Prince Andrew reportedly wants his daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie to be given duties as working royals.
The sisters rarely carry out royal engagements despite having HRH titles and both have high-flying jobs.
Beatrice works for a software company and Eugenie the director of an art gallery, while their husbands Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and Jack Brooksbank are also successful in their fields.
However, according to The Telegraph, Andrew has been pushing for his daughters to be given more prominent roles.
It comes amid claims he has reportedly been lobbying the Queen to reinstate him as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards and reinstate his HRH title.
A source told the paper: "The colonelcy of the Grenadier Guards was his most coveted title and he wants it back. Having remained a Counsellor of State, he also believes he should be included at royal and state events.
"Most importantly for him is his status a HRH and 'Prince of the Blood' and he feels that should be reinstated and his position recognised and respected."
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Buckingham Palace declined to comment on the claims.
Meanwhile, the Palace did confirm that Andrew will not appear in public at today's Garter Day service in Windsor.
However, the disgraced Duke of York will attend a private lunch and ceremony investing new members of the Order of the Garter.
It is understood the decision for Andrew, whose reputation has been severely tarnished by his involvement in a civil sex case lawsuit, not to take part publicly in Garter Day was a “family decision”.
A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: “The Duke of York will attend the investiture and lunch today but will not be part of the procession or service.”
Yesterday, The Sunday Times reported that Andrew, who is a Garter Knight, would be present alongside senior members of the royal family on Monday for the annual service in St George’s Chapel in the grounds of Windsor Castle.
But The Sun said that heirs to the throne, Prince Charles and Prince William, had lobbied the Queen on the issue.
Senior royals feared a “backlash”, the newspaper said, adding that Charles and William were said to have agreed their approach before telling the Queen, who made the final decision.
The Queen will also not be taking part in the procession of the Garter Knights, who walk through the grounds of Windsor Castle to St George’s Hall where the annual service commemorating the Order is held.
Given the monarch’s mobility issues the decision was expected and in past years she has travelled by car to the place of worship.
