Prince Andrew booed as he's driven past Coronation crowds ahead of ceremony

Prince Andrew has been booed as he was driven past crowds ahead of the Coronation ceremony. The Duke of York was travelling down The Mall in London when he was hit by people voicing their distaste for him from the grandstand in front of Buckingham Palace.

Prince Andrew and Prince Harry will not have any formal role at the coronation, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. Harry and Andrew, who are no longer working royals, will attend the service on Saturday, but will not perform any duties.

The two men will also be absent from the procession behind the Gold State Coach carrying the newly crowned King and Queen from Westminster Abbey back to Buckingham Palace after the ceremony.

Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York travels from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey (Getty Images)

Andrew stepped down from public life after his disastrous Newsnight interview in November 2019 and the furore over his friendship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.

The late Queen’s disgraced second son went on to pay millions to settle a civil sexual assault case to a woman he claimed never to have met.

Virginia Giuffre sued him for allegedly sexually assaulting her when she was 17 after she was trafficked by Epstein. Andrew denied the claims.

Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York travels from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey in central London on May 6, 2023. - The set-piece coronation is the first in Britain in 70 years, and only the second in history to be televised. Charles will be the 40th reigning monarch to be crowned at the central London church since King William I in 1066. Outside the UK, he is also king of 14 other Commonwealth countries, including Australia, Canada and New Zealand. Camilla, his second wife, will be crowned queen alongside him and be known as Queen Camilla after the ceremony. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images) (Getty Images)

Ahead of his legal settlement, his mother stripped him of all of his honorary military roles, including Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, and he gave up his HRH style.

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