Camilla was ‘concerned’ Andrew row would impact her work with abuse survivors
Queen Camilla’s concerns about how Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’s behavior would affect his work with victims of sexual abuse played a role in her decision to strip King Charles of his honors and titles, it has been claimed.
Camilla was appalled by Andrew’s ties to pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein and felt the ongoing scandal was affecting his ability to carry out public duties. Telegram.
The Queen has been working for years to support victims of sexual and domestic violence and highlight organizations that support victims of rape and sexual assault.
It was recently revealed in a new book that in her youth, Camilla fought a man who groped her on the train.
In a statement marking the UN Day for the elimination of violence against women in 2020, she said: “Each of us has a role to play and we will do everything we can to raise awareness, ‘reach out’ to others and support and be inspired by these brave survivors.”
In a dramatic move, the King stripped his younger brother of the titles of Prince and Duke of York on Thursday night, and a statement from Buckingham Palace stressed that both his and Camilla’s thoughts were with victims of abuse.
The statement said: “Her Majesty would like to make it clear that her thoughts and utmost sympathies are with the victims and survivors of all forms of abuse and remain with them.”
Andrew was also forced to give up his 30-bedroom Royal Lodge home in Windsor and move to his private Sandringham estate.
It is understood Andrew’s “serious errors of judgment” were the driving force behind the sacking and the final decision was made by the King with the support of his extended family, including the Prince of Wales.
Earlier this month, it was agreed that Andrew would give up using his titles but remain a prince and retain his dukedom ahead of the publication of the memoirs of the late Virginia Giuffre, who accused the former duke of sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager. Andrew vehemently denies the allegations.
Telegram It said the Queen was “deeply disturbed” about leading anti-abuse campaigns, including for domestic abuse charity SafeLives, of which she is a patron, while Andrew was a public figure.
Attack on Camilla in the 1960s revealed in book Power and Palace: The Inside Story of the Monarchy and 10 Downing Street By former royal correspondent Valentine Low Times newspaper.
It is understood that the book has not been approved by Buckingham Palace, with the Queen taking a pragmatic approach to its publication but not encouraging it.
A source close to the Queen said: “If something good comes out of this broadcast, which is that wider issues are discussed, the stigma of the whole issue is removed and it gives girls today the power to take action, seek help and talk about it, then that’s a good outcome.”
