Queen 'insisted' son Andrew escort her to Philip's memorial service, says expert

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The Queen’s decision to have Prince Andrew accompany her at Prince Philip's Thanksgiving service was insisted upon, a royal expert has said.The 95 year old monarch was seen making her way to the service, held in honour of her late husband at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday morning, by car with her son Prince Andrew seated next to her.This has been the Duke of York’s first public outing since he settled his sexual assault lawsuit with accuser Virginia Giuffre six weeks ago and might have come as a surprise to many, after it was announced he would retire from public duties following his legal troubles.

Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter. You can sign up at the top of the page.The Queen appeared to be defiant however in the disgraced royal attending the public service with her on Tuesday, in a move that royal commentator Robert Jobson has said shows she “wholeheartedly believes” her son in the midst of his allegations scandals. "It shows she wholeheartedly loves and believes her son," Mr Robert Jobson told People magazine. "As she did when she made a statement about Camilla being Queen's Consort, many people will now accept the Queen's word and judgment." The author of Prince Philip's Century claimed the Queen “insisted” to have Prince Andrew included in the memorial service for his father, going against the attitudes of the senior members of the family. "It does make some sense that he accompany her because he doesn't have a partner.

A settlement has been paid but he's guilty of nothing in the eyes of the law," Mr Jobson continued. "She has faith in Andrew.