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Despite Virginia Giuffre’s accounts in her posthumously released memoir, Nobody’s Girl, and all the details that came forward about former Prince Andrew‘s connection to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, Andrew is still in the royal fold. However, he’s slowly being edged out, and apparently, he’s putting the blame on Catherine, Princess of Wales.

An insider told Heat World UK that Andrew is convinced his downfall from the royal circle has everything to do with Kate (but not his actions? Make it make sense.)

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 5: Prince William, Prince of Wales and Prince George join Second World War veterans at a tea party in Buckingham Palace following the military procession to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day on May 5, 2025 in London, England. The King and Queen, joined by Members of the Royal Family, will take part in events from May 5th to May 8th to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of VE Day, which signalled the end of the Second World War in Europe. (Photo by Jordan Pettitt - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

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“Andrew has become completely fixated on Kate. He keeps going on about how she’s a ‘silent assassin’ who’s been quietly pulling the strings and whipping William into a frenzy about him,” the insider said. “He’s absolutely certain that major decisions about his future have been run past her and William, but instead of blaming William for getting him forced out he’s turned his wrath on Kate.”

They added, “He has this warped belief that William is being controlled by her, that she’s whispering in his ear and turning him against his own blood. He’s saying she’s poisoned the well against him. He’s now lashing out and telling anyone who will listen that she’s the reason he’s been booted from his own family. He’s vowing to get back at her, which is not going to go down well with William when he finds out… In his mind Kate has become the perfect villain.”

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 16: Prince William, Prince of Wales, Catherine, Princess of Wales and Prince Andrew, Duke of York attend the Requiem Mass service for the Duchess of Kent at Westminster Cathedral on September 16, 2025 in London, England. Katharine, Duchess of Kent was married to Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, the first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. She died on September 4 at the age of 92 at Kensington Palace surrounded by her family. Having converted to Catholicism in 1994, her funeral takes place at Westminster Cathedral and is the first Catholic funeral to be held for a member of the royal family in modern British history. Her Royal Highness will be laid to rest at the Royal Burial Ground at Frogmore, Windsor. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage)

Prince William, Prince of Wales, Catherine, Princess of Wales and former Prince Andrew

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Despite driving together and still seemingly talking in 2025, Kate and Andrew aren’t on good terms. Along with these allegations, it’s also been alleged that Kate and Prince William moved to their “forever home,” Forest Lodge, and are big supporters of Andrew and Sarah Ferguson getting out of the Royal Lodge so they’re not neighbors.

Along with that, Andrew has seemingly always had it out for Kate on some level. Andrew Lownie, author of Entitled, told Fox News Digital in 2025, “My source said Andrew was rude to Kate. And I think he was probably rude because he’s a real snob. He may have felt that Kate wasn’t aristocratic enough to marry William.”

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