The Queen’s Attendance At Prince Philip’s Memorial Was ‘Overshadowed’ By Prince Andrew—We Can’t Believe He Did This!

Many other people took The Queen's side on Twitter, flooding the comments section of Scobie's post to suggest that her late husband's memorial was a family event, and in her eyes, Prince Andrew will always be family. "It’s almost as if people have forgotten the royals are a family," one user wrote. "I still think in the circumstances of the occasion that she wanted her son to escort her. Her Majesty’s decision on the day of her husband and his father’s memorial. It was ok," another user added. "The man was his father!" noted another user, while another wrote, "It was what HMTQ wanted on this very difficult day. Respect her wishes."

Others, however, weren’t so fond of Prince Andrew's role in the memorial. "I get it was a rough day and she just wanted to be with family but Andrew should've been bigger better and stayed his gross [expletive] in the back or at home I mean [expletive]!" one user exclaimed. "No one said he couldn’t attend but did he have to be front and centre?" asked another. "Her Majesty and her child sex trafficking son. Good time," commented another user. Another Twitter user wrote: "Queen can't have it both ways.. she's a mother & will love her son to her dying day.. but she's also Head of State..hghest representatve of the UK.. service to Country & all that. Andrew dsplayed abhorrent behavior & should've been relegated to the back of the pew."

Elsewhere, former BBC royal correspondent Peter Hunt brought Prince Charles and Prince William into the conversation, suggesting that perhaps they could have intervened, saying: "Either Charles and William didn’t intervene – or they did and failed to stop the prince performing such a high profile role at his father’s memorial service."

According to The Independent, Hunt also told the PA news agency that Prince Andrew’s role in the memorial "didn’t happen by chance," adding: "He could have sat in the congregation with others, with his relatives, but they actively decided that he would have this role of supporting her. So she has chosen, in essence, to remind people that he hasn’t admitted any wrongdoing, he’s not guilty of anything, he’s innocent. And she’s very clearly stating that he had a role at family occasions."