was allowed to don his naval uniform to mount a vigil at his late mother’s coffin last week, few expect to see him in it again.
The King has made clear that there will be no reprieve for his younger brother. He has repeatedly insisted that the controversy surrounding the Duke should not be allowed to tarnish the reputation of the monarchy and has personally stepped in more than once in recent months to keep him out of the public eye.
Those closest to the Duke, 62, acknowledge that in the weeks and months ahead, he will have to sit down with the monarch and thrash out a plan for his future.
No one believes it will involve any semblance of a return to royal duty. The Queen had been the Duke's biggest champion in recent years.
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