Prince Andrew "stepped back" from his royal duties as the Duke of York a few months ago. After his controversial and "disastrous" interview with BBC, he was largely criticized by the general public, which resulted in his "early retirement."
Since then, the public has rarely seen the royal-born Prince. He was not even present on his daughter, Princess Beatrice's engagement party.
While no official word was given about his immediate "retirement," the public seemingly knew already why he had to step back. But, several publications have been releasing some of their sources' assertions that the Duke of York is likely "re-entering" the royal life after witnessing him in one of the royal's "special" ceremonies.
According to Express UK, Prince Andrew was not seen with the rest of the British Royal Family at the Commonwealth Day service, wherein he reportedly used to play a "key role" in the ceremony during the previous years. The event was held at Westminster Abbey on Monday.
However, sources from The Sun UK revealed that he received his mother, Queen Elizabeth II's blessing to attend a memorial service on the same day. It was said that the service was for a senior courtier in Windsor.
Shortly after seeing him at the venue, this sparked the rumors that he is "dipping his toe" back to the life of a working royal. He was photographed with friends and officials at the service.
The same sources further shared that his attendance at the memorial was just the start of his return to the spotlight. It was claimed that Prince Andrew will soon get back to attending more royal engagements.
As added by the New York Post, some of his friends even allegedly shared that the Duke of York thinks that there is no reason at all why he should not return to his royal duties. Besides, he is "innocent" from any "misdoings," especially the ones that are related to his late friend, the infamous Jeffrey Epstein, the source insisted.
Amid all the speculations, Buckingham Palace reportedly released an official statement clarifying that Prince Andrew was at the memorial service for Sir Malcolm Ross "in a personal capacity." As per Daily Mail, Queen Elizabeth II was "officially represented" not by his "favorite son," but, by Sir Andrew Ford, who is a retired Army officer.
In the end, it was cleared out that the Queen has not given Prince Andrew any blessing with regard to the allegations of his return to the royal life. While he may be looking forward to his comeback, it seemingly appears that this might not happen yet today.
