Prince Andrew makes heartbroken confession to pals after King Charles stern decision

Prince Andrew is finally breaking his silence over his ongoing situation with King Charles following his latest scandal.

The Duke of York has reportedly been going into isolation as his future remains uncertain in the royal family, especially after he was forced to withdraw from the annual Christmas at Sandringham.

Now, sources reveal that Andrew will never be returning to public life as a member of the royal family and there is a possible decision pending for the Royal Lodge as well.

The disgraced royal is now making efforts to stay hidden in the shadows to escape any further embarrassment after his spy scandal caused a national security issue, per royal expert Hilary Fordwich.

She cited sources as the shamed royal voiced to his friends that he is “embarrassed by his situation”.

“The declining disrepair and decay… of his residence has become a spectacle, a visual reflection of the broader fallout from his despicable involvement with Jeffrey Epstein and further fall from royal favour,” she told Fox News Digital.

“The definite is that for Andrew, there is no return to being a major royal figure, nor even being part of the family ever,” she continued. “He is, deservedly so, a much-diminished man.”

The update comes after Andrew had been trying to tend to the Royal Lodge gardens himself – and doing a poorly job, per Kensington Palace gardener – in a bid to save pennies.

The 30-room mansion, which has been a long point of contention between him and his brother King Charles, is reportedly in a terrible state as no adequate maintenance is being done. And Andrew is also adamant to keep his 75-year lease on the royal residence, whether he has sufficient funds or not.

In the meantime, Charles has ordered all the royal artefacts to be removed from under Andrew’s care to protect them.

Previously, a palace insider had claimed that Charles is “already at the end of his rope” with Andrew and the latest scandal involving ‘close confidante’ – who was later alleged to be a Chinese spy – is “only going to exacerbate things.