Guess who’s not coming to dinner?
Prince Andrew won’t be at a reception his mom, Queen Elizabeth II, is hosting next week for President Trump and other NATO leaders, reports said Tuesday.
The scandal-scarred Duke of York, 59, wasn’t on the guest list for next Tuesday’s event at Buckingham Palace, The Sun and other local UK outlets reported.
The snub comes after Andrew was kicked out of his offices at the palace amid backlash from his train-wreck interview about his friendship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Andrew also announced last week that he was stepping away from his public duties, reportedly after being canned by his mom who apparently feared the scandal would mar the rest of the clan.
The 93-year-old monarch is set to welcome heads of state and their partners as part of a string of events marking the 70th anniversary of the military alliance.
All of her other children are set to attend the reception, so it’s likely Andrew would have been there under different circumstances, The Sun reported.
The Queen will be joined by her son Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, to formally greet politicians and their partners.
Other royals include Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, though her husband, Prince William, will be away on an official visit to the Middle East.
During Trump’s state visit to the UK in June, Andrew greeted the president and First Lady Melania Trump at Westminster Abbey and was pictured standing stiffly a few feet from the couple as they laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.
Andrew also attended a business breakfast at St. James Palace hosted by Trump and then-Prime Minister Theresa May on that trip.
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