Stony-faced Prince Andrew is booed by Coronation crowds as he leaves Buckingham Palace – after it was announced he will not have a formal role
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Stony-faced Prince Andrew was pictured leaving Buckingham Palace for the Coronation of his brother King Charles.
The Duke of York was driven down The Mall in a state car and parts of the crowd in a grandstand in front of Buckingham Palace booed as Andrew went past.
It was earlier confirmed he would have no formal role in the grand occasion – along with Prince Harry.
The Duke of Sussex, 38, and Duke of York, 63, will be mere spectators to the historic occasion given that they are no longer working royals.
The two men will also be absent from the procession behind the Gold State Coach that will carry the newly crowned King and Queen to the Palace after the ceremony.
Prince Andrew is seen for the first time on the morning of the Coronation
The Duke of York was driven down The Mall in a state car
Crowds in the grandstand opposite Buckingham Palace ahead of the coronation
It means they will miss out, too, on stepping out onto the balcony at the Palace for a traditional photo op following the service.
Prince Andrew and Princess Anne enjoyed a dinner at Mayfair club Oswald’s last night.
Yesterday the Prince appeared left out in the cold as he took a solo drive around the grounds of Windsor Castle while the rest of the royals practiced for the Coronation.
The Duke of York was pictured in his Range Rover at the historic site in Berkshire just 24 hours before his brother was set to be crowned King.
Meanwhile, Charles, Queen Consort Camilla and Prince William were all back at Westminster Abbey for more rehearsals for the big day.
Prince Andrew stepped down from public life after his Newsnight interview in November 2019 and the furore over his friendship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
The late Queen’s disgraced second son went on to pay millions to settle a civil sexual assault case to a woman he claimed never to have met.
Virginia Giuffre sued him for allegedly sexually assaulting her when she was 17 after she was trafficked by Epstein. Andrew denied the claims.
Ahead of his legal settlement, his mother stripped him of all of his honorary military roles, including Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, and he gave up his HRH style.
King Charles III leaves St James’ Palace and travels to Buckingham Palace ahead of his coronation at Westminster Abbey
The Diamond Jubilee State Coach arrives at Buckingham Palace
A general view inside Westminster Abbey ahead of the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla
Members of the public brave the rain to feel part of the celebrations today
Crowds wearing rain ponchos in the grandstand opposite Buckingham Palace
King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla have arrived at Buckingham Palace as the world awaits his historic Coronation.
The monarch smiled to huge crowds who cheered wildly and waved flags as he was swept into his central London home at 9am – 90 minutes before the start of the procession.
On the short journey from St James’ Palace, the King, 74, looked solemn and thoughtful at times, in what is undoubtedly the biggest day of his life. Senior members of the Royal Family arrived around 20 minutes later, including Prince Andrew.
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