Archbishop: ‘Prince Andrew is trying to make amends’ | royals

entertainment">“I think we need to take a step back as far as Prince Andrew is concerned. He’s trying to make it right,” the Archbishop said in the program ITV News† “I think that’s very good.”

entertainment">Welby understands that the case is sensitive because it concerns alleged sexual abuse. Such issues are ‘very personal and private’ and you can’t tell people how to respond to them,’ he says.

entertainment">The archbishop also believes that Queen Elizabeth had “full right” to take her son to Prince Philip’s funeral last year. This was criticized at the time because of the abuse allegations and the fact that the prince, who denies the allegations, has resigned from his official duties.

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entertainment">Andrew will not be on the balcony during the Trooping the Color parade on Thursday. That place is only reserved for ‘working’ members of the British royal family. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are also not allowed to stand there.

entertainment">Welby was due to lead the church service in honor of Elizabeth’s 70th anniversary on Friday, but had to cancel that due to a corona infection. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the religious head of the Anglican Church and the foremost religious dignitary in Britain.

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