New reports have surfaced regarding the historical awareness within the highest levels of the monarchy concerning the personal conduct of a now-former royal. According to sources familiar with the matter, the late monarch and her consort were informed of their son’s preoccupation with activities that reportedly detracted from his official duties.
It is claimed the consort advised his wife to disregard the situation. An insider suggested the behavior was a source of significant parental concern, as it allegedly took precedence over royal responsibilities. This approach is now characterized by the source as a profound regret for the late sovereign.
Further assertions from a published author allege that the conduct extended to the grounds of the royal residence itself, with claims that individuals were brought there over a sustained period. The author states that despite complaints from staff, no action was taken at the time, suggesting a pattern of protection.
These revelations follow the recent and decisive formal actions taken against the individual. Earlier this autumn, he was stripped of his princely title and military affiliations by royal decree. A palace statement confirmed the removal of all styles and honours, noting he would now be known simply as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
Concurrently, he has been formally notified to vacate his current residence, Royal Lodge, which is held under a lease from the Crown Estate. He is expected to relocate to private accommodation. The palace statement indicated these measures were necessary regardless of the individual’s continued denial of separate, serious allegations made against him.
Those separate allegations, which have been settled out of court, were detailed publicly in a posthumous memoir and a televised interview by the accuser. In that interview, the accuser, who was involved in a wider criminal case unrelated to the royal family, described feeling dehumanized and expressed confusion that the individual could have daughters while allegedly committing the acts described.
The recent administrative and residential actions represent the most concrete steps to distance the institution from the controversies surrounding the former royal, against a backdrop of resurfaced claims about what was known within the family in prior decades.
