Prince Andrew appears to be clinging to his public image with a conviction described by a source close to the royal household as driven entirely by 'huge ego and delusion'.
Following the formal removal of his royal style, princely title and many of his honours, the Duke of York now faces the stark reality of life without the privileges that once protected him from public scrutiny. Royal insiders have it that his non-admittance of the seriousness of his situation only displays the growing separation between perception and reality.
