Prince Edward's 'overriding loyalty' is to Duchess Sophie despite him and Andrew having 'closest bond'

Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh and Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh attend the British Cycling National Track Championships at the National Cycling Centre on February 23, 2024.

The past few months have been weighing heavily on the Royal Family, no matter how much they focus on going about their daily business. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest in February was a particular low point and it will have come as a surprise to no-one that he wasn’t at the Royal Family’s Easter gathering on 5th April.

Andrew’s younger brother Prince Edward did attend and royal expert Jennie Bond believes that these two have "probably the closest bond" of their four siblings. Even so, she thinks Edward’s loyalty to his wife Duchess Sophie totally outweighs this.