Newly surfaced accounts suggest that the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip were acutely aware of their son Andrew’s preoccupation with sexual pursuits, which reportedly distracted him from his official duties. According to an insider, Prince Philip advised his wife to disregard the matter entirely.
The source indicated that the monarch and her husband were deeply troubled by Andrew’s fixation, which they believed compromised his royal obligations. It is alleged that the Queen was regularly informed about his behavior, including claims that he entertained prostitutes within Buckingham Palace over a sustained period. Despite staff complaints, no action was taken at the time—a situation the insider described as one of the Queen’s profound regrets.
These revelations follow Andrew’s recent removal from royal titles and his mandated departure from Royal Lodge, a residence owned by the Crown. The decision, enacted by King Charles, formally stripped him of his princely style, and he is now to be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
The backdrop to these developments includes longstanding public allegations. Andrew has consistently denied accusations of sexual assault made by Virginia Giuffre, who claimed she was victimized as a teenager within Jeffrey Epstein’s network. Although Andrew settled a civil suit with Giuffre out of court, she reiterated her claims in a memoir published shortly before her death and in subsequent media interviews. In those interviews, she expressed dismay that a father of two daughters could have committed such acts.
The palace’s recent statement emphasized that the disciplinary measures were necessary, irrespective of Andrew’s continued denial of the allegations. He is now required to relocate to private housing as the monarchy distances itself from the longstanding controversy.
