Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, was additionally snapped in a uncommon second along with his brother Prince Charles and nephew Prince William on the Duchess of Kent’s funeral at Westminster Cathedral
Prince Andrew was yesterday seen laughing outdoors Westminster Cathedral as he attended the Duchess of Kent’s funeral.
The Duke of York, 65, joined different members of the Royal Family – together with ex-wife Sarah Ferguson – for the non-public memorial. Crowds gasped at his surprising look on the ceremony, which celebrated the lifetime of Katharine, the spouse of the late Queen’s cousin the Duke of Kent, who died aged 92 on Thursday September 4.
As the royals left the emotional service, Prince Andrew was seen chuckling as he appeared to share a joke with Fergie. The Duke additionally broke into laughter whereas standing subsequent to Prince William, who seemed visibly uncomfortable and embarrassed.
William – and different members of The Firm – have been pictured with sadder expressions outdoors Westminster Cathedral following the sombre memorial to the Duchess of Kent, who had handed away surrounded by members of the family.
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Although Andrew stepped down as a working royal, he was given a outstanding place within the entrance row for the service on Tuesday. Members of the general public outdoors the cathedral, although, gasped as Andrew and Sarah made their means into the constructing to seek out their seats. A police escort led the couple, who nonetheless dwell collectively, from their dwelling at Royal Lodge in Windsor to the London location.
Photographs have now emerged of Andrew laughing following the service, after he and senior members of the Royal Family – together with his brother King Charles – left Westminster Cathedral.
The Duchess of Kent’s heartbroken household – together with her husband the Duke of Kent – have been earlier pictured arriving on the service. The Duchess’s three kids – George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews, Lady Helen Taylor and Lord Nicholas Taylor – in addition to her ten grandchildren wearing black to honour Katherine.
But the Duke of York was accused of sexual abuse by one in every of paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein’s most outstanding victims, Virginia Giuffre. Father-of-two Andrew has denied these accusations.
The household of Ms Giuffre have now known as for the Duke of York to be totally investigated. Ms Giuffre, who took her personal life in April, claimed Epstein launched her to Andrew on the age of 17 in 2001, and that he sexually abused her thrice.
The prince, who has at all times denied the claims, reached an out-of-court settlement together with her in 2022, believed to be upwards of £12million. Sky Roberts, Ms Giuffre’s brother, instructed the BBC on Sunday: “It does not matter if it is a Royal Family member or president or prince… each single particular person deserves to be held to the fullest extent of the regulation.”
