On that basis, Prince Andrew may have taken some comfort after being invited to join the annual meet and greet in north Norfolk for the last two years, despite his catastrophic fall from grace over his ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Royal experts suggested that the furore surrounding “H6”, the unnamed Chinese businessman whose ban from entering the UK on national security grounds was upheld last week, is toxic to the “royal brand” and the monarch should take the opportunity to freeze his brother out of Windsor public gatherings once and for all.
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Read MoreEvidence presented to H6’s immigration tribunal heard that an aide to the duke had invited the Chinese national to act on his behalf in a search for Chinese investors.
In a statement on Friday, Andrew said he had “ceased all contact” with the businessman after the security concerns were raised and that “nothing of a sensitive nature” had been discussed between the pair.
A royal source said arrangements for the Sandringham Christmas morning appearance were “under discussion” amid a recognition that the latest row to engulf Andrew, who earlier this year had his security costs and annual “living allowance” severed by the King, was damaging to the wider Windsor clan.
Royal observers said the latest row should be taken as an opportunity by King Charles to send a final signal that the Duke of York, who stepped down as a working royal in 2019, stands separate from the rest of the Windsor dynasty.
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Read More“I have long argued that Andrew should be completely frozen out by his royal relatives. But for whatever reason, the King and his courtiers seem unable to deny him certain public appearances – for instance, the Christmas Day saunter at Sandringham – and Andrew seems to relish these moments and the oxygen of publicity that comes with them.”
Andrew is widely to see[seen] to have won that argument after reportedly satisfying the King’s aides that he has legitimately obtained funds to pay his rent and maintain the large property.
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