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Prince Andrew reportedly broke down in tears when his brother King Charles told him that there was no way back into working royal life. Is the Duke of York actually daft enough to think that the public want to see him back on parade? I think the Queen’s second son should just stick to looking after his mother’s corgis from now on. was aired on prime-time TV, with singer Meat Loaf, dressed in a panto outfit, saying he throttled a jealous Prince Andrew.

It was a PR disaster and served only to make a laughing stock out of three of the Queen’s children.

Charles and Diana had, fortunately for them, refused to join the televised madness.

The very fact that William gave Tindall his blessing is a sign of how much faith the royals have in Zara’s husband, who is considered to be a ‘safe pair of hands’.

But will William’s instinct be one that he comes to regret or one that he stands by? Only time will tell.