The Duke of York attended the World Economic Forum last week in what was his first public appearance since he was accused of abusing an under-age ‘sex slave’. While Prince Andrew chose to speak out in Davos to deny the allegations, members of his family appear to be lost for words.
Mike Tindall, who is married to Prince Andrew’s niece Zara Phillips, agreed to an interview with the Radio Times on the condition that ‘any questions about the royal family, including Prince Andrew, will lead to it being called to an abrupt halt’. When the writer did venture a question as to how his wife is holding up, he was met with a terse reply. ‘Let’s not go there, I don’t want to talk about it.’
Tindall wasn’t much happier when it was suggested in the interview that money ought not to be a problem for him given that he married into the royal family. ‘Why in any way am I lucky with my in-laws? They don’t give us any money. We look after ourselves – we don’t get anything for free.’ The couple do at least rent a home on Princess Anne’s 730 acre Gatcombe Park estate.
Mr S hopes that the former rugby ace will be in better spirits when he appears on Channel 4’s The Jump next week. He is taking part in the reality show, which sees contestants compete in a variety of winter sports, alongside Heather Mills and Jodie Kidd. Sally Bercow had to pull out of the show earlier this month after injuring herself in training.
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