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Prince Andrew looked somber today as he embarked on a solo stroll around the Windsor Estate.
The Duke of York, 64, celebrated his birthday on February 19, but it was unclear how much celebration there was at Royal Lodge, his grand home in Windsor Great Park.
The disgraced duke was spotted on his weekly horseback ride around the Berkshire estate on Saturday, this time unaccompanied by a stable boy or his brother Prince Edward.
The king’s brother looked unhappy as he traveled around the estate, shielding himself from the cold February weather with a thick navy coat and gloves.
Andrew wore matching riding pants and opted for a riding helmet with a white stripe.
Prince Andrew looked somber today as he embarked on a solo stroll around the Windsor Estate.
Later, the prince was in a much better mood as he drove through Windsor, this time accompanied by a friend.
He stopped to chat to a group of dog walkers on The Long Mile before continuing towards Windsor Castle, where his mother had spent much of her time.
Prince Andrew turned 64 on February 19, but it is unclear how much celebration took place after his spectacular fall from grace in recent years.
Andrew’s reckless association with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein led to his being stripped of his royal patronages and military affiliations, and his forced withdrawal from public life.
In 2015, Virginia Giuffre (formerly Roberts) claimed in a lawsuit that Epstein had forced her to have sex with Prince Andrew on three separate occasions when she was 17 years old.
Later in 2021, Giuffre filed a lawsuit against the prince over the alleged encounters. He repeatedly denied the allegations, but in 2022 he settled the case, without admitting it, with a payment to Giuffre.
The Prince has strenuously denied any wrongdoing and continues to do so. There is speculation that he had been under pressure to strike a deal so as not to overshadow the Platinum Jubilee of his late mother, the Queen, that same year.
His reputation, however, remains in tatters.
The Duke of York, 64, celebrated his birthday on February 19, but it was unclear how much celebration there was at Royal Lodge, his grand home in Windsor Great Park.
Later, the prince was in a much better mood as he drove through Windsor, this time accompanied by a friend.
And the Epstein affair is far from the first time Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s third son has found himself at the center of controversy.
His judgment was questioned after he held meetings with Saif, son of Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, and when he entertained the son-in-law of Tunisia’s ousted president, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, at Buckingham Palace.
His relationships with Timor Kulibayev, the son-in-law of Kazakhstan’s president, also came under scrutiny after Kulibayev bought the duke’s Sunninghill Park home for £3m more than the £12m asking price in 2007.
He also became known as ‘Air Miles Andy’ after spending thousands of dollars flying everywhere by helicopter, often managing to fit a visit to the golf course into his work trips.
