Prince Andrew’s hopes of working his way back into the royal fold will be dashed by Charles when he becomes king, says a royal expert.
Despite the Duke of York’s reputation having been seriously damaged due to sex scandal, he reportedly still has a close relationship with the Queen and has made bids to return to the centre of royal life.
He was stripped of royal titles and is no longer a working member of the family due to his links with billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
And Andrew settled a civil claim for sexual abuse against him by Virginia Giuffre for an unconfirmed sum said to be in the region of $12million earlier this year. The Duke of York has consistently denied the allegations.
It has been claimed that Andrew is hoping to use his two daughters as a way of getting back into the fold but royal expert Jonathan Sacerdoti said that if true then it would be unlikely to work.
Both Andew’s daughters - Eugenie and Beatrice - have acted in an exemplary fashion and he feels that they may well have a role to play in Charles’ view of a slimmed-down monarchy.
But he dismissed the possibility of Andrew being able to rehabilitate himself - which Neil Sean, NBC royal reporter, had said was his aim.
Mr Sacerdoti, reported the Express, said: “I can't see any way that the Royal Family would try to push Prince Andrew, front and centre again anytime soon. I think that corresponds with an era when we're seeing the Royal Family slim down anyway, in terms of who's put out there to do a lot of public work.
“I think that the Queen has divided more of her role to the next generations in order to alleviate the burden on her at her old age, and that is entirely reasonable.
“In due course when Prince Charles is the Monarch I think we will see even more steps to slim down the working Royal Family.
“Part of the reason for that will be to avoid any controversies about individuals or to avoid putting anyone out there who they feel might not command the same level of respect that the Monarch themselves commands.
“And I think part of the reason will be just a modernisation that is deemed responsible and sensible."
He continued: “There isn't maybe the appetite for such a large working Royal Family anymore. Many of them will continue to do good work, but quietly, I think, without as much attention.
"And I think that anyway, Prince Andrew will fall into that wider effort to try to focus things more on key important members of family at the top and allow others to blend a bit more into the background.”
