Prince Andrew excluded from Royal Family's Balmoral summer retreat

Prince Andrew, formally Andrew Mountbatten‑Windsor, will not attend the royal family's traditional summer gathering at Balmoral Castle in the Scottish Highlands. sources say King Charles III has no plans to meet his younger brother during the holiday, continuing the exile that began after the prince's links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and a February 2024 arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

The former duke, stripped of his prince title and dukedom in 2022, has been living on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk since April. King Charles has pursued a smaller, more focused monarchy and is keeping non‑working royals such as Prince Andrew out of public events, including the annual Balmoral stay that typically hosts the king, queen, and the Prince and Princess of Wales.

Andrew's absence underscores the continuing sensitivities around his public profile and the royal family's effort to distance the institution from his controversial past.