Prince Andrew’s attempts to restore his reputation with an eye on returning to public life are ‘wishful thinking’.
While the King respects his brother has a right to try and clear his name and hopes this will pave the way back to official duties and a frontline royal role are ‘way off the mark’, a well-placed source told the Mail.
“That is very much not the King’s thinking,” they said.
King Charles finds himself in a tricky position but knows that he must act as a monarch, not as a brother.
The source said that the issue is about ‘so much more’ than Andrew’s US- court settlement with Virginia Roberts over allegations of rape and sexual assault, which he has always denied.
There is frustration in some parts of the Royal household that the beleaguered prince and his advisers – who have recently launched a media blitz to try and turn the tide of public opinion – fail to understand this fact.
“The decisions that were made previously about his position within the Royal Family are also about his professional judgment and his personal associations,” the source said.
The King is backed by his son and heir, the Prince of Wales. William also firmly believes that the decisions made by his late grandmother to strip her so-called favourite son of his official duties and associations were the right ones.
