Prince Andrew and Prince Harry have allegedly been given a brutal name by Buckingham Palace staff.
This comes amid reports that King Charles is embroiled in a disagreement with his younger sibling Andrew over the fate of Royal Lodge.
It’s been reported that Charles desires for the Duke of York to swap his vast 30-room residence for the more modest Frogmore Cottage.
Meanwhile, 64-year-old Andrew has been entangled in scandals encompassing his ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and a Chinese businessman prohibited from entering the UK, Aberdeen Live reports.
Such controversies led him to bypass the Royal Family’s customary Christmas meetup at Sandringham.
Meanwhile, frictions between Harry and the rest of the monarchy are said to have escalated since he renounced his duties as a working royal and emigrated to the US with Meghan Markle.
After moving across the pond, Harry released his tell-all memoir titled ‘Spare’ and featured in eye-opening TV interviews revealing details about his kin.
The Times’ Royal Correspondent Kate Mansey relayed on Times Radio’s The Royals with Roya and Kate that these episodes have culminated in both Harry and Andrew being labelled with a collective nickname by royal aides.
She shared: “I did a kind of wrap up in the Times magazine at the end of last year in which a couple of people actually mentioned him and Harry to me as being known as the Dukes of Hazard.”
She further noted: “As the two difficult dukes who are problems for the king, but perhaps Andrew more so.”
Prince Andrew and Prince Harry, who are currently non-working royals, are being considered with sensitivity by King Charles in his aim not to heighten family rifts.
A source revealed to The Times: “His Majesty does not want to exacerbate family tensions further. By nature, he is a unifier, not a divider.”
Meanwhile, royal commentator Mansey suggests there could be increased scrutiny on Prince Andrew throughout this year.
In the US, Harry and Meghan have been pursuing projects separate from royal obligations. Meghan’s anticipated new Netflix show, ‘With Love From Meghan,’ was set to be unveiled this week, but its release has been delayed owing to the catastrophic California wildfires.
These blazes have sadly taken at least 24 lives, with hundreds of thousands displaced. The show, part of the Sussexes’ lucrative deal with Netflix – which also features productions like Harry and Meghan, Invictus, and Polo – is now expected to launch in March.
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