Prince Andrew offered a thankful wave to pedestrians today, as they moved aside to allow his Range Rover through as the fallout from Ghislaine Maxwell's interview continued.
The disgraced Duke, 62, was all smiles as he was seen again in his Range Rover driving in Windsor.
As he continued down the stretch the way forward was impeded by two walkers who had little idea of his presence behind them.
But they eventually clocked him and stepped aside, prompting a wide smile and wave from under-fire Andrew.
The Royal, seen later grinning on a horse, had looked ashen faced yesterday as he was seen with ex-wife Sarah Ferguson - hours after Jeffrey Epstein's conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell called him a 'dear friend'.
Her bombshell comments - in a world-exclusive prison interview with The Mail on Sunday - contradict Andrew telling a US court that they had not been close.
And both the Duke and Duchess of York appeared glum as they were seen in public driving through Windsor on the day after Sarah's birthday.
The remarks by Maxwell, 60 - a convicted sex-trafficker described in court as a 'sophisticated predator' - land a devastating blow to the Duke's hopes of returning to public life.
He's behind you!
Walkers in Windsor get a surprise as Prince Andrew appears at the wheel at their backs during their stroll
Andrew, who sported a burgundy pulloever, looked perturbed at one point as his Range Rover journey continued today
But the two members of the public scampered away from the roadway to provide safe passage to the prince in his 4 x 4
The gentleman who parted for the prince was treated to a wave and a smile from the royal and his male travelling companion
Back in the saddle again: Prince Andrew is all smiles on top of a horse as he enjoys the thrills of yet another riding session
Maxwell, who was convicted of helping Epstein abuse teenage girls, failed to deny suggestions that she and Andrew had been a couple, and declared: 'I care about him.'
Her remarks come as the MoS reveals a new photograph today of the disgraced former socialite taken at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in New York this year before she was moved to a prison in Florida to serve her 20-year sentence.
Andrew was stripped of his military titles and royal patronages in January as he fought allegations that he abused Ms Roberts, one of Epstein's victims, as a teenager in London, Manhattan, and Özel Erkek Öğrenci Yurtları the US Virgin Islands.
He has repeatedly and vehemently denied the claims.
He settled out of court with Ms Roberts, who now uses her married name Giuffre, for an undisclosed sum but made no admission of guilt.
A legal document submitted to a US court in January by the Duke's lawyers contained 41 separate denials of allegations made by Ms Roberts, including her claim that 'Prince Andrew was a close friend of Ghislaine Maxwell'.