Prince Charles orders Prince Andrew to ‘stay out of sight’

Prince Charles has reportedly had words with his younger brother as Andrew battles bombshell sex assault allegations.

Prince Charles has reportedly ordered his beleaguered younger brother Andrew to keep “out of the line of sight” and to stay away from Windsor Castle while his sex assault trial plays out in a US federal court.

Prince Andrew, 61, has not been seen near the castle since the Queen stripped him of his military titles last month amid the bombshell allegations brought against him by Virginia Giuffre, reported the New York Post.

“He has been warned to keep his head down,” said a royal source, cited by The Sun newspaper. “Charles does not want Andrew to be photographed every other day looking happy and waving as he is driven to the castle.”

Prince Charles has reportedly ordered Prince Andrew to ‘stay out of sight’. Picture: Peter Cziborra-WPA Pool/Getty Images

Charles, who is having a great deal more control over royal affairs since the death of his father, Prince Philip, last year, is angry over his younger brother’s assertion that the Giuffre scandal was not a cause for concern when it became public three years ago, the source told the outlet, Ms Giuffre claims she was told to have sex with the prince by his pals, billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.

“Eventually Andrew will be made to leave Windsor and could get several million pounds from the royal family,” the source said. “But he has made it clear that he will hang on for dear life.”

Prince Andrew is facing sex assault allegations. Picture: Lindsey Parnaby / AFP

The Duke of York and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson may even by forced out of their home at Royal Lodge when Charles becomes king, the newspaper reported.

Ms Giuffre claims that she was forced to have sex with the royal on three occasions in 2001 when she was a teenager, according to her civil complaint filed in New York federal court last year. Prince Andrew has vigorously denied any wrongdoing.

This article originally appeared in the New York Post and was reproduced here with permission