In light of the ongoing repercussions from sex assault allegations, Prince Andrew, who has been essentially exiled from royal life, paid tribute to his "mummy," Queen Elizabeth II, on Sunday.
“Mummy, your love for a son, your compassion, your care, your confidence, I will treasure forever,” he said in a statement.
Last weekend saw the 62-year-old Duke of York's public appearance after he had been mainly concealed following allegations—which he denies—that he had sex with a Jeffrey Epstein victim.
Along with other senior royals who are in mourning, he has attended events to honour the queen. On Friday, he kept watch by her coffin.
He was permitted to put on military colours for the vigil but not for subsequent memorial services, such as Monday's official funeral.
During a silent procession through Edinburgh on Monday, he was heckled by one man in the crowd.
Andrew, who flew Royal Navy helicopters in the 1982 Falklands War with Argentina, was honorary colonel of the Grenadier Guards. Its soldiers are part of the Household Division that guard Buckingham Palace in their distinctive bearskin hats and red tunics.
Often referred to as the queen’s “favourite son”, he was accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in 2001 who claimed she was delivered to him by Epstein.
Andrew, who denied the allegations, settled a US civil lawsuit over the allegations in February for an undisclosed sum.
King Charles III is expected at some point to make his younger brother’s royal exile permanent, experts say.
For now, Andrew still officially retains his titles of Earl of Inverness and Counsellor of State, meaning he could theoretically join other senior royals in stepping in for Charles if the latter were incapacitated.