{"id":2110331,"date":"2025-10-23T12:25:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T12:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2110331"},"modified":"2025-10-23T12:25:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T12:25:22","slug":"prince-william-and-prince-andrews-viral-awkward-moment-has-resurfaced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-william-and-prince-andrews-viral-awkward-moment-has-resurfaced\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William and Prince Andrew\u2019s Viral Awkward Moment Has Resurfaced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"2eb450c6-d120-4c2f-a8ee-702778d4c5e2\">In the wake of <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/prince-andrew\/\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/prince-andrew\/\">Prince Andrew<\/a>&#8216;s decision to voluntarily relinquish his royal titles amid backlash over new revelations about his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, an <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-reaction-to-awkward-moment-with-prince-andrew-viral-clip\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-reaction-to-awkward-moment-with-prince-andrew-viral-clip\/\">awkward moment the disgraced royal recent shared with his nephew, Prince William, is going viral\u2014for a second time<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The moment in question occurred last month, when William and <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/prince-andrew-remove-prince-charles\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/prince-andrew-remove-prince-charles\/\">Andrew<\/a> were both among the mourners attending the <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/why-queen-camilla-skipped-duchess-of-kent-funeral\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/why-queen-camilla-skipped-duchess-of-kent-funeral\/\">Duchess of Kent&#8217;s funeral<\/a>. Cameras caught the pair standing side-by-side on the steps of Westminster Cathedral, where the service was held and Andrew appeared to make a disastrously-awkward attempt at small talk with his nephew.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\" href=\"\" data-url=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"2eb450c6-d120-4c2f-a8ee-702778d4c5e2-2\">As we <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-reaction-to-awkward-moment-with-prince-andrew-viral-clip\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-reaction-to-awkward-moment-with-prince-andrew-viral-clip\/\">reported when the awkward encounter first went viral in September<\/a>, the clip, which was dubbed &#8220;a case study in please stfu-ism&#8221; in a <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mrssloaneranger\/status\/1967994235204014325\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mrssloaneranger\/status\/1967994235204014325\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\">post on X<\/a>, shows Andrew sidling up to William at <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/kate-middleton-king-charles-sweet-moment-duchess-of-kent-funeral\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/kate-middleton-king-charles-sweet-moment-duchess-of-kent-funeral\/\">the royal funeral service<\/a> and attempting to strike up a conversation, with &#8220;attempting&#8221; being the operative word.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-b border-solid border-[#333]\">\n<span class=\"&#10;after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t-[#333] after:border-t after:border-solid&#10;before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t-[#333] before:border-t before:border-solid&#10;font-article-heading pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333] flex\"><br \/>\nYou may like<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\" id=\"1967994235204014325\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A case study in please stfu-ism. https:\/\/t.co\/4cQHdmQbDZ pic.twitter.com\/BKErE4bIHA<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/1967994235204014325\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/1967994235204014325\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\">September 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"ef4fc199-08f1-4ffd-837a-e038b2a0f551\">Will&#8217;s reaction deserved every bit of viral attention it received, and could be used to teach a PhD-level class on telling someone that talking to them is the very last thing you want to be doing without actually saying a word.<\/p>\n<p>In a post written by another user who shared a<a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/itsme_haya00\/status\/1967999199951360380\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/x.com\/itsme_haya00\/status\/1967999199951360380\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"> longer version of the clip on X<\/a> during its first moment of viral fame, wrote, &#8220;Watch how the disgusting man Andrew out of nowhere got closer to <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/PrinceWilliam?src=hashtag_click\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/PrinceWilliam?src=hashtag_click\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\">#PrinceWilliam<\/a>, looked at the cameras then tried to talk to him while William\u2019s body language said everything, he ignored him and started talking to Sir Tim Laurence +see William was normal with other family members.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>At the time, royal experts and insiders alike weighed about the situation, making it clear that William&#8217;s look of disdain wasn&#8217;t an accident, but a perfect reflection of his feelings about his scandal-laden uncle.<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/williams-disdain-for-epstein-pal-andrew-on-full-display\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/williams-disdain-for-epstein-pal-andrew-on-full-display\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"><em>Daily Beast<\/em>,<\/a> reported that the Prince of Wales was William \u201cboiling with anger\u201d over being put in the situation at all, citing a source close to the future King who said he was &#8220;furious&#8221; over the forced proximity to his uncle, who the source said William had taken pains to avoid at public events for years prior to the awkward moment at the Duchess of Kent&#8217;s funeral, where he felt &#8220;ambushed&#8221; by his uncle.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-pbLJdwPmygiLNTaWC6SG2h\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-pbLJdwPmygiLNTaWC6SG2h slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Get exclusive access to fashion and beauty trends, hot-off-the-press celebrity news, and more.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Although commentary about William&#8217;s feelings about his uncle understandably picked up after their moment at the Duchess of Kent&#8217;s funeral went viral, it had long been understood that the heir felt Andrew had become a liability to the monarchy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think William is harder about this and perhaps more willing to take a tough stand against his uncle,&#8221; former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond told <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/prince-william-determined-reason-taking-35111406\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/prince-william-determined-reason-taking-35111406\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"><em>The Mirror<\/em><\/a> of the situation, adding that William seems &#8220;determined to protect the monarchy and show that they do all understand the strength of public animosity towards Andrew.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When Andrew&#8217;s latest wave of scandal and backlash hit after <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/royals\/36977096\/prince-andrew-email-jeffrey-epstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/royals\/36977096\/prince-andrew-email-jeffrey-epstein\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"><em>The Sun<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>published an email he allegedly sent to Epstein in February 2011 that seemed to prove the disgraced royal lied in his bombshell 2019 BBC interview about Epstein, it&#8217;s no surprise that William was &#8220;in lockstep&#8221; with <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/prince-charles\/\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/prince-charles\/\">King Charles<\/a> on the decision for Prince Andrew to stop using his royal titles, as a palace source told <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/prince-william-prince-andrew-awkward-exchange-funeral-resurfaces-amid-titles-drama-11833808\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/people.com\/prince-william-prince-andrew-awkward-exchange-funeral-resurfaces-amid-titles-drama-11833808\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"><em>People<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While reports suggest that the King may prefer not to take further action against his infamous younger brother, Will is said to want Andrew distanced even further from the royal family and reportedly hopes his uncle will &#8220;disappear&#8221; following the loss of his titles as <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-kate-middleton-hope-prince-andrew-will-disappear-now-that-hes-lost-royal-titles\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-kate-middleton-hope-prince-andrew-will-disappear-now-that-hes-lost-royal-titles\/\">the Prince and Princess of Wales &#8220;can&#8217;t abide&#8221; Andrew<\/a> and are troubled by the proximity of his home at Royal Lodge, which is just four miles from their family&#8217;s new &#8220;forever home&#8221; in Windsor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.marieclaire.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the wake of Prince Andrew&#8216;s decision to voluntarily relinquish his royal titles amid backlash over new revelations about his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, an awkward moment the disgraced royal recent shared with his nephew, Prince William, is going viral\u2014for a second time. 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