Queen Elizabeth II was allegedly aware of son Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’s extracurricular activities.
“He brought in prostitutes to Buckingham Palace for years,” royal historian and author Andrew Lownie alleged during a Thursday, November 6, appearance on NewsNation. “It was done on a regular basis. People who worked there complained to people in command, but nothing was done.”
Security officers were allegedly told to “keep quiet” if they complained — or they could be demoted.
“Of course the Queen knew [about Andrew’s proclivities]. She was informed,” Lownie claimed. “But he was her favorite son, and he got away with everything. They brushed it under the rug — until now.”
Lownie, who wrote Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, claimed he’s been getting “more and more information every day” from people close to Andrew after his title was officially stripped.
“They are no longer scared to talk or come out and tell the world what really happened now that Andrew has been removed from power,” Lownie added. “Now that he is no longer protected by the queen.”
Us Weekly has reached out to Buckingham Palace for comment.
Lownie’s latest claims come after he offered more information about Andrew in a separate interview.
“In 2001, he is 41, he’s having his midlife crisis, and he basically starts chasing lots and lots of women,” Lownie claimed on the “Deep Dive” podcast late last month. “He uses the excuse of his role as trade envoy, paid for by the taxpayer, to go off on these trips, but he always puts in two weeks of ‘private time.’ So, we pay for his holiday and then he goes off and does things.”
During one trip to Thailand, Andrew allegedly had “40 prostitutes brought in [his hotel]” over a “four-day” period. Lownie alleged that he was “enabled” by the royals who “turned a blind eye” to his activities.
Lownie’s continued allegations come weeks after King Charles III made the decision to remove Andrew’s prince title and evict him from Royal Lodge.
“Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor,” a statement from Buckingham Palace to Us Weekly read. “His lease on Royal Lodge has, to date, provided him with legal protection to continue in residence.”
The statement added, “Formal notice has now been served to surrender the lease and he will move to alternative private accommodation. These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him.”
Andrew first made headlines for his connection to late convicted billionaire sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein in 2019 when the late Virginia Giuffre accused him of sexual assault. Giuffre alleged they had a sexual encounter in 2001 when she was underage. She later sued Andrew for sexual abuse, and they settled outside of court in 2022.
Giuffre died by siucide at age 41 this past April. Months after her death, Giuffre’s memoir, Nobody’s Girl, was released and included more claims against Andrew. He has continued to deny all allegations against him.
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