Heckler arrested after shouting ‘sick old man’ at Prince Andrew
London: A man has been arrested after shouting at Prince Andrew as the Queen’s disgraced son walked behind the late monarch’s coffin during a procession in Edinburgh.
The man, who later identified himself to Scottish media as “Rory”, positioned himself in the front row of the huge crowds that had gathered to watch the Queen’s flag-draped coffin travel through the city to St Giles’ Cathedral, where her body is now lying-in-state.
Andrew was stripped of royal duties, military affiliations and patronages following a disastrous 2019 television interview in which he attempted to defend his friendship with the convicted late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
The Queen’s son claimed a photograph of him with Virginia Giuffre, who alleges she was forced to have sex with the prince on three occasions when she was 17, was faked.
Video of the incident shows him continuing to shout as he’s escorted away by police.
Prince Andrew heckled as the Queen’s coffin passes pic.twitter.com/85m9jUgszF
— Christopher Marshall (@chrismarshll) September 12, 2022