The Queen’s scandal-plagued son Prince Andrew will conveniently miss Friday’s platinum jubilee celebrations after testing positive for COVID, Buckingham Palace said Thursday. The 70-year jubilee kicked off on Thursday with a balcony appearance by the queen, and will continue with a service of thanksgiving at St. Paul’s Cathedral on Friday. “After testing positive for COVID, the duke is naturally disappointed and saddened that he will not be able to join other royal family members at St Paul’s Cathedral for a Service of Thanksgiving in celebration of the Queen’s 70-year reign,” a source close to Andrew exclusively told The Daily Beast. A palace source told The Daily Beast that Andrew has seen her majesty in the last few days but has been undertaking regular testing and has not seen her since he tested positive. Source close to andrew exclusively told the daily beast Andrew, who recently settled a lawsuit accusing him of raping an underage girl alongside Jeffrey Epstein, has been making daily visits to his mom recently in an attempt to make amends. But The Guardian reports that the royals have been doing regular COVID testing and the 96-year-old monarch has not been in close contact with Andrew since he tested positive.