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King Charles bans disgraced Prince Andrew from Buckingham Palace

In one calculated move, King Charles has made it very clear how he feels about his disgraced brother Prince Andrew.

King Charles bans disgraced Prince Andrew from Buckingham Palace

Disgraced Prince Andrew is being thrown out of Buckingham Palace by King Charles.

The Duke, 62, will no longer be allowed an office in the building — or to use it as a corresponding address, reports The Sun.

The skeleton staff retained there after he stepped down from public duty three years ago now face the axe.

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King Charles has banned his brother Prince Andrew from Buckingham Palace. Picture: PETER NICHOLLS / POOL / AFP.
King Charles has banned his brother Prince Andrew from Buckingham Palace. Picture: PETER NICHOLLS / POOL / AFP.

In February, Andrew paid millions of pounds to settle a US civil sex assault case brought by Virginia Giuffre — while making no admission of liability.

He is recruiting a new communications team in a bid to rescue his tattered reputation and is now expected to fund his own staff.

A source said: “Any presence at the Palace is officially over.

“The King has made it clear. He isn’t a working royal. He’s on his own.”

King Charles has made it clear his brother Andrew is on his own. Picture: Ian Vogler – WPA Pool/Getty Images.
King Charles has made it clear his brother Andrew is on his own. Picture: Ian Vogler – WPA Pool/Getty Images.

It comes after Andrew’s treasured role of Colonel of the Grenadier Guards was on Wednesday gifted to Queen Consort Camilla.

The Sun also exclusively revealed that the Home Office this month stripped him of his £3 million-a-year ($5.3 million), 24-hour armed security — and that the Royal Household will pick up the tab.

It is understood that Andrew is to keep the 31-bed Royal Lodge on the Windsor estate, for now.

Prince Andrew and Virginia Roberts, aged 17 at Ghislaine Maxwell's townhouse in London. Picture: Shutterstock
Prince Andrew and Virginia Roberts, aged 17 at Ghislaine Maxwell's townhouse in London. Picture: Shutterstock
Camilla is now Colonel of the Grenadier Guards. Picture: Andrew Matthews-WPA Pool/Getty Images.
Camilla is now Colonel of the Grenadier Guards. Picture: Andrew Matthews-WPA Pool/Getty Images.

He is set to have Christmas dinner with Charles at a bumper bash at Sandringham tomorrow — which will include Andrew’s ex-wife Sarah Ferguson for the first time in 30 years.

The King, 73, will also pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II in his first Christmas Day address.

Buckingham Palace declined to comment.

This article originally appeared in The Sun and has been republished here with permission.

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