But Andrew is a royal rhinoceros and a bit of a dinosaur – so has a very thick skin.<\/p>\n
For example, despite dropping from 30 staff at Royal Lodge to just three at his new Marsh Farm cottage, sources claim Andrew still insists that trio call him ‘The Duke’.<\/p>\n
The other day Andrew finally resurfaced, the occasion was to watch his sister-in-law Sophie in a carriage driving competition.<\/p>\n
He was seen driving his Land Rover Defender away from the annual Sandringham Horse Driving Trials on the King’s royal Norfolk estate.<\/p>\n
Andrew left straight after the Duchess of Edinburgh’s event finished that Sunday morning, with his brother Prince Edward also watching from the sidelines.<\/p>\n
The Sandringham trials were started in 1982 by Prince Philip, who wanted to bring one of his favourite sports to one of his favourite places.<\/p>\n
Sophie and Edward are thought to have been staying at the Wood Farm residence near Andrew’s house, while the three-day competition was taking place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Andrew may have thought he was adding some moral support to Sophie. He may have thought that was a good thing.<\/p>\n
But in fact he’s not helping at all.<\/p>\n
In fact, I would suggest the last person the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh need being seen cheering them on is Andrew.<\/p>\n
I get it that he’s probably bored. He is ‘Air Miles Andy’, he has spent decades travelling the world and now he’s cooped up at a gloomy-looking farm that does not feel like home.<\/p>\n
But until the police probe is over and his life moves on he must accept that being a cheerleader for anyone in the Royal Family is not helpful to them.<\/p>\n
If he can’t see that simple piece of reality then he really is clueless to how the world goes round.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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