The former prince, who will be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, has no “moral boundaries” and used his role to “line his pockets”…
Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday that King Charles has begun the process of stripping Prince Andrew of all his royal titles and honors, following revelations about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
The former prince, who will be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, has no “moral boundaries” and used his role to “line his pockets” and pursue women, according to British historian Andrew Lowney.
Speaking on the Daily Mail podcast, Deep Dive: The Fall of the House of York, Lowney revealed that during a taxpayer-funded trip to Thailand, the former prince brought 40 prostitutes to the five-star hotel he was staying at in just four days.
Lowney is the author of the biography The Rise and Fall of the House of York, which documents Andrew’s dramatic decline. Speaking on the podcast, the historian said that in 2001, the then Prince Charles had suggested that his brother not be given the role of the crown’s trade envoy, warning that he would “chase women and play golf.”
“In 2001, Andrew was 41, going through a midlife crisis, and he began to have affairs with many women. Using his role as a taxpayer-paid trade envoy to go on trips. He always took two weeks of ‘private time’. So we paid for the holidays. There was a famous trip to Thailand for the King’s birthday celebrations. Andrew was representing his country and insisted on staying in a five-star hotel instead of the embassy, as he always did. Andrew brought in 40 prostitutes over a four-day period. All of this was facilitated by diplomats and others,” Lowney said.
According to the historian, the incident in Thailand has been verified by several sources, including a Reuters correspondent and a member of the Thai royal family.
Lowney also added another dimension to Andrew’s behavior, arguing that the real concern during his travels as a trade envoy was that he was using his position to advance his own business interests.
At the same time, he called for the National Archives to publish records from Andrew’s time as a trade envoy, arguing that there was a “conspiracy of silence” surrounding the deposed prince.
