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Prince Charles is flying back to Britain tomorrow for crunch talks with Prince Andrew after the Jeffrey Epstein interview disaster.

The Prince of Wales, on tour in New Zealand, is said to be angered that the Duke of York ignored senior courtiers’ advice and gave a car-crash interview about the paedophile billionaire financier.

A senior palace source said Charles, 71, will summon his brother for talks “at the earliest opportunity”.

Prince William, 37, is being “kept informed of any developments” in the saga that has engulfed the royal family since the BBC Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis.

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Wills is said to have been unhappy with his uncle’s behaviour and felt removing him from a public role was the “right thing to do”.

The insider said: “First and foremost Charles’s concern lies with the family, as does William’s.

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"Outside of that Andrew had no other option but to remove himself from public life, which he was told in no uncertain terms by the Prince of Wales.”

Andrew, 59, was today visited by daughter Beatrice.

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Buckingham Palace aides are carrying out a full inquiry into the Duke’s relationship with Epstein and his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, who may be set to be interviewed by FBI agents.

Epstein was found dead in his New York prison cell in August, awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.

Charles delighted crowds in the Solomon Islands on the last day of his tour by telling them in Pijin: “Me hapi tumas for visiting ples blong yufala”, or that he was happy to be visiting their country.

Applause turned into cheers as he spoke their language.