Pity the King. He may have inherited wealth and authority, enjoy palaces aplenty and have footmen coming out of his generous ears – but really, he may feel that being monarch isn’t worth the hassle.

The long and continuing saga of Prince Andrew’s relationship with the late Virginia Giuffre – denied by Andrew, detailed with precision by her – has cast a pall over the Royal Family for years. So much so, that the trouble with Harry and Meghan seems benign by comparison .

Earlier this month, Andrew was finally parted from his remaining titles after the King and Prince of Wales decided that more needed to be done to distance him from the trappings of Windsor life. But for as long as there remains the potential for more details to emerge about his friendship with the paedophile Jeffrey Eps

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