Prince William and his father are reported to be at odds over whether Sarah, the Duchess of York and Prince Andrew should be banished from the royal family over their friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
King Charles is said to be reluctant to completely disown the Duchess of York and his brother due to their loyalty to the Crown.
However, according to MailOnline, the Prince of Wales had had enough of his uncle and aunt, quoting an unnamed source as calling them a “pair of chancers”.
“His face as he stood next to Andrew at the Duchess of Kent's funeral said it all”, the insider is quoted as saying.
“William feels even more strongly than the King that Andrew and Fergie are an embarrassment and will be urging his father to act.”
Seven charities have severed ties with the duchess following the revelation she apologised to Epstein in April 2011 after publicly disowning the paedophile financier in the media.
It emerged that the duchess “humbly apologised” to Epstein for linking him to paedophilia in the media, describing him as “steadfast” and “generous”.
Her spokesman said it was sent “in the context of advice the duchess was given to try to assuage Epstein and his threats”.
The email stemmed from an interview with the Evening Standard on March 7, 2011, in which she apologised for accepting £15,000 from the sex offender.
During the interview, she told the newspaper: “I abhor paedophilia and any sexual abuse of children and know that this was a gigantic error of judgment on my behalf. I am just so contrite I cannot say.
“Whenever I can, I will repay the money and have nothing ever to do with Jeffrey Epstein ever again.”
A little over a month later, the duchess sent a message to Epstein, in which she said: “I know you feel hellaciously let down by me.
“And I must humbly apologise to you and your heart for that.
“You have always been a steadfast, generous and supreme friend to me and my family.”
It continued: “I was advised in no uncertain terms, to have nothing to do with you and to not speak or email you.
“And if I did - I would cause more problems to you, the Duke and myself. I was broken and lost.
“So please understand. I didn't want to hurt Andrew one more time. I was in over-riding fear. I am sorry.”
The duchess's spokesman previously said she had spoken of her regret about her association with Epstein and “does not resile” from condemning him publicly.
He added that Epstein had threatened to sue her for defamation for associating him with paedophilia.
Epstein was found dead in his cell at a federal jail in Manhattan, in the US, in August 2019 while he awaited trial on sex-trafficking charges.
