{"id":657939,"date":"2025-12-27T14:16:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T14:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/657939\/"},"modified":"2025-12-27T14:16:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T14:16:18","slug":"prince-william-wants-to-deal-with-disgraced-uncle-andrew-before-king-charles-death-royal-author-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/657939\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William wants to &#8216;deal&#8217; with disgraced uncle Andrew before King Charles&#8217; death, royal author claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prince William \u201cwants the stables cleaned\u201d when it comes to his controversial uncle, the former Prince Andrew, a royal biographer alleges.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Lownie, who wrote \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/The Rise and Fall of the House of York\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York<\/a>,\u201d claims the former royal is concerned about his precarious position in the family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s worried about what\u2019s going to happen,\u201d Lownie told Page Six in a recent exclusive interview. \u201cHe\u2019s going to be no longer protected. William is going to deal with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prince William \u201cwants the stables cleared\u201d when it comes to his Uncle Andrew, claims a royal author. via REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>The former Prince lost his title earlier this year. AP<\/p>\n<p>Lownie says that the Prince of Wales \u201cwants to deal\u201d with his errant uncle before <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/12\/royal-family\/king-charles-gives-emotional-update-on-cancer-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cancer-stricken King Charles dies.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe wants the stables cleaned \u2026 the window dressing is that Andrew will leave by the spring, and he\u2019s a good boy, and he\u2019s done what he\u2019s been told,\u201d he details.<\/p>\n<p>However, Lownie notes that Andrew, 65, is rarely \u201ca good boy\u201d and predicts that he will \u201cgo kicking and screaming,\u201d demanding many guarantees, including a \u201cpretty big house, extensive staff, a gardener, a driver, a housekeeper [and] a cook.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, the Queen\u2019s second son \u2014 and reputed favorite \u2014 was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/30\/royal-family\/prince-andrew-stripped-of-prince-title-forced-to-move-out-of-royal-home-following-epstein-scandals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stripped of his \u201cprince\u201d title <\/a>and forcibly moved out of his<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/02\/royal-family\/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-and-sarah-fergusons-eviction-date-from-royal-lodge-revealed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> longtime residence, Royal Lodge home<\/a>, amid his ties to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/23\/us-news\/latest-jeffrey-epstein-file-dump-reveals-troubling-art-of-kids-in-nyc-townhouse-disturbing-role-play-costumes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Andrew, seen here with Melania Trump, lost his title amid his ties with the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Sex-trafficking victim Virginia Giuffre claims she was forced to sleep with the royal. DOJ<\/p>\n<p>He is now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. His ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/02\/royal-family\/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-and-sarah-fergusons-eviction-date-from-royal-lodge-revealed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">also lost her title<\/a> as the Duchess of York.<\/p>\n<p>Virginia Guiffre, an Epstein sex trafficking victim, long claimed that she had been forced to sleep with Andrew when she was just 17. Andrew, who denied the accusation, paid Guiffre, who <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/04\/25\/celebrity-news\/virginia-giuffre-jeffrey-epstein-and-prince-andrew-abuse-accuser-dies-by-suicide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">took her own life in April at age 41<\/a>, a multi-million dollar settlement in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/23\/world-news\/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-asked-ghislaine-maxwell-if-she-had-found-him-new-inappropriate-friends-in-august-2001-email\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">newly released 2021 email<\/a> from the Epstein files reveals that Andrew allegedly asked his pal, Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, if she had \u201cfound me some new inappropriate friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andrew\u2019s ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, also lost her title. WireImage<\/p>\n<p>Lownie claims that Ferguson has cut bait from her ex. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Maxwell, 63, is <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/18\/us-news\/ghislaine-maxwell-makes-hail-mary-bid-to-overturn-conviction-days-before-epstein-files-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">currently serving 20 years for sex trafficking<\/a>, although she was inexplicably moved to a cushier prison.<\/p>\n<p>Lownie, who is working on the paperback edition of his book, promises there will be lots of new juicy material because so many people have come forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say almost every day, two or three people come to me with stories of encounters with [Andrew],\u201d Lownie explained. \u201cFormer schoolmates, former Navy colleagues, former members of staff, former diplomats who weren\u2019t prepared to talk to me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had some people from the intelligence agencies who were frustrated, who were reporting things that were just being ignored.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The author says that Ferguson plans on reinventing herself. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Lownie also promises damning new details about Andrew in the paperback edition of his book. Bav Media \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n<p>Those tales reportedly include \u201ctaking prostitutes to hotels in Hong Kong, an extraordinary tsunami of stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lownie says he has heard from former protection officers who were sexually harassed by the former Duke, and described it as \u201cextraordinarily inappropriate behavior,\u201d like being poked for not driving to his specifications and unwanted hugs from behind.<\/p>\n<p>The author of \u201c<a data-aps-asc-tag=\"pagesix-20\" data-aps-asin=\"1639361413\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url\" href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FTraitor-King-Scandalous-Duchess-Windsor%2Fdp%2F1639361413%3Ftag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2025%2F12%2F27%2Froyal-family%2Fprince-william-wants-to-deal-with-disgraced-uncle-andrew-before-king-charles-death-royal-author-claims%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">Traitor King<\/a>\u201d also says that Andrew\u2019s famously close relationship with his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, is kaput.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Lownie says he has been told that the disgraced royal ordered sex workers to his hotel room. Tom Maddick \/ SWNS<\/p>\n<p>The book is a biography of both Andrew and Ferguson. HarperCollins<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s cut loose,\u201d he opines. \u201cShe sees he\u2019s toxic. She\u2019s going to rebrand herself. He\u2019s no longer a Prince \u2026 she\u2019s no longer got a calling card, and so she\u2019s going to reinvent herself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lownie describes the former Weight Watchers shill as \u201cthe Houdini of the royal family,\u201d noting, \u201cShe will always escape somehow and come back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Lownie says that the loss of Andrew\u2019s title must be devastating for him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was the really important thing,\u201d he noted. \u201cHe used to describe himself as, \u2018I\u2019m a Prince first, a naval officer second, and a husband third.\u2019 And so he can\u2019t go on the balcony, he can\u2019t get all the attention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-330-0226.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prince William \u201cwants the stables cleaned\u201d when it comes to his controversial uncle, the former Prince Andrew, a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":657940,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[173775,4082,2915,2283,2204,5105,7710,519,448,7717],"class_list":{"0":"post-657939","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-news","10":"tag-exclusive","11":"tag-ghislaine-maxwell","12":"tag-jeffrey-epstein","13":"tag-royal","14":"tag-royal-families","15":"tag-royal-family","16":"tag-royals","17":"tag-sarah-ferguson"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115791959393748606","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657939","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=657939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657939\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/657940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=657939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=657939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=657939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}