Queen Elizabeth reportedly cancelled Prince Andrew’s 60th birthday
The fallout from Prince Andrew’s disastrous BBC interview about Jeffrey Epstein continues as there are reports from The Times that the Queen has cancelled the large celebration planned for Prince Andrew’s 60th birthday.
The birthday would have highlighted all the work that the Duke of York does with his charities, but he has stepped back from them.
Instead, the royal family are planning to celebrate Prince Andrew’s birthday with a “small family dinner”.
An insider from the Times says that the Queen is “privately supportive” of Prince Andrew despite being “deeply frustrated” with how his scandal has impacted public view of the monarchy.
Another royal insider said that the Queen “did not give her approval” for the infamous interview with Emily Maitlis, where the Prince showed no remorse for victims of Epstein.
The cancelled birthday party is the latest in the growing fallout for the Duke of York.
Prince Andrew announced after the interview that he was stepping down from royal duties for the “foreseeable future”.
"It has become clear to me over the last few days that the circumstances relating to my former association with Jeffery Epstein have become a major disruption to my family's work and the valuable work going on in the many organisations and charities that I am proud to support," he said.