Kylie Minogue has been 'quietly dating' Prince Andrew
An Australian magazine has made bizarre claims that Kylie Minogue has been 'quietly dating' Prince Andrew for 'several weeks'.
New Idea allege that the 'close friends' got in touch after Kylie's relationship with fiance Joshua Sasse ended in February.
'At the moment they're inseparable - Andrew is 100 per cent smitten,' a palace source told the magazine.
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'Andrew is 100 per cent smitten': An Australian magazine has made bizarre claims that Kylie Minogue has been 'quietly dating' Prince Andrew for 'several weeks'
Andrew, 57, reportedly contacted Kylie, 48, and offered his condolences after her relationship ended with Joshua, 29, earlier this year.
Since then the pair have been 'inseparable', with Kylie reportedly spending several nights in the past two weeks with Andrew.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted both Kylie and Andrew's representatives for comment.
A shoulder to cry on? Andrew is said to have contacted Kylie and offered his condolences after her relationship ended with Joshua earlier this year
'Andrew and Kylie have long been close friends': The pair are said to have known each other for years and Kylie has a long time association with the British royal family
'Andrew and Kylie have long been close friends, and no-one's surprised that their relationship has finally turned romantic,' a source said.
All eyes will be on the guest list for Kate Middleton's sister Pippa's nuptials and whether Kylie will attend as a guest of Andrew, the magazine claims.
Earlier this year, Kylie was presented with the Britain-Australia Society Award for 2016 by Prince Phillip, a private ceremony at which senior royals are alleged to have given their approval to the match.
Getting Dad's approval? Earlier this year Kylie was presented with the Britain-Australia Society Award for 2016 by Prince Phillip
'Kylie is someone that Her Majesty would welcome into the royal family with open arms. Everyone's hoping this romance goes the distance,' the insider revealed.
The rumoured romance comes after a string of failed romances for both the princess of pop and Duke of York.
In February, Kylie's relationship with Joshua ended, with the singer reportedly breaking it off after the actor had become close to a female co-star, Spanish actress Marta Milans, 34.
'Kylie is someone that Her Majesty would welcome into the royal family with open arms': The publication claims Queen Elizabeth would approve of the romance
She has also previously been involved high profile relationships with Jason Donovan, Michael Hutchence, Oliver Martinez, Lenny Kravitz and Andres Velencoso.
Meanwhile, Andrew was married to Sarah Ferguson from 1986 until the couple divorced in 1996.
They have two daughters together Princess Beatrice, 28, and Princess Eugenie, 27.
Since his divorce Andrew has been linked to businesswoman Ghislaine Maxwell and onetime Playboy model Denise Martell.