PRINCE William has been praised by fans for pushing his shamed uncle Prince Andrew out of the public eye.
After Prince Andrew failed to make an appearance at the Order of the Garter ceremony on Monday 13 June, following a “family decision” it has been speculated if Prince William, 40, was the force behind it.
According to reports, Prince William even threatened to pull out of the day’s celebrations if his uncle showed up to the public festivities, thus handing his family the ultimatum, which clearly worked in his favour.
The disgraced Prince, 62, has been kept out of the lime light ever since his shock court trial against sexual abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre that ended in a settlement in February earlier this year.
Prince Andrew has always vehemently denied sexual abuse claims but has seemingly been shunned by the rest of the family, except for his mother, the Queen who invited him to join her at Prince Philip’s memorial service in March.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, a source claimed Prince William feels Prince Andrew’s behaviour is “dangerous.”
The source told the Daily Mail: “He has strong views on the Duke of York and believes his insistence in trying to cling on to a public role is highly dangerous for the institution.”
One fan praised Prince William on Twitter for his stony stance on Andrew: “Prince William telling the palace that he wasn’t going to attend The Order of The Garter procession if Andrew went is just perfection.
“He’s not a fan of him & knows the public aren’t either, very bold move that’s paid off where Andrew can’t be seen publicly.
Well done William.”
Another wrote: “Go Prince William!”
Read our Royal Family blog below for the latest updates…
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Prince of Wales claims he was being ‘airbrushed’ out of son William’s life
Prince Charles had “explosive rows” with his eldest son, Prince William, after feeling that he was being “airbrushed” out of the Cambridges’ lives, it’s reported.
Insiders say the Prince of Wales was hurt when William became close to the Middleton family – and felt “bruised” by their relationship.
Charles is rarely able to attend last-minute family events as his busy diary is organised up to six months in advance, they said.
It means he has been forced to miss “impromptu” birthday parties for his grandchildren George, Charlotte and Louis, the Daily Mail reports.
Royal editor Rebecca English said: “Explosive rows between father and son were often overheard by staff, with Charles — who hates family confrontations — burying himself in his paperwork to avoid the conflict.”
However, in recent years the men have become much closer as they step up to support the Queen.
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Camilla opens up about her marriage to Prince Charles
The Duchess of Cornwall is an avid Wordle fan, she revealed in an interview to celebrate her 75th birthday.
And Camilla compares her scores on the online word-guessing game every day with her granddaughter over text messages, she added.
She told Vogue: “She’ll text me to say ‘I’ve done it in three’. And I say ‘Sorry, I’ve done it in two today.’
“It’s very satisfactory when it tells you how brilliant you are.”
Camila also told how her and husband Prince Charles try to make time for each in a tell-all chat for her birthday this month.
But she admitted balancing work with marriage can be difficult.
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The Queen and Prince Charles and the ONLY Royals to be honoured in this very special way
The mother and son are the only members of the Royal family to have the Union Flag flown to honour their birthdays.
It has been speculated that the real reason the Queen and Charles only receive this special honour is so it doesn’t cause Prince Andrew to feel embarrassed.
After losing his titles following the Giuffre scandal, William, Kate, Anne and Edward have lost the privilege too.
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Queen’s special malt whisky fetches £11,000 at auction
A RARE bottle of whisky released to commemorate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012 fetched a record £11,000 at auction.
The Macallan distillery in Moray released 2,012 bottles at 52 percent ABV to mark the year of Her Majesty’s accession proclamation in 1952.
The single malt, which changed hands for only around £500 a decade ago, was described as “an instant classic”.
Grand Whisky Auctions said: “We were delighted with the final price, which is a world record for one of these bottles.”
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Charles to meet survivors and perpetrators of Rwanda’s genocide
The Prince of Wales will spend his first full day in Rwanda meeting survivors and perpetrators of the country’s 1994 genocide, prior to attending a summit of Commonwealth leaders.
Charles has been encouraged by former Rwandan footballer Eric Murangwa to visit a church outside the Rwandan capital where the remains of tens of thousands of genocide victims are buried.
Mr Murangwa was sheltered from the killings by teammates, and Charles made him an MBE in recognition of his efforts raising awareness of the genocide against the Tutsi. He is the founder of the organisation Football for Hope, Peace and Unity.
In April, Mr Murangwa was invited to watch as the prince planted a tree at Dumfries House in commemoration of the genocide victims.
In 1994 hundreds of thousands of members of the Tutsi community were slaughtered in Rwanda by ethnic Hutu extremists.
The issue of genocide and reconciliation is said to be very close to the prince’s heart and he will visit a village that was targeted.
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Charles & Camilla arrive in Rwanda
PRINCE Charles and Camilla arrived in Rwanda last night the first members of the Royal Family to visit the tiny African country.
It came after Charles, 73, was said to have privately blasted government policy to fly asylum seekers there as “appalling”.
The heir apparent and Camilla, 74, will pay respects to the 800,000 massacred during the Rwandan genocide.
And they will open the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting on behalf of the Queen, 96, during a four-day trip.
The European Court of Human Rights last week stopped the first asylum seeker flight to Rwanda.
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20 years ago, Windsor Castle caught fire
The fire destroyed more than 100 rooms, and needed more than 200 firefighters to oust the raging blazer.
The fire started in Queen Victoria’s Private Chapel, where a broken spotlight set fire to a curtain next to the altar.
The fire broke out on the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh’s wedding anniversary, 20 November 1992.
It quickly spread to St George’s Chapel, at around 11:30pm and wasn’t fully put out till 2:30am on Saturday 21 November 1992. Fire services from London, Buckinghamshire, Surrey and Oxfordshire, as well as from Berkshire were asked to help.
The Queen was devastated but luckily she wasn’t at the castle when the fire broke out.
After 115 rooms were completely ruined, the restoration work took five years to complete, the official date being 20 November 1997.
The year of the fire was particularly difficult for the Queen, after three of her children all god divorced.
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Prince William’s time in the air ambulance
The Prince spent around two years working with the air ambulance and donated his earnings to charity.
Prince William worked for the East Anglian Air Ambulance from 2015 to 2017.
He worked as a helicopter pilot, helping those who were very badly injured or ill.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, he said he saw “so much death” and opened up about how tough it is to cope with.
He said: “It impacts your own life and your own family life because it is always there.”
The Prince added: “It really does, it stays with you, at home it stays with you for weeks on end, doesn’t it, and you see the world in a much more, slightly depressed, darker, blacker place.”
During the time he worked there he earnt a £40,000 salary which was donated to the cause.
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Prince William revisits Big Issue vendor who he volunteered with
The Prince made a special trip to see Dave Martin outside Tesco in Hammersmith.
Dave and Prince William sold around 32 copies of the Big Issue together earlier this month.
Prince William has said he wants his children to experience the same upbringing he had from his mother Lady Diana Spencer.
When William was a child she would introduce him to charities that help the homeless.
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Who are the most popular royals?
Most people would agree that the Queen is the most favoured royal.
YouGov have published a poll that shows who the most popular royals are.
The Queen is top with 75% popularity while Prince Andrew, unsurprisingly, brings up the rear with 12%.
Even Prince Philip, who passed away last year, is more popular than a number of royals including Prince Andrew and his daughters, Prince Charles and Meghan Markle.
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Who are the most popular royals?
Most people would agree that the Queen is the most favoured royal.
YouGov have published a poll that shows who the most popular royals are.
The Queen is top with 75% popularity while Prince Andrew, unsurprisingly, brings up the rear with 12%.
Even Prince Philip, who passed away last year, is more popular than a number of royals including Prince Andrew and his daughters, Prince Charles and Meghan Markle.
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No passport? No problem! The Queen doesn’t have a passport
Everyone else does, and every other member of the Royal family does.
Passports are issued in the name of the Queen, so that means she doesn’t need one.
She doesn’t have a driving licence either.
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The Queen and Prince Charles and the ONLY Royals to be honoured in this very special way
The mother and son are the only members of the Royal family to have the Union Flag flown to honour their birthdays.
It has been speculated that the real reason the Queen and Charles only receive this special honour is so it doesn’t cause Prince Andrew to feel embarrassed.
After losing his titles following the Giuffre scandal, William, Kate, Anne and Edward have lost the privilege too.
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Prince William revisits Big Issue vendor who he volunteered with
The Prince made a special trip to see Dave Martin outside Tesco in Hammersmith.
Dave and Prince William sold around 32 copies of the Big Issue together earlier this month.
Prince William has said he wants his children to experience the same upbringing he had from his mother Lady Diana Spencer.
When William was a child she would introduce him to charities that help the homeless.
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Prince William’s milestones
Prince William Arthur Philip Louis of Wales was born second in line to the throne at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, at 9.03pm on June 21 1982.
He weighed 7lb 1 1/2oz and was the firstborn son of heir to the throne, Charles, and the Princess of Wales.
At just nine months old, he accompanied his parents on their six-week official visit to Australia and New Zealand, a move which was a break from royal tradition.
His mother, Diana, who separated from Charles in 1992, died in a car crash in 1997.
He was just 15 and his brother Harry, 12, and the pair walked behind the princess’s coffin during a funeral procession through London.
William met Kate Middleton at St Andrews University in Fife, Scotland, and the pair wed in 2011 after dating for more than eight years.
He was made the Duke of Cambridge by his grandmother, the Queen, on the morning of his wedding.
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The Queen and her son, Prince Andrew
Reportedly The Queen keeps Andrew around as he is very “loyal”.
In the podcast Pod Save The Queen, host Zoe Forsey spoke to the royal biographer Andrew Morton.
He said: “Prince Andrew has always been absolutely loyal to his mother.
“He will never hear a word said against her, he has been intensely loyal.”
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The Queen’s witty remark to Prince Charles when William was born, 40 years ago
Her Majesty is known for her hilarious quips, and a letter Charles wrote to his cousin revealed what the Queen said.
Princess Diana gave birth to Prince William, at St Mary’s Hospital back in 1982.
Reportedly the Queen said: “Thank heavens he hasn’t ears like his father,” according to Marie Claire.
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Prince William’s time in the air ambulance
The Prince spent around two years working with the air ambulance and donated his earnings to charity.
Prince William worked for the East Anglian Air Ambulance from 2015 to 2017.
He worked as a helicopter pilot, helping those who were very badly injured or ill.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, he said he saw “so much death” and opened up about how tough it is to cope with.
He said: “It impacts your own life and your own family life because it is always there.”
The Prince added: “It really does, it stays with you, at home it stays with you for weeks on end, doesn’t it, and you see the world in a much more, slightly depressed, darker, blacker place.”
During the time he worked there he earnt a £40,000 salary which was donated to the cause.
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Throwback Tuesday: Prince’s Charles, William and Harry in 2005
Prince William posed with his dad and his brother on holiday in the Swiss mountains.
They visited Klosters-Serneus in Switzerland, a beautiful countryside resort in the Alpines.
The Klosters resort was a popular favourite for Prince Charles since the 1980s.
Prince Charles, William and Harry holidayed there in 2005, for their spring getaway in March.
At the time, Charles was preparing for his wedding to Camilla.
When asked how William felt about the upcoming nuptials, he said he was “very happy, very pleased, it will be a good day” for his father.
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Wowzers! The net worth of the Royal family
Here are the eye-popping figures of how much each member is worth.
Top of the list (of course) we have the Queen who is worth £420 million.
Prince Charles follows with £326 million and his son Prince William is worth around £24 million.
Princess Anne has a net worth of around the same as William with £24 million.
Prince Edward is worth around £36 million and Prince Andrew is thought to be worth around £62 million.
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William and Charles have explosive row, as Prince of Wales claims he was being ‘airbrushed’ out of son’s life
Prince Charles had “explosive rows” with his eldest son, Prince William, after feeling that he was being “airbrushed” out of the Cambridges’ lives, it’s reported.
Insiders say the Prince of Wales was hurt when William became close to the Middleton family – and felt “bruised” by their relationship.
Charles is rarely able to attend last-minute family events as his busy diary is organised up to six months in advance, they said.
It means he has been forced to miss “impromptu” birthday parties for his grandchildren George, Charlotte and Louis, the Daily Mail reports.
Royal editor Rebecca English said: “Explosive rows between father and son were often overheard by staff, with Charles — who hates family confrontations — burying himself in his paperwork to avoid the conflict.”
However, in recent years the men have become much closer as they step up to support the Queen.
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William and Charles have explosive row, as Prince of Wales claims he was being ‘airbrushed’ out of son’s life
Prince Charles had “explosive rows” with his eldest son, Prince William, after feeling that he was being “airbrushed” out of the Cambridges’ lives, it’s reported.
Insiders say the Prince of Wales was hurt when William became close to the Middleton family – and felt “bruised” by their relationship.
Charles is rarely able to attend last-minute family events as his busy diary is organised up to six months in advance, they said.
It means he has been forced to miss “impromptu” birthday parties for his grandchildren George, Charlotte and Louis, the Daily Mail reports.
Royal editor Rebecca English said: “Explosive rows between father and son were often overheard by staff, with Charles — who hates family confrontations — burying himself in his paperwork to avoid the conflict.”
However, in recent years the men have become much closer as they step up to support the Queen.
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The Queen and Prince Charles and the ONLY Royals to be honoured in this very special way
The mother and son are the only members of the Royal family to have the Union Flag flown to honour their birthdays.
It has been speculated that the real reason the Queen and Charles only receive this special honour is so it doesn’t cause Prince Andrew to feel embarrassed.
After losing his titles following the Giuffre scandal, William, Kate, Anne and Edward have lost the privilege too.
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Prince Charles shares personal message on Wills birthday
Despite reports that Charles and his son have fallen out in recent weeks, the Prince of Wales shared a beautiful birthday tribute on his sons 40th birthday.
The post showed a series of pictures of the two, ranging from the day William was born, to more recent photos.
Have you wished Prince William a happy birthday?
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Prince William revisits Big Issue vendor who he volunteered with
The Prince made a special trip to see Dave Martin outside Tesco in Hammersmith.
Dave and Prince William sold around 32 copies of the Big Issue together earlier this month.
Prince William has said he wants his children to experience the same upbringing he had from his mother Lady Diana Spencer.
When William was a child she would introduce him to charities that help the homeless.