Andrew was ‘only person who believed’ in royal return for himself

King Charles reportedly left Prince Andrew “tearful” after telling him that he would never return to royal duties. Speaking on Sky News Australia, the Daily Mirror’s royal editor Russell Myers discussed Prince Andrew being told there’s “no way back”, stating that the Duke was the “only person who believed” he had a chance of a royal return.Mr Myers told Sky News Australia: “He’s absolutely left himself in complete disgrace due to his relationship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.”Of course, his longtime friend, Ghislaine Maxwell is now languishing in jail for 20, 30 years.”He added: “So there was no way back for him.”Yet he still thought that he had something to offer the Royal Family.”READ MORE: Prince William speaks of importance of having supportive ‘people in life’ during hard time Andrew was the late Queen’s third child (Image: GETTY) Andrew has often been described as the Queen ‘favourite’ child (Image: GETTY)Mr Myers noted that King Charles III is now “trying to create his own legacy”, as well as Prince William, who has “got a lot at stake for his own family”.He added: “It’s not a surprise to anyone by the Duke of York, himself, that he’s been definitely sidelined.”Certainly, with his late mother out of the picture after her very sad passing in recent weeks, I definitely see no way back for him”.Andrew’s hopes for a royal comeback were reportedly crushed during a meeting with his brother CharlesThe meeting took place at his Birkhall estate in Scotland in September days before the late Queen’s death.READ MORE: Mike Tindall faced backlash from one relative who was ‘dead against’ his royal marriageA source recently told the Mail on Sunday: “He is utterly bereft.”He always believed there was a way back.”It was reported that Andrew had a talk with the Queen in August over his new royal position within the monarchy.At the time, a source told The Sun that Andrew was hoping that the Queen could “influence” the now-King Prince Charles and Prince William, who both could “see no way back for him”.DON’T MISSKate and Prince William want ‘more bang for their buck’ [INSIGHT]Harry slammed for ‘self-pity’ book title when he has ‘millions’ [VIDEO]Prince Harry lost battle to ‘change’ book in clash with ghostwriter [ANALYSIS] Andrew’s decision to step back was supported by the late Queen (Image: GETTY)In 2019, the 62-year-old made the decision to step back from public duties, with permission from the late Queen.Earlier this year, Andrew lost his military roles after agreeing to pay a settlement fee to settle a civil sex assault case brought against him in the US by Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre.He also agreed to no longer use his HRH style in an official capacity.Ms Giuffre claimed that the Duke of York had sexually assaulted her on three occasions when she was 17.Andrew has strenuously denied the allegations made against him with no admission of guilt on his part.READ NEXT: