The Royal Household had been heckled throughout Monday’s Commonwealth Day service in London and now a Palace insider has spoken out.
The royals celebrated Commonwealth Day on Monday (Picture: GETTY)
A Palace insider has spoken for the primary time since King Charles and different members of the Royal Household, together with the Princess of Wales, had been heckled throughout a public occasion over Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor this week. The King led the royals and the nation in celebrating Commonwealth Day at Westminster Abbey on Monday, in what was the primary large united look of all of them collectively following Andrew’s humiliating arrest final month.
Andrew was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public workplace however was launched 11 hours later below investigation. It got here after paperwork throughout the bombshell Jeffrey Epstein information confirmed that he might have shared confidential data with the convicted paedophile throughout his time as a UK commerce envoy. Andrew has at all times denied any wrongdoing.
Nevertheless, regardless of swiftly distancing themselves from the previous Duke of York, the royals have been repeatedly confronted by protesters and different members of the general public in regards to the scandal.
Protesters maintain indicators exterior Westminster Abbey (Picture: Getty)
The most recent occasion got here on Monday when dozens of campaigners from anti-monarchy group Republic held large yellow placards that learn “Abolish the monarchy”, “Not my King” and “Down with the crown”.
The group’s CEO, Graham Smith, led the mantra: “Charlie, Charlie, time to go.” One other signal learn “What do you know?”.
Some protesters held indicators that includes photos of Andrew launched within the Epstein information, every picture captioned: “Charles, what do you know?”
However the Abbey bells and performances from Commonwealth musicians all however drowned out the chants of the protestors, who began to yell “what do you know?” because the royals pulled up exterior the doorway.
Now a Palace insider has spoken in regards to the heckling for the primary time, telling Folks journal: “Different occasions have rocked the monarchy, however one thing from inside — the place somebody is being arrested — could be very totally different.
“That is far more critical.”
The King launched a bombshell assertion following Andrew’s arrest, elements of which stated: “”I’ve discovered with the deepest concern the information about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and suspicion of misconduct in public workplace…
“Let me state clearly: The regulation should take its course.”
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