Despite the Duke of York adopting a visible role following the death of the Queen there is little chance of him fully returning to public life, royal experts say.
Prince Andrew, who has thanked wellwishers at Balmoral and appeared in a BBC documentary marking the death of his mother, is understood to have come to terms with being excluded from any role under his brother, King Charles III.
"In her last years, it's said that the Queen was often leant on by Prince Andrew for some form of comeback - not least in his surprise appearance at Prince Philip's memorial service," royal expert Harry Mount tells i.
"With her sad death, that door has closed. King Charles III and the Duke of Cornwall and Cambridge are said to be dead set against any comeback for Andrew.
"He will be allowed, of course, to go to the funeral and all state occasions, but any public role is very unlikely".
While images of Prince Andrew waving to well-wishers with his family outside Balmoral on Saturday showed that, like any son, he will not be hidden from view during the events that lead up to his mother's funeral, there is not expected to be a remarkable return to royal duties for the tarnished Prince.
Since the Duke stopped performing royal duties in 2019 due to his links with Jeffrey Epstein and his civil case in the US over allegations he sexually assaulted Virginia Giuffre, which he settled for an undisclosed sum, he has largely been out of sight.
He is expected to return to a life firmly behind the scenes after the Queen is laid to rest next Monday.
The Duke is understood to have spent a great deal of time with his mother in the final years of her life, often pictured riding with her, even as his public reputation lay in tatters and he was stripped of his honorary titles. This was partly because he lived in such proximity to her in the Royal Lodge at Windsor, and partly because they remained close.
It emerged on Sunday that Prince Andrew and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson will look after the Queen's beloved corgis following her death.
But it is believed that the Duke's relationship with his brother remains strained.
However, it is also believed that in spite of this, the Duke remains hopeful that some for of public rehabilitation may be possible in the coming months.
While he is permitted to continue to use the HRH title, it was King Charles that advised him not to do so during his legal battle with Ms Giuffre, who was one of many victims to have suffered at the hands of convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Then there's also the question of Andrew's daughters, Beatrice and Eugenie, who, it is believed, he had been privately lobbying for a greater role within the family.
It is understood that now, with the Queen's passing, the Duke is resigned to having to give up on this wish for his daughters.
As the Monarchy looks ahead to a new future, it is thought that the Duke is aware that he must rehabilitate himself in the eyes of the public and will continue to seek the opportunity to serve if he is permitted to do so, along with his children.
Yet realistically, Charles and William would likely be only too aware of the criticism they would receive, and the possible damage to the monarchy if Andrew is seen to have a leading role again.