Andrew may be forced into humiliating gesture over daughters’ titles | Royal | News
The man once respected by those around him may soon see things turn around – royal commentators say ‘dazed’ Prince Andrew faces the humiliating prospect of bowing to his own daughters after Beatrice and Eugenie are allowed to keep their royal titles.
For a person described by those who knew him as preoccupied with rank, ceremony and the proper order of affairs, the psychological blow is expected to be profound, and royal biographers say the scenario is not only possible but probable.
How far did Andrew fall?
Their titles and military ranks were among the first casualties of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal; It was taken away from her after her relationship with the convicted pedophile became untenable, and she returned to the headlines when the Epstein files were released.
Since then, the walls have steadily closed in around the 66-year-old man. King Charles suspended him from the Royal Lodge, and his subsequent arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office (which Andrew vehemently denies) added further embarrassment.
Submission question
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“Andrew is of course standing at the ceremony, the titles and all that are very, very important to him, the pecking order and people bowing and curtsying,” he said.
“I think that’s what’s going to upset him now is his own daughters; he’ll have to submit to them.”
The daughters in question — Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, 36 — retained their princess titles despite their father’s fall, creating a situation of protocol that royal experts say has no modern precedent, Sky News reported.
Appearing on the Daily Mail’s Palace Confidential podcast, royal biographer Robert Hardman backed that assessment and acknowledged the scenario was likely, with one condition added.
“He’s going to have to bow to everyone; that’s assuming he’s in the room with the rest of the family,” Hardman said.
When asked if Andrew would take it well, his answer was short: “No, I don’t.”
HRH who will not go
The exclusive photo tells a different story. Crates marked HRH were seen being unloaded at Marsh Farm, the Sandringham estate King Charles granted to his brother. Andrew is currently at Wood Farm next door, waiting for work to be finished at Marsh Farm.
Those who would serve the father of two at Marsh Farm were given clear instructions on how to apply to their employers.
“He has lost his prince and duke titles and so staff who don’t know how to address him correctly have been instructed to still call him ‘Sir’,” a source told The Sun.
“At Marsh Farm he will be given his own chef and butler, which will be a stepping stone to the luxury he had before.”
The price for this scaled-down but still comfortable existence is borne personally by the King himself, who takes charge of his brother’s finances to prevent his disgraced father-of-two from remaining dependent on outside support.
