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Archbishop of Canterbury
Justin Welby, gently mocking the Government’s post-brexit plans for immigration controls.
CHRISTMAS at Sandringham will be a little awkward, won’t it?
The Queen is a stickler for tradition and the royal family’s festivities haven’t changed since she was a tot.
So, this year, they will just have to carry on as normal and ignore the enormous elephant in the drawing room – the Epstein elephant that’s brought Dumbo Airmiles Andy crashing down to earth.
Because, while she’s made the pariah prince step back from official duties, the Queen will NEVER freeze her favourite son out the family Firm.
He’s turned 2019 into another annus horribilis for the 93-year-old monarch but Andrew rew knows
Mummy will continue ontinue to bankroll him.
His elder brother ther will not be so forgiving. ng.
The Prince of f Wales, who has been touring ring in the
Pacific, is said to be incandescent with rage e at the damage e
Andrew’s inflicting on the monarchy. And it has strengthened his commitment to forge a slimmed-down Firm with fewer hangers-on. Prince William weighed in too, furious at his Uncle’s all-pervading air of entitlement in that car- crash interview.
The Duchess of Sussex, adored by her father-in-law, is sure to have spoken up for Epstein’s victims long before Andrew voiced some sympathy in his “stepping back” statement.
So Megan and Harry must be thrilled to be spending Christmas with her M Mom in LA, avoiding the San Sandringham “Happy Families” cha charade.
Imagine the scene at 6pm on Christmas Eve when everyone ga gathers in the Red Drawing Room for Royal Ro Secret Santa.
Tables are laid out for each family member loaded with the cheap, joke presents they compete compe to find.
Harry once got the th Queen a plastic shower cap with “Ain’t “Ain Life A Bitch?” on the front and, while he was single, Kate bought him a Grow- Your- Own Girlfriend kit.
Buying for Andrew this year should be dead easy.
Pizza Express vouchers? Right Guard Total Defence Antiperspirant? A copy of How to Win Friends and Influence People or a one-sided Subutteo set – perfect for own goals. But no one in the royal family will feel much like laughing over present opening this year.
Especially if a US judge unseals 3,000 pages of new evidence about Epstein’s activities, some of which are said to contain the Duke of York’s name. The Queen will try and jolly them all along, ignoring the elephant in the room.
But when the time finally comes for King Charles to host the family Christmas, Andrew may have only one thing to open.
An envelope containing his P45 from The Firm.