Pouting Prince William pointedly "pulled rank" on Prince Andrew during the Duchess of Kent's funeral , in what royal insiders tell RadarOnline.com was a deliberate show of distance over his uncle's links to Jeffrey Epstein .

The 43-year-old Prince of Wales joined other senior royals at Westminster Cathedral to honor the Duchess, who recently died at the age of 92. Article continues below advertisement

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But it was a tense moment on the cathedral steps – as the coffin was carried to the hearse – that caught attention, with Andrew seen trying to strike up conversation with his nephew, only for William to stare straight ahead in silence.

A source close to the family claimed: "William's response made it

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