Prince Harry's claims he is making sure the Queen is 'protected' may have been sparked after seeing Prince Andrew escorting Her Majesty to Prince Philip's memorial, Buckingham Palace aides have claimed.
The Duke of Sussex, 37, claimed last week that he was making sure his grandmother has 'the right people around her' in an interview with US TV host Hoda Kotb from the Invictus Games in The Hague.
Some royal watchers first took his comments as a dig at his father and brother, branding his 'delusional', while others said he may have been taking aim at private secretary Sir Edward Young or her dresser Angela Kelly.
However, insiders at Buckingham Palace have now claimed it was instead aimed at Prince Andrew, who has been embroiled in scandal due to his friendship with late paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
A Buckingham Palace source told the
Harry's interview with NBC attracted a wave of criticism from royal watchers and fans.
But the Queen is said to have been more about his relationship with him.
Ms Giuffre had accused him of sexually abusing her on three separate occasions, when she was 17.
The Duke of York has repeatedly denied the accusations.