Prince Andrew’s decision to stay away from Royal Ascot this week has given the royal family hope he has finally accepted the need to withdraw from public life.
The Queen’s second son was forced to pull out of the public parts of the event after the Prince of Wales and Duke of Cambridge intervened.Prince Andrew, pictured at the event in 2014, had reportedly been hoping to attend Andrew was said to have beenAccording to The Times, his failed attempt to get back to normality by showing up at the event laid bare to the family his determination to resurrect his royal career.
in January, before settling the sex abuse case brought against him by Virginia Giuffre the following month. Andrew is said to have paid as much as £12million to halt the case, although he has consistently and vehemently denied all allegations.leaving senior royals ‘dismayed’ when he walked the Queen to her seatNow, however, royal insiders believe the duke may finally be taking on the family’s advice, with one telling the newspaper: ‘If he wasn’t listening before, maybe he is listening now.’
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