Prince Andrew unleashes foul-mouthed rant at workers near his home: report
Prince Andrew unleashed a foul-mouthed rant at workers near his home who were installing speed bumps, it has been reported.
According to The Sun, the disgraced Duke of York, 65, had a bout of road rage and confronted the group working within the Windsor Great Park estate.
'What the f**k are you doing now?' Andrew allegedly shouted at the men, who were putting in the traffic-slowing bumps.
He reportedly became even angrier when he realised that one of the bumps was being installed on the road out of his sprawling mansion.
'The worker was just going about his job when Andrew, on one of his regular rides round the estate, came along and looked down from up high and said, 'What the f**k are you doing now?' the source claimed.
'Andrew likes to drive his car out of Royal Lodge quite fast and is obviously a bit peeved as one of the speed humps is right by the gate out of the park.'
It's not the first time Andrew's alleged temper tantrums have been exposed. In early 2022, the duke allegedly yelled at a female gardener on his estate, claiming she was cutting trees incorrectly.
She was 'shaken and upset' over the unpleasant encounter and reportedly no longer works in Andrew's vicinity.
That same year, his former maid, Charlotte Briggs, told The Sun that he had once sworn at her over a pair of heavy curtains.
She alleged that he'd made her run up four flights of stairs to close them as he sat nearby, and when a small gap was left behind, he shouted: 'Can't you f*****g do anything right?'
It was also reported in 2016 that Andrew had rammed closed park gates in his Range Rover to avoid a short detour home.
The duke is once again at the centre of an unflattering spotlight of attention, thanks to the publication of extracts from an upcoming book focusing on him and ex-wife Sarah Ferguson called Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the Yorks.
In one of the previews, released via the Daily Mail, it was alleged by author Andrew Lownie that"'tension' between Prince William and his uncle is at least partially caused by 'rude' remarks about his wife.
A source told Lownie there have been issues between the Duke of York and William for years amid Andrew's reputational free fall.
According to the insider, Andrew had been 'rude' about Kate – although details of his remarks were not divulged.
Lownie also writes that William had been campaigning for years to get his uncle – who lives with Sarah – evicted from the Royal Lodge, which is situated on the grounds of Windsor Castle.
'He [William] also loathes Sarah, Andrew's ex-wife, and can't wait for the day when his father throws them both out,' the source alleged.
'If Charles doesn't, I guarantee you the first thing William does when he eventually becomes king is to get them evicted.'
It's also been widely reported that William has been instrumental in ensuring Andrew remains out of the working royal fold in the years since his trainwreck Newsnight interview.
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