Commonwealth Day protesters openly expressed their feelings towards Prince William, Duchess Kate and King Charles, as well as former Prince Andrew.
According to footage circulated via X, the trio arrived at London’s Westminster Abbey for worship on Monday, where members of the anti-monarchy group Republic were confronted with large yellow letters that spelled out “What did you know?”
Some signs read “Not my king” and “Throw away the crown,” as demonstrators chanted “What did you know?” And “Boo” is an apparent reference to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s alleged relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Prince Middleton, Prince William, King Charles and Queen Camilla appeared unaffected by the turmoil. The three, wearing their Sunday best, walked past the protesters and entered the chapel without noticing them.
However, a palace insider told PEOPLE that the scene was no laughing matter.
“If people knew something, whether it was family members, police or staff, it would make you wonder,” Robert Jobson, author of The Windsor Legacy, told the magazine about the aftermath of Andrew’s dramatic February 19 arrest.
A palace insider told the magazine: “There have been other events that have shaken the monarchy, but something from within, where someone is arrested, is very different. This is more serious.”
A representative for Kensington Palace did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment on Monday.
The former Duke of York’s arrest on suspicion of official misconduct comes after a new investigation following the release of documents related to the Epstein affair.
Although he was released the same day, Mountbatten-Windsor, 66, faces up to life in prison if convicted.
Documents released in February revealed allegations that the incident took place at Mountbatten-Windsor’s former home, Royal Lodge – which he has since vacated on orders from King Charles.
He was also stripped of his former titles of Prince of York and Duke of York in October as the royal family seeks to distance itself from the scandal.
On Monday, Mountbatten-Windsor was left out of her brother Prince Edward’s official 62nd birthday celebrations, in another brutal snub from the palace.
The Royal Collection Trust released an old photo of the Duke of Edinburgh playing with his younger brother King Charles and Princess Anne, but Andrew was not seen in the snapshot.
They wrote in the caption: “Happy Birthday to the Duke of Edinburgh, who was born on this day in 1964.” “Prince Edward is playing with his brother and sister in this photo from 1969.”
Meanwhile, Prince William is said to have urged King Charles in 2019 to “oust” the former prince.
“Prince William was absolutely adamant after seeing his uncle’s interview on BBC’s Newsnight and the damning account he gave of his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein,” royal author Russell Myers told Us Weekly last month.
“Refusing to apologize for the relationship and refusing to acknowledge the real trauma of Epstein’s victims was a red line for William.”
The author went on to claim that William “actually said to the late Queen and her father (Charles III), ‘He must be expelled. Andrew must be expelled from both the public and private royal family.'”
