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  "textContent": "\n\n\nRoyal sources have revealed that King Charles may never have another conversation with his brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.\n\nInsiders close to the Royal Family have firmly dismissed any suggestion that the monarch might follow other siblings in reaching out to the former Duke of York.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nA source said: \"The hard reality is that the King may never speak to Andrew again.\"\n\nThose familiar with Palace thinking have insisted there is \"no chance whatsoever\" of King Charles, 77, reaching out to his younger brother.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\nThe two have maintained a prolonged silence stretching back well before Andrew's arrest in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office.\n\nSpeculation about a potential thaw in Royal Family attitudes towards Andrew emerged last week when it became known that Prince Edward had paid a visit to his brother at his Sandringham exile.\n\nThis sense that the family might be softening was heightened further by reports that Princess Anne had also made contact with Andrew recently.\n\nThe Princess Royal reportedly reached out due to concerns about her brother's wellbeing in the aftermath of his arrest earlier this year.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nHowever, Palace sources have moved swiftly to quash any expectation that the King himself might consider taking similar steps.\n\nAn insider explained that the estrangement runs far deeper than recent events, noting: \"They were never close as brothers in the first place, with tensions between them which long predate the Epstein scandal.\"\n\nThe source continued:\"Charles is not just a brother in this situation but also the King - and in that capacity he has to protect the monarchy above all other considerations, even personal ones.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe constitutional implications of any contact between the brothers present equally grave concerns.\n\nWith Andrew potentially facing criminal charges, sources warn that the stakes could not be higher.\n\nAndrew has consistently denied any wrongdoing.\n\nThe prospect of the monarch being drawn into his brother's criminal proceedings, even indirectly, would have seismic consequences for both the justice system and the Crown itself.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "King Charles may 'never speak to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor again'"
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