Two blacked-out Land Rovers arrived at scandal-hit Prince Andrew Windsor's home for his low-key birthday party.
Pictures show the arrival of the duke's daughters Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie - as rumours abound that guests declined to attend the celebration of the milestone birthday.
The Prince is celebrating his 60th with a private lunch at Royal Lodge, the royal residence which he shares with ex-wife and mother of his daughters, Sarah Ferguson.
Amid the public outcry over Andrew's relationship with paedophile billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, several of the Duke's friends were "unavailable" for the party, the Daily Mail reported.
Ex-wife Sarah - known as 'Fergie' - who has stood by Andrew during the scandal, reportedly asked her personal assistant Jane Clarke to send out extra invites after so many friends shunned the event.
It is understood the party has been scaled down to a low-key gathering of around 12 close friends and relatives.
Andrew's milestone birthday has been overshadowed by the public backlash over claims he had sex with Epstein sex slave Virginia Giuffre when she was aged 17, which he denies, and his car-crash interview with BBC Newsnight after which he was accused of failing to show regret for his friendship with the predatory financier.
The Queen's son had hoped to be surrounded by family, friends and charity colleagues at a glitzy party - but Her Majesty significantly downgraded the plans after effectively 'sacking' him from his royal duties, while charities cut all ties with him.
Andrew had hoped to mark the landmark occasion with a big party, similar to the one the Queen hosted for Prince Charles's 60th in 2008.
"Nothing quite illustrates the Duke of York's dizzying fall from grace than the manner in which a number of his friends — or those he thought of as friends — have shunned the chance to join him tomorrow on his 60th birthday," the Mail's Sebastian Shakespeare writes.
The Duke's 50th birthday had seen various celebs and high-society figures attend.
In a further blow to Andrew, government buildings were not be required to fly the Union flag to mark his birthday.
A Culture department spokesman said: "Following the decision by the Duke of York to step back from public duties for the foreseeable future, there is no longer a requirement for UK Government buildings to fly the Union flag on Wednesday February 19."
Liverpool Town Hall is among those that will not fly the flag.
The bells of Westminster Abbey will still ring out in celebration as it is a Royal Peculiar - a place of worship that falls under the jurisdiction of the monarch rather than a bishop.
The abbey also marks the birthdays of the Queen, Duke of Edinburgh, their children, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their children.
