{"id":542556,"date":"2025-11-01T18:29:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T18:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/542556\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T18:29:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T18:29:16","slug":"the-real-reason-prince-william-loathed-uncle-andrew-mountbatten-windsor-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/542556\/","title":{"rendered":"The real reason Prince William ‘loathed’ uncle Andrew Mountbatten Windsor revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prince William\u2019s feud with his uncle Andrew Mountbatten Windsor reportedly stems from a \u201crude\u201d comment the former royal<\/a> made about his nephew\u2019s wife, Kate Middleton.<\/p>\n

Author Andrew Lownie claimed in his royal biography, \u201cThe Rise and Fall of the Yorks,\u201d that the Prince of Wales fully supported his father, King Charles III, in his decision to strip Andrew\u2019s royal titles and honors due to his affiliation with late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe [William] also loathes Sarah [Ferguson], Andrew\u2019s ex-wife, and can\u2019t wait for the day when his father throws them both out,\u201d read an excerpt from a source noted in the book, per Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The real reason behind Prince William\u2019s feud with his uncle Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has been revealed. Getty Images<\/p>\n

The Prince of Wales reportedly took issue with Andrew after he made a \u201crude\u201d comment about his nephew\u2019s wife, Kate Middleton. WireImage<\/p>\n

The book continues: \u201cIf Charles doesn\u2019t, I guarantee you the first thing William does when he eventually becomes king is to get them evicted.\u201d<\/p>\n

The author also noted that William, 43, also got upset that Andrew, 65, and Ferguson, 66, attended Katharine, Duchess of Kent\u2019s funeral<\/a> in September.<\/p>\n

\u201cWilliam, meanwhile, was \u2018furious\u2019 at being ambushed in this way, according to friends. He has been at pains to distance himself from his uncle and not be photographed with him,\u201d Lownie claimed in the book.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe believes his father has not dealt with him with sufficient firmness and that Andrew \u2014 and Sarah Ferguson \u2014 have done much to undermine the good work of other members of the Royal Family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Andrew\u2019s exact comment remains unknown, but a royal biography claimed William was long in support of King Charles III\u2019s decision to strip his brother of his royal titles. Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cHe [William] also loathes Sarah [Ferguson], Andrew\u2019s ex-wife, and can\u2019t wait for the day when his father throws them both out,\u201d read an excerpt from the \u201cRise and Fall of the Yorks.\u201d Getty Images<\/p>\n

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Andrew\u2019s alleged remark toward Middleton, also 43, was not disclosed.<\/p>\n

Reps for Kensington Palace did not immediately respond to Page Six\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n

Andrew was stripped of his royal titles by Charles on Thursday amid a renewed interest in the former prince\u2019s ties to sex trafficker Epstein.<\/p>\n

The title removal applies to Prince, Duke of York, Earl of Inverness, Baron Killyleagh and \u201cHis Royal Highness.\u201d The honors affected include his Order of the Garter and Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order.<\/p>\n

The book also claimed William took issue with Andrew\u2019s attendance at the Katharine, Duchess of Kent\u2019s funeral in September. REUTERS<\/p>\n

Andrew was stripped of his royal title and evicted from his royal lodging on Thursday amid a renewed interest in his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. WireImage<\/p>\n

Page Six was told that Andrew will be relocating to a property on the private Sandringham estate after he was evicted from his royal lodging. <\/p>\n

Ferguson, on the other hand, will make her own arrangements. She has also lost her Duchess of York title.<\/p>\n

The former couple\u2019s two daughters, Princess Beatrice, 37, and Princess Eugenie, 35, retained their royal titles<\/a> amid the scandal.<\/p>\n

At the time, we\u2019re told Andrew \u201chas not objected\u201d to the effective changes.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re told Andrew will be relocating to a property on the private Sandringham estate. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Andrew\u2019s daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, will retain their title. AP<\/p>\n

Weeks prior to Charles\u2019 official announcement, the former British Navy captain pledged that he would no longer use [his] royal title or honors<\/a> because his ongoing allegations \u201cdistract from the work of His Majesty and the Royal family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Andrew wrote in a statement, \u201cI have decided, as I always have, to put my duty to my family and country first. I stand by my decision five years ago to stand back from public life.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, Andrew added, \u201cWith His Majesty\u2019s agreement, we feel I must now go a step further. I will therefore no longer use my title or the honours which have been conferred upon me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Andrew was previously sued by Virginia Giuffre for sexually assaulting her as part of Epstein\u2019s sex trafficking ring. Getty Images<\/p>\n

She and Andrew settled the case out of court the following year. (Andrew denied any wrongdoing.) Florida Southern District Court<\/p>\n

Prior to her 2022 death, Queen Elizabeth II stripped Andrew of his military titles and patronages. AP<\/p>\n

Back in 2021, Virginia Giuffre\u00a0sued Andrew for sexual assault<\/a>,\u00a0claiming he allegedly raped her<\/a>\u00a0when she was a teenager as\u00a0part of Epstein\u2019s sex trafficking ring<\/a>.<\/p>\n

She and Andrew settled the case out of court the following year. [Andrew denied any wrongdoing.]<\/p>\n

Before Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s 2022 death, she\u00a0stripped son Andrew\u2019s military titles<\/a>\u00a0and patronages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prince William\u2019s feud with his uncle Andrew Mountbatten Windsor reportedly stems from a \u201crude\u201d comment the former royal…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":542557,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[173775,14932,4081,4082,36011,2204,533,532,5105,7710,519,448,905],"class_list":{"0":"post-542556","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-andrew-mountbatten-windsor","9":"tag-celebrity-families","10":"tag-celebrity-feuds","11":"tag-celebrity-news","12":"tag-family-feuds","13":"tag-jeffrey-epstein","14":"tag-kate-middleton","15":"tag-prince-william","16":"tag-royal","17":"tag-royal-families","18":"tag-royal-family","19":"tag-royals","20":"tag-sex-crimes"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115475864814989597","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/542556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=542556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/542556\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/542557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=542556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=542556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=542556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}