Camilla deposes Prince Andrew and becomes colonel of the Grenadier Guards

The Queen Consort took over the role of the disgraced Prince Andrew as colonel of the Grenadier Guards in a reshuffling of the royal military senior officers.

The deck will also see the Princess of Wales promoted to her first post in the Army, taking over as colonel in the Irish Guards from her husband.

In his place, the Prince of Wales will become a colonel in the Welsh Guards.

Buckingham Palace announced the changes ahead of next year’s Trooping the Color, which has marked the official birthday of the British sovereign for more than 250 years.

The Queen Consort (pictured) took over the role of the disgraced Prince Andrew as colonel of the Grenadier Guards in a reshuffling of the royal military senior officers.

Prince Andrew inherited the post of colonel in the Grenadier Guards from his late father, the Duke of Edinburgh, when he retired from public life in 2017.

The King’s Birthday Parade, Charles’ first, will take place at a slightly later date on June 17. The King’s actual birthday is November 14.

You will see the Domestic Division in Parade of Guards on Horseback, with the assistance of the monarch and the salute. There are seven regiments of the higher military unit, which is responsible for fulfilling state public and ceremonial duties.

The reigning monarch normally has the appointment of colonel-in-chief of the regiments, but each also has a colonel who is usually a member of the Royal Family or a senior officer.

Andrew inherited the post of colonel in the Grenadier Guards from his late father, the Duke of Edinburgh, when he retired from public life in 2017.

As one of the oldest and most iconic regiments in the British Army, it was seen as an excellent role, and one that held particular emotional significance given how popular Philip was. He held the position for 42 years and was loved by both the rank and file and the higher ups.

Andrew, never as fond of horsemanship as his brothers, even took riding lessons so he could appear on horseback. But after his disastrous interview with BBC Newsnight in 2019, the Queen forced the prince to relinquish official royal duties from him.

The deck will also see the Princess of Wales promoted to her first post in the Army, taking over as colonel in the Irish Guards from her husband.

The Prince of Wales (behind the King) will become colonel of the Welsh Guards in his place. Buckingham Palace announced the changes ahead of next year’s Trooping the Color, which has marked the official birthday of the British sovereign for more than 250 years.

But he was allowed to maintain ten military affiliations, including Grenadier Guards colonel, while working to clear his name amid the scandal surrounding his association with American pedophile Jeffery Epstein. He was ultimately stripped of the ceremonial title earlier this year following his decision to settle a civil lawsuit with one of Epstein’s victims, Virginia Giuffre, who had also accused him of assault. He has always flatly denied wrongdoing.

Sources said it was the ultimate humiliation for the former Royal Navy helicopter pilot, who prided himself on his association with the military. Camila’s appointment to the position was seen as a surprise last night, but it can be interpreted as a success by the King.

As the Queen Consort, she is the highest ranking woman in the Royal Family, which might give Andrew little reason to complain. William, as a colonel in the Welsh Guards, will look to continue establishing his ties to the nation.

Kate has long accompanied her husband to the St. Patrick’s Day parades of the Irish Guards, handing out sprigs of shamrock, but now she will be the colonel of the regiment in her own right. However, she is not expected to wear a uniform. Prince Harry is a proud Army Veteran and served twice in Afghanistan.

One would have expected to be made a colonel of a regiment if he hadn’t stepped down as a royal and moved to California with his wife Meghan.