the Sandringham grounds when someone unexpectedly approached him, prompting the scare. It is unclear how the King’s brother obtained the facial mark. In a new update a source close to the former told the Daily Mail that the bruise was not “cause for concern”. They added there had been “no drama” but refused to give further information due to medical confidentiality. Andrew was arrested on his 66th birthday back in February and questioned on suspicion of misconduct in public office. He was released under investigation after spending more than 12 hours in police custody. The former …

Sarah Ferguson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor given savage nickname | Royal | News

Sarah Ferguson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor given savage nickname | Royal | News

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Andrew and Fergie were savaged by a royal author (Image: Getty) Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson were dubbed the “Bonnie and Clyde” of the Royal Family following their latest fall from grace. The former Duke and Duchess of York were married from 1986 until 1996. But they kept a close relationship and lived together at Royal Lodge in Windsor from 2008 until early this year, when they were forced to move out due to their scandalous links to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. In 2015, when speaking to USA Today, Fergie, as she is also known, famously said that she and Andrew are “the happiest divorced couple in the world”. She said: “Andrew and I, we’re the happiest divorced couple in the world – extraordinary, really, isn’t it. READ MORE: Hollywood star left in ‘tears’ after Meghan Markle move READ MORE: Princess Kate’s ‘top ally’ exposed as Meghan, Beatrice and Eugenie ‘snubbed’ Andrew and Sarah married in 1986 (Image: Getty) “We live in the same house, but then, it’s a big house, so that’s ok. But …

Catherine, Princess of Wales ‘was first senior royal to completely distance herself from former Prince Andrew’

Catherine, Princess of Wales ‘was first senior royal to completely distance herself from former Prince Andrew’

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Catherine, Princess of Wales is said to have been the first senior royal to completely distance herself from the former Prince Andrew. As the fallout from the disgraced ex-duke’s association with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein deepened inside the monarchy, the future queen totally stepped away from her husband’s uncle, according to royal author Christopher Andersen. Catherine, 44, is said to have refused to engage with Andrew, 66, during family gatherings and holidays as concern grew over the reputational damage surrounding the disgraced duke. The claims were made by Andersen during an interview with Page Six while promoting his latest royal book, Kate! The Courage, Grace, and Power of the Woman Who Will be Queen. Christopher said: “She is the first royal to cut (Andrew) off, to turn her back on him.” The royal author also claimed Catherine prevented Andrew from attending her annual Christmas concert at Westminster Abbey. Christopher added: “He asked, through intermediaries, if he could slip in a side door.” According to Christopher, the response was direct. He said: “Nope, we don’t want your …

King Charles ‘furious’ as Andrew breaks key Sandringham rule | Royal | News

King Charles ‘furious’ as Andrew breaks key Sandringham rule | Royal | News

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King Charles is said to be “frustrated” by his younger brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who continues to be photographed in public, despite his move to a secluded royal home in Norfolk. The disgraced former Duke of York has been seen walking his dogs on public footpaths, rather than staying on private land. After reports that Andrew had made a quiet agreement with his elder brother to stay out of public view, sources have suggested that the persistent images of Andrew walking in public have prompted discontent behind palace walls. An insider told Radar Online: “Andrew had effectively agreed to stay out of sight – a kind of informal house arrest – in return for the King continuing to fund his private life. Charles does not want to see images of him looking relaxed or happy in public, given the ongoing Epstein scandal, and this walk has caused real frustration behind the scenes.” They added: “There is a quiet deal in place for Andrew to keep a low profile and avoid public appearances, and in return, his …

SNL UK Debuts with a Tina Fey F-Bomb, Reanimated Princess Diana

SNL UK Debuts with a Tina Fey F-Bomb, Reanimated Princess Diana

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Fey then returned to the screen as a doctor in a maternity ward dispatched to treat parents-to-be whose labor has inexplicably slowed. “I’m sorry to tell you that your baby isn’t shy. He’s pretending to be shy for attention,” she announces, as the infant (Larry Dean) capered about on an ultrasound screen. “Unless you want your son to become a grown man who is addicted to canceling plans, let me do my goddamned job,” Fey continued, before picking up a megaphone and shouting into the mother’s birth canal. “Honey, are you the diamond from my wedding ring? Because you are fake as hell and we can see right through you, okay?” A threat to leave the baby behind while the rest head out to karaoke finally gets the labor back on track. Things end with all the sketch’s members dancing to Naughty by Nature’s “Hip Hop Hooray,” which after Jurassic Park is the second 1993-vintage allusion of the night. And then it was time for Weekend Update, anchored by Ania Magliano and Paddy Young. Up …

Andrew loses everything but Beatrice and Eugenie quietly hold on | Royal | News

Andrew loses everything but Beatrice and Eugenie quietly hold on | Royal | News

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While Andrew loses property after property, his daughters are quietly holding on to some of the most coveted addresses in London — courtesy of a deal their father is reported to have struck on their behalf before his world fell apart. Beatrice has an apartment at St James’s Palace. Eugenie has Ivy Cottage, a three-bedroom home tucked within the grounds of Kensington Palace. Both serve as London bases for princesses who spend most of their time elsewhere. The arrangement is a private one between the York family and the King, with an undisclosed rent paid by the princesses that is understood to flow back into the sovereign grant funding the working royal family. The source of the deal is understood to be Andrew himself. “The deal was made with their father as he wanted them to have a foothold in the royal palaces,” a source said. What the market says Whatever the princesses are paying, it is almost certainly well short of what the open market would demand. When Andrew was footing the bill, he …

Andrew left ‘mooching in his dressing gown’ during new home revamp | Royal | News

Andrew left ‘mooching in his dressing gown’ during new home revamp | Royal | News

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The royal warrant on the side of the van says it all. A truck from Linney Cooper — the flooring company trusted by King Charles to work on Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace and Windsor Castle — has reportedly been spotted pulling up at Marsh Farm, the Sandringham property that will soon become Prince Andrew’s new home. It is, in its way, a perfect encapsulation of Andrew’s current predicament. The floors may carry the royal seal of approval, but the man moving into them is living a very different life from the one he enjoyed at Royal Lodge — the sprawling 30-room Windsor mansion he clung to for years before finally being pushed out. Renovations at Marsh Farm have been ongoing for several months. Alongside Linney Cooper — whose previous work for Andrew included the carpeting at Royal Lodge, and whose earlier commissions included the full recarpeting of Windsor Castle after the catastrophic 1992 fire according to the company website — a second company, Next Level Flooring Solutions, has also been pictured arriving at the property …

Andrew left ‘visibly shaken’ in ‘dressing down’ by senior royal | Royal | News

Andrew left ‘visibly shaken’ in ‘dressing down’ by senior royal | Royal | News

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The former Prince Andrew built a playboy image through numerous romantic liaisons before marrying Sarah Ferguson. After their divorce, the ex-prince allegedly returned to his bachelor ways, even turning up at rock star Courtney Love’s residence to “look for chicks.” In “Prince Andrew: The War Hero from Buckingham Palace” by Jessica Jayne, the author outlines how Andrew was preferred over his brother, Prince Charles, by both the Queen and Prince Philip. She claims: “Andrew was the son that Philip really wanted. The Duke wanted a tough boy, not a sensitive one like Charles. “Andrew inherited his father’s charm and looks as well as the Mountbatten arrogance. He was the only one who could shake his father out of one of his famous sulks.” The book, released in 2012, indicates that over time, it became clear that Andrew, the spare to the heir, had become the Queen’s favourite. Jessica Jayne explains, “His early life as a playboy was hurting the image of the royal family, further worsened by the fact that the prince didn’t perform engagements …

Prince Andrew ‘feels it is deeply unfair people have turned on him’ | Royal | News

Prince Andrew ‘feels it is deeply unfair people have turned on him’ | Royal | News

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Last month, the ex-Duke of York became the first member of the British royal family to be arrested in almost 400 years. Despite being released pending further investigation, the arrest has intensified scrutiny of the father of two following the recent release of the Epstein files. However, Andrew, who denies any wrongdoing, is reportedly upset with public sentiment. Royal expert Andrew Lownie stated that the former Duke of York still “thinks he’s anointed – that it’s deeply unfair people have turned on him. “He [Andrew] has been pampered all his life, living in this bubble. Status is everything to him – it’s his only sense of identity. They thought they could operate like this unnoticed. They’re clearly deeply involved in exploiting their royal status.” This comes as Andrew is reported to have requested to terminate his lease on the East Lodge, a £13,000-a-year Grade II-listed cottage near Sunninghill Park in Berkshire. The property, close to his previous residence in Sunninghill Park, is the second within the Crown Estate to be relinquished by the King’s brother …