Prince Andrew hit by another major snub after being sidelined by Royal Family
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There's no doubt that 2024 was a difficult year for Prince Andrew. And the start of 2025 has brought with it yet another setback - one that was likely a major personal blow for the beleaguered royal. Andrew has been mired in controversy in recent years, and following his disastrous Newsnight interview in November 2019, was forced to step back from public duties. He was later stripped of his military titles and patronages by the late Queen in January 2022.
More recently, King Charles cut off Prince Andrew's allowance while encouraging him to move out of Royal Lodge into a smaller residence, and he was forced to stay away from the royal family's Christmas at Sandringham in December over his links to an alleged Chinese spy.
Now it has been revealed that Andrew was shunned from a dinner in honour of his alma mater at Windsor Castle - even though he lives just a few miles away on the royal estate. His older sister, Princess Anne, held the dinner at Windsor last Thursday in her role as Warden for Gordonstoun school - which Andrew attended along with his brothers, King Charles and Prince Edward.
But he was not invited to attend the recent celebration. "I'm sure the duke would have loved to have attended the dinner if he had been invited," a friend of Andrew's told the Daily Mail's Richard Eden. Gordonstoun has some notable alumni. Two generations of British royalty were educated at Gordonstoun, including Prince Philip and his son King Charles. Musician David Bowie sent his son Duncan Jones to Gordonstoun, and Jason Connery , son of actor Sir Sean Connery, also attended.
