Prince William was furious to be seated close to Prince Andrew at the Kent funeral

There was some fascinating staging as the Windsors exited Westminster Cathedral following the Requiem Mass for the Duchess of Kent. The exits were barely staggered, and the Windsors basically all had to stand in front of the church together as they waited for their cars (because no one carpooled). The lack of staggered exits led to Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson leaving the church around the same time as the Prince and Princess of Wales. Andrew and Fergie were allowed to go to the funeral because, officially, this was a family occasion, not a state event. So, long story short, for several minutes, photographers got tons of pics of Andrew lurking right behind William. The video feed caught even more – they spoke to one another briefly:

Now, I’m not a royal body language expert, but it certainly appeared like William and Andrew were getting along well enough to share a few words, and it also looked like William didn’t care that much about being seen with Andrew. This goes against everything William has been briefing to Tom Sykes and others for YEARS! According to “sources close to William,” Peg hates his uncle with the power of a thousand suns and believes that Andrew should be relegated to non-person status. Well, fresh from the mass, those same sources piped up again, breathlessly informing Sykes that William absolutely snubbed Andrew, don’t believe your lying eyes! What’s even funnier is that Andrew was apparently seated right behind Will and Waity.

Prince William’s hatred and resentment of his uncle, Prince Andrew, was etched all over his face today as he was forced into uncomfortably close quarters with the disgraced royal, accused of pedophilia and sex crimes. What was equally intriguing was that William seemed to be boiling with anger towards his father, King Charles, as well.

Charles, of course, met William’s brother, Prince Harry, just days ago—defying William, who has refused to reconcile with him—and creating an unprecedented public split between the monarch and the heir.

A friend of William told The Royalist this evening that it was a “disgrace” that Andrew had been seated directly behind William and Princess Kate at a Windsor family funeral. The friend said William was “furious” at being “ambushed” by his uncle, as pictures and footage of a scowling William standing alongside Andrew and the king emerged after the funeral of the Duchess of Kent. They noted that William has for years taken pains to avoid being photographed alongside Andrew, refusing to allow him to appear at events such as the Garter Day procession. Today’s images, with Andrew seated so close, will be deeply unwelcome.

The presence of Andrew caught the global media by surprise. The expectation had been that he would be kept firmly out of sight, particularly with Donald Trump about to arrive in the U.K. for a state visit. Trump has well-documented links to Jeffrey Epstein, and historian Andrew Lownie once described Trump, Epstein, and Andrew as “the three amigos.”

Andrew, however, has a history of inserting himself into royal occasions, often using funerals as stages for self-promotion. After his father, the Duke of Edinburgh’s, funeral, he was accused of thrusting himself into the cameras’ line of sight, and he appeared to be doing much the same today. This time, the awkward seating arrangements compounded matters: Andrew was directly behind William and Kate. Kate looked unamused; William, known for his volcanic temper, looked absolutely furious.

In several photographs, William can be seen glaring at Andrew with contempt, while in others, he deliberately looks away as King Charles chuckles with his disgraced brother. A source recently told me William considers his father “weak” for indulging Andrew and Harry. When he becomes king, he intends to “course correct” and will never allow either to be pictured alongside senior royals.

[From The Royalist]

This is so childish from William. Granted, Andrew is absolutely a disgrace and he should be forced onto an ice floe and sent to sea. But don’t tell us the exact opposite of what we saw – we saw William looking uncomfortable, for sure, but he wasn’t telegraphing hate or resentment, certainly not when sharing a few words with his uncle. As for this: “When he becomes king, he intends to ‘course correct’ and will never allow either to be pictured alongside senior royals.” I mean… Charles intends for his sons to stand shoulder-to-shoulder at his funeral. Is King Baldemort going to throw a tantrum and rage-squeal about not wanting to be photographed with his brother at their father’s funeral?

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57 Responses to “Prince William was furious to be seated close to Prince Andrew at the Kent funeral”

  1. Hypocrisy says:

    Peggy just keeps burying himself with all the gaslighting in real time…

    • Yep! Also it seems that when they write articles about Peg it always includes his hate and anger never anything happy or joyful. Do they not realize that it just makes him look bad? Or is it what they can do without spilling too much tea?

    • Iheoma Nwakpadolu says:

      Andrew and william look as age mates. Anger and secrets does this to a person. Im sad for william because of Diana’s.

  2. Maxine Branch says:

    At this point the coverage of William is tinged with pity. He is a mentally ill man clinging onto privilege and title for relevance and revenge.

  3. Dee(2) says:

    To your final question yes I absolutely see that. Their blueprint was how abhorrently they behaved during Queen Elizabeth’s funeral. They have absolutely no problem with showing their asses doing what’s supposed to be a mourning period.

    It wasn’t William and Andrew’s body language that caught my eye this time, it was Kate’s. Normally she’s all for making sure she gets the money shot with the King. This time though I could have done a backflip in that space. She wasn’t trying to be close to William or Charles, and on a video I saw before Charles got in his car and left, he said something to her and motioned to her and she looks shocked. Like she didn’t expect him to speak to her or acknowledge her. She then came over and gave him the double kiss and a curtsy. And in the video her smile drops as soon as he stopped looking at her. Something weird, very weird is going on in the background with the top four.

    • Me at home says:

      Agree, the Charles-Kate interaction was very weird. He motions for her to come to him, neither smiles during their brief air kiss, she drops an unsmiling curtsey, and he turns his back on her right after her curtsey.

      What happened there? Was Charles trying to make a point about welcoming Kate but not William? Was Charles giving Kate or William a quick message that Kate didn’t want to hear?

      Kate also had a cold interaction with Sophie. It looked like Sophie was trying to make smalltalk, but Kate just gives brief answers and turns her face away. And by the time the pictures above are taken, Kate and Sophie are no longer standing near each other.

    • Chelsea says:

      I think maybe she was surprised because it didn’t appear that Charles wished William any kind of goodbye. It was very odd; i was expecting him to turn back tk William, who seemed to be doing everything to look elsewhere, but he just up and left. Also that video of her saying something to William and him only acknowledging it by looking down at his feet(maybe she mentioned something was on the ground) and then scooting side ways away from her without a word or glance was very bizarre.

    • jais says:

      Yes! She was shocked that Charles addressed her. Oh man, it was funny. She strait-up did a double-take and had to turn her head and check to make sure he wasn’t actually addressing Sophie before she grabbed him in an awkward kiss kiss embrace and curtsey. Then he left without a word to William in that moment. The bigger issue isn’t Andrew. They’re using Andrew to cover up the tension between William and Charles.

    • Betsy says:

      Where do people find video? If it isn’t posted here, I don’t see it, generally.

      • Jais says:

        Unfortunately, I see them on the dark place formerly known as twitter. It may also be on BBC live or sky news live.

      • CatGotMyTongue says:

        There is another post about this which has the video. I think the title is something about awkward body language at the funeral. It’s from twitter but it’s embedded. It’s a weird little clip!

      • GTWiecz says:

        Threads has everything. Even BlueSky. No reason to go to X at all.

    • Becks1 says:

      The William-charles-Kate interaction was what caught my eye too.

      William and Charles barely seemed to interact, and William looked really ticked around Charles (NOT Andrew, which I think is why this story is out there – to try to spin William’s rage as aimed at Andrew, not charles, when the opposite was true.) The interaction between Charles and Kate was very awkward and forced, like Charles realized he couldn’t really blank her as he has been doing in public bc it would be too obvious so he pulled her in for that awkward kiss. Kate looked…..frazzled, IDK. And little to no interaction between Kate and William.

      William and Andrew looked fine together. and we know William drove Andrew to church AND flew with Andrew to Balmoral when the queen died, when he refused to take harry, so we know that William doesn’t have actual issues with Andrew.

      anyway it was all interesting. Things are tense as hell in that family.

      • windyriver says:

        Take a look at the picture of Kate in the other article, just after her moment with Charles. She looks pleased as punch, with a nasty edge, though not necessarily nastiness directed at Charles. Is it, “good, he’s pissed at Will, but okay with me”, “nah nah, he reached out to me, but ignored you” (towards Will), “good, now the media will be sure to notice me (even though I’m wearing exactly what I wore to Philip’s funeral to make sure they see)”? Maybe it is nastiness directed at Charles. With this bunch of lunatics, who can tell for sure.

      • MMRB says:

        I caught that too @windyriver! if you roll it in slow motion, it really shows the facial expressions and gestulations, and I gathered also that Charles was proving a point to William, that he’s annoyed at him so he was going to speak to the (ex) wife just to prove a point and make a headline photograph.
        Just infantile this family.

      • Becks1 says:

        I said in the other post that i think this was more about William than Kate – that he was proving a point to William. we’ve seen Charles publicly blank Kate before but for some reason this time he singled her out and I think that “reason” is William.

  4. Eurydice says:

    Yikes – hatred, resentment, boiling with anger, furious, scowling, glaring with contempt, known for his volcanic temper. Sykes is pointing to a problem and it isn’t just Andrew,

  5. Draadje says:

    I feel somewhat gaslit by Tommy boy: “…and creating an unprecedented public split between the monarch and the heir.”
    The rift already existed before Harry and CIII met. It’s probably the reason why Harry had tea with his father.

  6. Jan says:

    Cain was happy talking to Randy, it was funny watching him running away from Unable.

  7. SURE says:

    Love how A latches onto W and refuses to let go. It’s as if he’s signalling that behind closed doors he and W are on good terms.

  8. sunnyside up says:

    William was trying very hard not to laugh at what Andrew said.

  9. Maxine Branch says:

    I can only imagine how “woke” Harry and Meghan are so grateful to be far away from that insanity.

    • SunnyDays says:

      Imagine watching this week’s events knowing you would have been made to stand next to a pedophile for several minutes while being photographed and then the next day greet another pedophile (among other things) before hosting him at a state dinner. They are outta there and living their best life!

  10. Chelsea says:

    “They noted that William has for years taken pains to avoid being photographed alongside Andrew”

    This is a bold faced lie. We’ve seen them together multiple times including when William literally drove Andrew to church a couple years back. And in the video posted here he at least looks at and talks to Andrew when he speaks to him; i saw multiple videos of him decidedly NOT looking at Charles and Kate when they spoke to him yesterday. So yes it does seem that rageaholic william was furious with some people yesterday but it doesnt appear that person was Andrew.

  11. Tessa says:

    Peggs had Andrew walking next to him and Kate and their children on church walks

  12. Plums says:

    Andrew shouldn’t have been allowed to be in front of cameras at all, tbh. It was a horrible look for the BRF that he was chauffeured up to the entrance like all the rest of them and the priests had to do the official meet and greet with him. If he wanted to attend this “family” event, he should have come and gone through a back door and stayed out of sight. But I suspect if that were the case, he’d not have had any interest in going at all.

    • Betsy says:

      I agree with you. He is a child rapist. He doesn’t have to be tossed out of the family but he should not ever be front and center again.

  13. Miranda says:

    “Charles, of course, met William’s brother, Prince Harry, just days ago—defying William”

    “Defying”? Really? Charles is pushing 80, and is William’s father, and a literal KING. Pretty sure he can see whoever the hell he wants. Has William moved on from briefing us on how he’s going to punish everybody when he becomes King, and is now trying to imply that he’s already in control? Someone please explain again how any of this is less offensive than Harry voicing genuine concern for his dad’s health and longevity?

  14. Me at home says:

    So William looked Andrew in the eye while Andrew spoke; he seemed to be hiding a response (short response? laughter) behind his hand; and, at the end of the clip, he nodded to whatever Andrew was saying while he looked at something else. I’m not getting rage and fury, so why is Sykes projecting these always-unflattering qualities onto William?

    • Eurydice says:

      I didn’t see rage and fury there, but I also didn’t see any laughter or “besties” vibe. To me, it was more “I’ll pretend to listen to this random guy prattling on while waiting uncomfortably for them to bring the car around.”

      Sykes is certainly piling on the rage vocabulary here, but it’s not really different from what others have said about William. Even his own people when leaking to the media frame the story in terms of anger.

  15. Likeyoucare says:

    So the video of them laughing is Ai?

  16. Tessa says:

    Fergie latched on to her ex but she did not sit with him. One site called them the duke and duchess of York even though they divorced in1996. She is Sarah duchess of York ex wife of the duke of york.

    • CatGotMyTongue says:

      Fergie sat where she was told. They’re technically exes but they’re still cozied up and live together.

      He is still the Duke of York. She is still the Duchess of York. And they seem to be on great terms.

      • Lianne says:

        She is not THE Duchess of York. She is Sarah, Duchess of York (its a last name not a title). Ridiculously there is a huge difference.

    • BeanieBean says:

      Sure, but for readability sake they’re the D&D of York. It’s just easier.

  17. jais says:

    Where was this look of contempt William gave Andrew bc I must’ve missed it? Again, they’re telling us not to believe our own eyes.

    • Amie says:

      I was wondering that too. I saw video and pictures and they looked fine. William is easy to read. If he was uncomfortable it would be obvious. He’s not.

  18. Tessa says:

    Maybe huevo was looking daggers at keen who looked angry and turned away

  19. Krista says:

    Just watched the video of the family’s exit from church- all the Kent’s were attentively watching the Duchess’ coffin being loaded into the car, while all the Windsors (except Charles) were yapping and not paying attention. It was jarring to watch – and felt really disrespectful!

    • jais says:

      Yep, I saw that too. It was wildly disrespectful. The Wales are famously not known for their decorum in a church or mourning setting.

  20. Amy Bee says:

    The press and William’s friend are gaslighting us. William seemed fine standing and talking to Andrew. Chris Ship tried to convince people that Willam didn’t respond to whatever Andrew said but it quite clear from the video that he smiled and put his hand over his mouth and nose to speak to him.

  21. Mslove says:

    Peg looks hungover, and Pedo looks like he’s enjoying himself, which is not a good look for a funeral.

  22. Libra says:

    Andrew told a funny and Fergie laughed and William was trying not to laugh. What was so funny? Was Andrew fearful of being attacked by what was dangling off Kate’s head?

  23. QuiteContrary says:

    Even in this defense of William — he’s so noble, he was angry about being near a pedo! — they can’t help telling the truth: The heir has an anger issue.

    “William, known for his volcanic temper, looked absolutely furious.”

  24. advisor2U says:

    Well, Willy can briefs the tabloids and rota rats what he wants to pretend that he’s distancing himself from uncle Andy (other than what we saw with our own eyes happening on the steps of that Cathedral), the fact of the matter is that, since his kids were not in attendance, nor did Prince Harry and his kids, in terms of place in line of succession, his uncle Andy had every right to stand where we stood – right beside him, and in front of the lot of them.
    And uncle Andy gleefully made that clear to everyone watching: ‘ I’m part of this family, what are y’all gonna do about that?’

  25. Nerd says:

    The proof that this is a BS narrative is how he fawns over an equally disgusting man (Trump) even though he has been convicted of his crimes. You can’t be desperate to distance yourself from a man who is accused of PDF while being anxious to be linked and praised by another man who is accused of befriending and being on the same island of Epstein, admitted to walking into the dressing rooms of teenage girls, accused of sexual assault by many women and convicted on multiple accounts of rape of another woman. William’s behavior with Trump shows that he doesn’t have an issue with men who assault and rape women, so why write this narrative that is obviously a lie. We saw him driving this PDF several times after the millions were paid to Virginia Giuffre. We saw him speaking with this PDF at this funeral. So they need to stop lying to use because we know what our eyes have seen for the past several years when it comes to what William is willing to allow and what his racist behind refuses to accept, like the biracial family members in his family and the brother he hates because of it.

  26. Lianne says:

    He was more cordial/engaged with Andrew than Charles.

  27. jferber says:

    William Fury. William, King of Fury. That is the word most associated with that sociopath.

  28. jferber says:

    Willy and Andy looked like mirror images of one another. They even work very similar looking clothes. Oh, they get along alright. Just not in public (Willy does not want his lazy image besmirched by Andy’s sleazy one). The only one Willy really hates is his brother, King Henry.

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