
From Today in Focus: the life and death of Queen Elizabeth II
Politics Weekly UK
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The Queen's Keeping Out of Things
Diana's death was perhaps the most devastating moment in recent history of monarchy. But it was by no means the last time the Queen would have to deal with family crises. We're told we don't know if her favourite son was Andrew, and Andrew has been the disaster in the family all the way through. An American woman has filed a civil lawsuit in New York accusing Prince Andrew of sexual abuse. Virginia Dufrey claims she was trafficked to the prince by the convicted pedophile, Jeffrey Epstein, when she was 17. The Duke of York has consistently denied the allegations. And there is the Queen still in his company, not casting him out of the family. That's very damaging
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