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Prince Andrew Finally Banished By Charles as Kate Goes Blonde

We know the world is burning. Here’s the royal circus.

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Tom Sykes
Aug 24, 2025
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It was all drama at Crathie Kirk today, the church in Balmoral where the holidaying royals turn out in force on the penultimate Sunday of August every year.

Leading royal news feeds today was the bombshell that Catherine, the Princess of Wales, turned up with hair that looked several shades blonder than usual.

Her hair distracted attention from the arguably much bigger story, that Prince Andrew was left out in the Aberdeenshire cold, and was not invited to join the royals at church.

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