Prince Andrew won’t spend Christmas with King Charles and royals after latest scandal: report
Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson turned down King Charles’ invitation to celebrate Christmas together.
The Duke and Duchess of York and their daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie will not attend morning church services or lunch with the royal family at Sandringham Palace, according to People magazine.
According to Sky News, Prince Andrew was recently exposed as having contact with an alleged Chinese spy. His office issued a statement on Friday saying he had severed contact with the Chinese businessman on the “advice” of officials but that the two had never discussed anything of a “sensitive nature.”
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Prince Andrew will not attend Christmas services with members of the royal family. (Steve Parsons/Getty Images)
The Duke of York is eighth in line to the throne but his friendship with the convicted man is controversial sex offender jeffrey epsteinand sexual assault allegations, forcing Buckingham Palace to strip Andrew of his military background and royal patronage in January 2022.
Andrew is also no longer a senior royal after his friendship with Epstein.
