PRINCE Andrew was reported to have wept when King George told him that he wouldn’t return to Royal duties.
The scandalous Duke of York was “totally blindsided”It was claimed that his brother had told him to end his public role.
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Rumours have it that Prince Andrew believes he can still bring 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.
Source: Mail on SundayThese were the topics of the discussion “emotional and fraught”He suggested that those around Prince Andrew are worried for him.
They added: “Andrew was totally blindsided. He is completely bereft. He believed that there was a way to get back.
“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.”
Central Recorder revealed that in August, Prince Andrew was engaged in intense talks about his future with the Queen.
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.
He was also criticized last night for not completing any charitable work since his promise to make amends for 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.
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”.
There are many proposals for charity work. “stalled” after Buckingham Palace permission was sought, Central Recorder understands.
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