Royal Family shun disgraced Prince Andrew as he celebrates milestone

King Charles’s Prince Andrew problem dealt with by late Queen.

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Svar Nanan-Sen

By Svar Nanan-Sen


Published: 19/02/2025

- 12:21

The Duke of York stepped down as a working royal in 2019

The official Royal Family has not posted a birthday tribute to King Charles's brother.

The Prince and Princess of Wales have also not shared a birthday message.


Usually, the official accounts pay tribute to members of the Royal Family when they celebrate a milestone birthday.

This is not just in place for working royals with Prince Harry receiving a birthday message on his 40th birthday from both the Royal Family and the Prince and Princess of Wales's social media accounts.

Prince Andrew

The official Royal Family has not posted a birthday tribute to King Charles's brother.

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Lady Louise also received public messages in November 2024 when she marked her 21st birthday.

These messages are normally posted on the morning of the royal's birthday.

Therefore, it appears Prince Andrew will not be receiving a birthday message from the official royal social media accounts.

Prince Andrew stepped down as a working royal in 2019 after a disastrous interview with BBC's Newsnight programme regarding his friendship with late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Prince Andrew

It appears Prince Andrew will not be receiving a birthday message from the official royal social media accounts.

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It comes as Prince Andrew has reportedly secured a lucrative commercial deal with Dutch firm Startupbootcamp that will earn him millions of pounds through his connections from the Pitch@Palace initiative.

The agreement marks the first known work undertaken by the Duke of York since stepping down as a working royal five years ago.

Under the agreement, the prince will receive payment for each deal Startupbootcamp strikes across global territories according to The Sun.

The arrangement was initially proposed by Startupbootcamp officials to Buckingham Palace last summer before being finalised.

Prince Andrew

Prince Andrew has reportedly secured a lucrative commercial deal with Dutch firm Startupbootcamp that will earn him millions of pounds through his connections from the Pitch@Palace initiative.

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"He will earn money from each deal SBC secures from his Pitch@Palace work," a source said.

Kauan von Novack, CEO of Startupbootcamp, expressed support for the collaboration, stating: "Our mission is to help entrepreneurs to create the change the world needs."

"We see immense value in the network built up by Pitch@Palace," von Novack added.

A Buckingham Palace source clarified the institution's position, stating: "Buckingham Palace officials have neither reviewed nor approved the details of any financial arrangements between the Duke or his advisers and any third party."