You may have noticed recently that we have been testing a new way for readers to message live bloggers directly. Mariann Wang, who represented more than a dozen Epstein survivors, said it was “beyond shameful to see Andrew being granted any form of state-sponsored honor or privilege, given his past affiliation with Jeffrey Epstein”.Ī 22-year-old was arrested in Scotland and charged with breach of the peace after the Duke of York was allegedly heckled as he walked behind the queen’s coffin.

There was vocal criticism of Andrew’s very public role during his mother’s funeral last year. 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.Īhead of his legal settlement, his mother, Queen Elizabeth II stripped him of all of his honorary military roles, including colonel of the Grenadier Guards, and he gave up his HRH style. The two men will also be absent from the procession behind the gold state coach carrying the newly crowned king and queen from Westminster Abbey back to Buckingham Palace after the ceremony.Īndrew stepped down from public life after his disastrous Newsnight interview in November 2019 and the furore over his friendship with convicted paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. PA reports Harry and Andrew, who are no longer working royals, will attend the service on Saturday, but will not perform any duties. The Duke of Sussex and the Duke of York will not have any formal role at the coronation, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. It’s 5 o’clock somewhere isn’t it.”ħd ago 07.20 BST No formal role in ceremony for Prince Harry or Prince Andrew Husband John roots around in their bag and pulls out one of their emergency supplies: a small flask of rum. “It doesn’t happen very often does it and we just want to be part of it.” Is it worth it? “Of course,” she says with an air of surprise.

“We didn’t even have time for a cup of tea before we left the hotel.” “We didn’t get coffee,” says Anne Nieto, who with her husband John has travelled from Calgary in Canada to be at today’s festivities. People have been jostling for position, and begging with very stressed looking security personnel to let them in certain areas in the hope that they will get a decent view of King Charles and Camilla. My colleague Alexandra Topping is out and about with the crowds in central London early this morning:Ĭrazy scenes around the streets of the coronation route London this morning, which have been heaving since the very early hours as people hope to secure a good spot.

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