Despite the royal family being embroiled in several scandals recently, Queen Elizabeth II is continuing about her Balmoral holiday as normal.
Over the weekend, her Majesty headed to Crathie Kirk near Balmoral Castle to attend a church service.
The appearance followed news of Prince Andrew‘s fiery showdown with a senior aide.
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With chilly weather approaching in Scotland, the Queen wore a pale blue jacket with a matching hat to the Sunday service in the Scottish Highlands.
Other members of the royal family joined the monarch in attending the church service – including her son Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall (who arrived in a separate car to Queen Elizabeth).
The Queen recently attended the Highland Games Gathering in Aberdeenshire – a historic event that she is a patron of.
The British Monarch was again joined by Prince Charles and Camilla as well as family members Autumn Phillips, and her husband Peter Phillips (the son of Princess Anne).
The Queen was reportedly disappointed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were not present for the event (which takes place a short distance from the royal family’s summer residence in Balmoral).
According to The Sun, the Duchess of Sussex flew to New York on Friday to see her friend Serena Williams compete in the US Open final and in doing so, snubbed the Queen’s invitation to attended the Highland Games.
Prince Andrew was also missing from the event.
The royal has spent weeks embroiled in a scandal surrounding his friendship with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was arrested over his sex trafficking of underage girls.
According to the Daily Mail, Prince Andrew was spotted at a golf tournament just hours after reports surfaced of an argument between him and his senior palace aide.
A source told the publication that the Duke of York had “got very cross,” but did not physically assault the aide.
“There were heated words on both sides but the altercation was in no way physical.
“It was a verbal dispute. It was a work-related issue. The Duke got very cross that what he wanted wasn’t possible.”
A friend of Andrew’s ex-wife, the Duchess of York, also confirmed that Prince Andrew has “never assaulted anyone.”
It was also reported that Prince Charles caught wind of the explosive fight and asked his brother to apologise.
“The Duke explained the situation to the Prince of Wales and left it at that. There was no apology because there was nothing to apologise for. The Duke maintains a good relationship with the Prince of Wales,” the source said.
The Daily Mail also stated that an intervention from Prince Charles wouldn’t be unusual.
An insider told the publication:
“He is the second most senior member of the family and is known to take action when and where is necessary.
“Mostly he is well informed and will intervene where it is appropriate to do so.’
Both Buckingham Palace and Clarence House have not commented on the incident.
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