The royal family has seemingly been walking on eggshells around the disgraced Prince Andrew — including Prince William.
King Charles has reportedly demanded that his oldest son and heir, 41, as well as the rest of the Firm, welcome Andrew, 63, with open arms.
The Duke of York was recently profiled in a scathing A&E doc called the “Secrets of Prince Andrew” about his escapades with convicted now-dead pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
A source recently dished to the Mirror how the monarch, 74, has “overruled” William by forcing the family to not shut out Andrew any longer while vacationing at Balmoral Castle.
The Duke of Cambridge was spotted driving his uncle to church in Scotland last weekend, an act that Charles requested, according to the insider.
A separate eyewitness alleged that Andrew’s appearance alongside William and his wife Kate Middleton, “while knowing they would all be photographed, has been seen as a major boost in the York camp towards the Duke’s rehabilitation.”
This “public declaration of support from William and Kate” is “more than [Andrew] could have wished for.”
However, despite the Prince of Wales being seen out and about with Andrew at events such as Charles’ coronation this past May, he has “absolutely no desire to be seen with the Duke in public.”
There is also one former member of the Windsor clan who has been brought as a “broker” to help escort Andrew back into the royal fold: his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson.
Ferguson, who is also affectionately known as Fergie, has been staying at Balmoral Castle in Scotland alongside the family to help ease her ex back into the family’s good graces.
An insider divulged to the Mirror that the Duchess of York, 63, “has been the life and soul of family gatherings” at the summer residence.
She has even “been seen talking to the King and Prince William on several separate occasions.”
This summer marks the British royals’ first return to Balmoral since the death of the Queen last September. Fergie and Andrew’s daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, have also made the trek to the Scottish abode.
Andrew has been trying to keep out of the spotlight since his association with Epstein was unveiled in recent years.
He was also sued by Epstein victim, Virginia Giuffre, in 2021 and she claimed that the royal sexually abused her in the early 2000s.
The former Royal Navy man settled out of court with Giuffre and he vehemently denied her allegations. He was later stripped of his royal and military titles by his late mother Queen Elizabeth as a result of the accusations.