Prince Andrew has been accused of not doing charity work despite a commitment to doing so after the settlement with Virginia Giuffre – as seen on his weekly horseback ride
- Prince Andrew paid millions to Virginia Giuffre in an out-of-court settlement
- The Duke of York’s royal career collapsed, but he promised to make amends
- He said he wanted to support the “fight against the evils of the sex trade”.
- It is claimed that charity proposals have “stalled” so far and he has “lost focus”.
Prince Andrew has been accused of not having done any charity work yet, despite promising to make amends for his sex abuse scandal.
It has been reported that the disgraced Duke of York has instead been playing golf, horse riding and enjoying life at his home, the Royal Lodge.
The Duke was indeed pictured at his weekly horseback ride in Windsor today, where his horse could be seen with a poppy on its bridle.
The 62-year-old’s royal career ended in disgrace after he was forced to pay millions of pounds in an out-of-court settlement to sex abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre earlier this year.
She claimed he sexually abused her three times in 2001 when she was 17 after she was trafficked by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, although Andrew has consistently denied any wrongdoing.
The settlement was not an admission of guilt, but the Queen’s supposed favorite son was stripped of his royal patronage and honorary military titles.
Prince Andrew has been heavily criticized after claiming he has not done any charity work since promising to make amends with his sex abuse scandal. Pictured: The Duke out for a ride on his horse this morning
The disgraced Duke of York has instead played golf, horseback riding and enjoyed life at his home, the Royal Lodge in Windsor
At the time of Andrew’s agreement, a statement said the Duke would show his remorse by “supporting the fight against the ills of the sex trade and its victims.”
And a friend said there are “a number of charitable proposals that are being actively considered”.
However, the Sun’s latest allegations allege that many proposals to undertake charity work have “stalled” after approval for Buckingham Palace was obtained.
Nigel Cawthorne, author of Prince Andrew: Epstein, Maxwell and the Palace, said: “Surely he can find a charity somewhere in the world that will take him in?
“His reputation can’t get any worse and is a stain on it, but working for charity will soften the edge and show a little remorse.”
Ghislaine Maxwell pulled Prince Andrew back into the Jeffrey Epstein scandal after calling him a “dear friend” in an exclusive interview behind the prison walls. Pictured: The couple together at Ladies’ Day at Royal Ascot in 2000
Although Andrew’s daughters Beatrice and Eugenie had reportedly asked Charles to return to royal duties, “the king turned down the requests”.
Sources claim that the prince has “lost focus” after his attempts were regularly blocked.
Andrew was further drawn into the Epstein scandal last month after pedophile conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell hailed the Duke of York as a “dear friend”.
Her bombastic comments – in a world-exclusive prison interview with The Mail on Sunday – contradict Andrew’s denial in a US court that they were close.
Maxwell, who was convicted of helping Epstein molest teenage girls, did not deny any suggestion that she and Andrew were a couple, declaring, “I care about him.”
At one point, Prince Andrew was a patron of hundreds of charities and other bodies, but he was stripped of his remaining patronage after the palace announced he would be performing “no public duties” earlier in the year.
A spokesman for the Duke of York declined to comment.