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King Charles' Drama-Filled Court: Monarch Seeks to Escape 'Further Embarrassment' From Newest Prince Andrew Scandal

Amid numerous royal scandals since acceding to the throne, King Charles III is hoping to avoid "further embarrassment" from the new Amazon Prime Video Prince Andrew miniseries, A Very Royal Scandal.

The three-part program is now streaming and explores the lead-up to, the recreation of, and fallout from the disgraced Duke's November 2019 interview with Emily Maitlis.

The Duke of York reportedly threw a watch party at the "rotting" Royal Lodge when the show dropped on the streamer, and was even said to be "excited" to watch it. Although it is unknown which senior and junior royals decided to attend, one certain monarchy member was "certainly" not one of them.

"I don’t imagine the King will watch it, but he will be made aware of its contents and any repercussions, I’m sure," veteran royal reporter Jennie Bond dished. "It’s bound to be a further embarrassment for all concerned. Andrew really is the problem that refuses to go away."

She added, "I'm sure the King, and indeed Andrew, wish the interview had never taken place, even though Andrew was so pleased with it immediately after the filming."

His "shut-in" Royal Highness apparently had a change of heart about the three-parter series since in the run-up to the project drop, a pal of the Duke shared, "He is depressed and Sarah and the kids are anxious about this show. You have to remember that he absolutely insists he has no memory of ever meeting Giuffre and denies having sex with her. He has never been found guilty of anything."

They then bluntly observed, "He knows he f----- up and, he has taken his punishment."

The program, which is receiving moderate reviews, has many viewers confused about its purpose since it follows the Netflix film Scoop from earlier this year that explored the exact same material.

"I think that probably is overplayed, overstated," Maitlis, played by Ruth Wilson in the show, shared when discussing the rival streamer flick. "This [the Amazon series] will be a very different beast. I'm sure there's room for both."

The journalist, who serves as an executive producer on the new Prime Video project, said she let Netflix "do their own thing because I think the last thing they want is me peeking around the edges."

King Charles is also reportedly having to "dodge an onslaught" of Prince Harry's phone calls.

The news led broadcaster Helena Chard to share, "All royal family members want to be sure that their conversations remain private. King Charles is thoroughly fed up with Prince Harry assuming that he can [manage] his security requests. He will not be available 24/7 for Prince Harry's demands."

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GBN reported on Bond's remarks.