PRINCE ANDREW MISSED BIRTH OF PRINCESS BEATRICE’S BABY TO HIDE FROM SEXUAL ASSAULT LAWYERS AT BALMORAL
Andrew, 61, missed the birth of Beatrice’s first child, and his second grandchild, because he is in hiding 500 miles away in Scotland.
US lawyers want to serve papers accusing him of “rape in the first degree”.
Yesterday a Royal source said: “Andrew has made it quite clear that he wasn’t leaving Balmoral.
“It would appear the advice to him was to stay in hiding and miss the whole thing.”
Sarah Ferguson, who has been staying with her former husband at the Queen’s 50,000 acre retreat, made the 500-mile trip to London’s Chelsea and Westminster hospital.
Beatrice, 33, gave birth to the 11th in line to the throne shortly before midnight on Saturday. The girl, weighing 6lbs and 2oz, is so far unnamed.
But it is thought Andrew will remain at Balmoral for three weeks as wrangling continues. The High Court on Friday gave his £1,000-a-day legal team a week to challenge its decision giving itself jurisdiction to serve the papers.