Insiders have said Prince Andrew was seen by the Queen as the spare she had for herself once she had produced the heir and that he would raise spirits by making her laugh.
The Queen s death today, at the age of 96, sparked an immediate and huge outpouring of emotion, with thousands of mourners gathering outside Buckingham Palace this evening.
King Charles III could be set to launch a radical overhaul of the monarchy in the wake of his mother s death - a move which may leave Princes Harry and Andrew out in the cold forever.
King Charles III could be set to launch a radical overhaul of the monarchy in the wake of his mother s death - a move which may leave Princes Harry and Andrew out in the cold forever.