Sources say Queen Elizabeth wants her family to rally around her second (and some say favorite) son: “As his mother, she believed him, and she still does”
Despite reports that the damaging interview has caused divisions within the family , courtiers and royal sources have told“It’s the Queen’s modus operandi to stick together in times of trouble,” said the Queen’s biographer. “She won’t have any breaking of the ranks, and that’s irrespective of whether Andrew is the favorite son. That said, this must be stretching it, because what he’s done is the least welcome thing anyone could do to their mother, especially at the age of 93.
According to a family source, he told her what he has said in public, denying allegations that he had sex with Roberts, now Roberts Giuffre, when she was a minor. “As his mother, she believed him, and she still does,” said a source close to the Queen.’s veteran royal writer. “They circle the wagon at a time of crisis, and that’s what they’re doing now.
While Andrew’s relationship with his older brother, Charles, seems to have been strained over the years, there have pointedly not been any leaks out of Clarence House that cast Andrew in a negative light following the“While Charles won’t be happy that his tour [of New Zealand] is being overshadowed, he might, I suspect, have some sympathy for his brother,” said a former courtier. “Don’t forget: He knows what it’s like to go on national TV and come off badly.
There are reports currently circulating that Andrew could even be considering another interview, although Buckingham Palace says it is “not aware” of anything in the pipeline. “There are rumors swirling that Andrew wants to do another interview,” said a source. “Andrew hasn’t drawn a line under it. He wants the chance to put right the things he didn’t say.gave him the chance to show some remorse. He was asked if there was anything else he wanted to say. It was an open goal—he didn’t grasp it, and I think he sees that now.”interview, which was filmed at the Palace, she may not sanction her son giving another on the record talk anytime soon, given the damaging fallout.
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