Prince Andrew appears ‘downcast’ a day after being snubbed from major royal event

Prince Andrew on Monday missed the Commonwealth Day service, attended by almost all senior royals at the Westminster Abbey, and was then spotted looking ‘downcast’ as he drove around Windsor, reported The Daily Mail.

In pictures shared by the publication, the disgraced Duke of York was seen in his black Range Rover, driving around the grounds of Windsor Castle on Tuesday, March 15.

The appearance came a day after he was forced to lay low and miss a major royal engagement with fellow royals; those who attended the service include Prince Charles, Duchess Camila, Prince William, Kate Middleton, and Princess Alexandra.

The royal family has almost severed its ties with Andrew, with his mother, The Queen, also stripping him of his royal patronages and military titles in January after he was accused of having sexual relations with a minor in early 2000s.

Andrew later reached a settlement in the sex assault case filed by convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein’s victim Virginia Giuffre.