Prince Andrew 'will take opportunity at Coronation' as Duke plots to regain honour
03.05.2023 - 11:13
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Prince Andrew is suspected to try and wangle his way back into favour during the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla this week, according to royal commentators.
The Duke of York is set to attend the monumental ceremony with his daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, but as they are not working royals they are not expected to appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony after the crowning, the Express reports.
However, Russell Myers and Ann Gripper, hosts of the Pod Save The King podcast, have discussed the late Queen's disgraced son's possible return during a recent episode, and how significant it might for him earning back some of the public's respect.
Mr Myers, royal editor at Lorraine, mentioned Andrew's front and centre position at the royal Easter service last month, saying he “got himself up the chain of people walking to church — which he wasn't necessarily doing when the late Queen was here — but certainly, he was striding behind the King and Queen Consort, alongside his sister”.
He questioned: “Is this sort of a chance for him to rehabilitate his image? Are we going to see him more at the Coronation? It might present an opportunity for him that he will take.”
The podcast host also noted Andrew's ex-wife Sarah Ferguson's “big PR round for her book” in the same episode. In recent months, the Duchess of York who still resides at Royal Lodge in Windsor with her ex-husband, has been involved in a series of events to help promote her latest romance novel.
In several interviews, she has spoken of Prince Andrew, describing him as a "good man" and "an honest person" who "needs to be taken out of the spotlight so he can get on with his life".
Mr Myers noted that Ferguson has been "mentioning Prince Andrew a