Prince William reached out to uncle Andrew: 'Very touched'

Prince William reportedly had left his uncle former Duke of York Andrew ‘very touched’ as the Prince of Wales reached out to him after his royal titles were removed.

A royal expert has claimed this while speaking to the Fox News Digital.

King Charles stripped Andrew and his former wife Sarah Ferguson of their royal titles in October 2025 amid renewed scrutiny over his ties to the late offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Royal expert Robert Hardman tells the publication, "I think clearly there will be no coming back for Prince Andrew — ex-Prince Andrew — when William is king. But at the same time, I still think that [William] is conscious that here is someone who is a very troubled soul and that at least the family does have to keep an eye on him."

The royal expert went on saying from time to time, there have been suggestions that William is a ‘hardliner’, adding "Some accounts suggested that he was the driving force behind his uncle Andrew being stripped of his titles and honors and banished to a house on the Sandringham estate.”

However, a friend of the former Yorks has claimed that on the night Andrew and Sarah lost their titles, “Andrew had been very touched when Prince William was one of the few people to call to offer condolences."

The royal expert added people are ‘very interested’ to know what the relationship is between William and Andrew.

Hardman claims William and Andrew are not in ‘regular contact, adding “William is very conscious of the fact that one day he will be king, and Andrew is only in his 60s. He doesn’t drink, and he’s [lived] a pretty healthy life. So, it’s highly likely that Andrew will be around when William is king."