THE TIMES: After years of indecision, the Firm finally acted against the duke — and all his siblings were involved
Christmas was meant to be very different for the royal family.
Before Omicron, the Queen had hopes of her first family gathering since the pandemic at Sandringham, her Norfolk home; a celebration to end her lockdown isolation and lift her spirits after a year of loss, grief and choppy royal waters. She also had plans for a “Sandringham summit — the sequel” to solve the “Andrew problem”.
Just as the monarch, the Prince of Wales, and the dukes of Cambridge and Sussex gathered in January 2020 to negotiate Harry and Meghan’s future outside of the royal fold, so the Queen hoped to knock royal heads together once more.
Instead, Prince Charles and the Earl of Wessex joined their mother at Windsor Castle for Christmas, … » | Roya Nikkhah, Royal Editor | Saturday, January 15, 2022 [£]
