Prince Andrew 'extremely upset' at missing royal Christmas over 'spy' scandal - 'It's another kick when he's down' A Royal expert has suggested that Prince Andrew is likely to be "extremely upset" following reports that he won't be joining the rest of the Royal Family for their traditional Christmas festivities at Sandringham.
Magazine, former BBC Royal correspondent Jennie Bond described the recent headlines as "another embarrassing row" involving the royal, suggesting that King Charles would have "hated" having to uninvite him from the Sandringham gathering.
Just as the year is set to end on a high for the Royal Family - with the King and Princess of Wales greeting the crowds on Christmas Day - along comes another embarrassing row involving the Duke of York,” Jennie said.
“The King is a kind soul and Andrew is his brother: he would have hated to be put in the position of having to un-invite him or ban him from what promises to be a big family get together.
Thankfully, wise heads have prevailed and he obviously realised that his presence at Sandringham would be an embarrassing distraction on a day which - this year of all years - should be all about the King and Catherine.”.
