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Daily Record
a day ago
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- Daily Record
Prince Andrew 'summons maids to pick up his used tissues' as he's 'horrible' to staff
Prince Andrew is said to be 'horrible' to staff and even drops used tissues on the floor before summoning maids to pick them up, according to a new book and documentary. Prince Andrew has been accused of regularly mistreating staff members, even going as far as dropping used tissues on the floor and expecting maids to pick them up. These allegations have surfaced according to comments made in a new book. The explosive revelations about the disgraced Duke of York's behaviour come from Andrew Lownie's new book, The Rise and Fall Of The House of York, which describes Prince Andrew as being "horrible" to his staff. These claims are further explored in a new Channel 5 documentary, Andrew and Fergie: The Duke and Duchess of Excess, where royal biographer Lownie shares more details, as reported in the Mirror. " Andrew was particularly horrible to staff; he doesn't seem to see them as normal people," Lownie stated. "He treats them as basically subordinates to be bossed around. I think he's very narcissistic and everything is about him." The author continued: "He'll summon his protection officer to pick up his golf balls after he's teed them down the fairway, he will summon maids from four floors down to open the curtains. He will drop tissues he's used on the floor and expect people to pick that up." The 90-minute documentary, which aired on Saturday, delves into the lives of Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, exploring their relationship, controversial ties to Jeffrey Epstein and luxury lifestyles. The documentary noted: "Andrew has not commented on the new claims about his behaviour towards staff." Andrew withdrew from public engagements in 2019 following the outcry surrounding his association with Epstein after his Newsnight appearance. He no longer serves as a working royal but has still been seen at family occasions. Earlier this year, he accompanied the King and other senior royals for their annual Easter Sunday worship at St George's Chapel in Windsor. It has previously been claimed that Andrew requested a staff member be relocated because he "disliked a mole on the man's face". Royal writer Tom Quinn made the claim in the Times, stating: "It's true that some royals can display acts of ill temper. "One former servant recalled how Prince Andrew insisted on a member of staff being transferred because he disliked a mole on the man's face." The author continued: "Speaking of Andrew, that another former servant asked for a man to be 'moved to other duties for wearing a nylon tie.'". Andrew has previously been labelled as "very difficult" to work alongside, with some staff members even reportedly attempting to "avoid" the ex-working royal. Former royal butler Paul Burrell revealed in the documentary The Palace: What the Royal Servants Saw: "People tried to avoid Prince Andrew because he was very difficult. Prince Andrew was always bombastic, shouty, and always swore, and that's something that you don't expect from a royal." In response to Lownie's explosive new book, pals of Andrew have dismissed the allegations as "inaccurate". A friend confided in the Daily Beast: "It would be totally inaccurate to say they are devastated or heartbroken by the book, or any of this c***. "There are absolutely no new revelations-it's just a rehash of things already said brought together in one place. The family used to wonder when this would ever end; now they know it never will. It's just, the tide comes in and the tide goes out."
Edinburgh Live
a day ago
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- Edinburgh Live
Royal Family 'living in fear' of 'what could come out' over Prince Andrew
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Channel 5 broadcast the documentary Andrew and Fergie: The Duke and Duchess of Excess, which followed the launch of Andrew Lownie's bombshell new book, Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York. The programme examined the pair's extravagant spending, murky financial arrangements, and dubious associations, including Andrew's links with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew Lownie, who appeared in the documentary, branded the duo "greedy" and revealed that despite attempting to locate someone willing to speak positively about Andrew, 99% refused to do so. This follows reports that Prince Harry will 'never be forgiven' by two senior royals despite hopes of reconciliation. Making additional explosive allegations, Andrew Lownie claims that compromising footage featuring Prince Andrew may have been acquired and shared with foreign spy agencies, reports the Mirror. "I think one of the most worrying things I discovered was the amount of kompromat there must be on Andrew. We know that Jeffrey Epstein had filmed people in his home," Lownie stated in the Channel 5 documentary. Prior to his death, it was claimed Epstein had sold portions of this intelligence to Mossad, Libyan security services, and potentially the Russians. "There is material from my sources talking about kompromat in China, in Libya, in the Middle East, and elsewhere. So I mean, there must be an awful lot of sex tapes running around, and I'm just amazed that they haven't hit the internet," Lownie claimed. The assertion has been made previously, but there's no public evidence that such tapes exist, and Prince Andrew has remained silent on the matter. "Who knows what could come out?" journalist Richard Eden pondered. "I think the Royal Family still lives in fear, frankly, of what could come out." In 2019, amidst the uproar over his friendship with Epstein following his Newsnight interview, Andrew withdrew from public duties and ceased using His Royal Highness. Despite no longer being a working royal, he has attended family events. Earlier this year, he joined the King and several other senior royals for their traditional Easter Sunday service at St George's Chapel in Windsor. Earlier this week, news resurfaced about Andrew's "lifelong teddy bear obsession" following the release of an explosive new biography. In 2022, a peculiar story emerged about the embattled prince's alleged collection of 50 to 60 teddy bears. A former Royal officer even claimed that Andrew would "scream and shout" if his staff didn't carry out a specific task involving the toys. Former protection officer Paul Page alleged in the ITV documentary 'Ghislaine, Prince Andrew and the Paedophile' that the Duke would become enraged if his servants didn't arrange them in a certain way at Buckingham Palace.
Edinburgh Live
a day ago
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- Edinburgh Live
Prince Andrew 'tells maids to pick up his used tissues' and 'bosses them around'
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info In a shocking new book about the scandal-ridden royal, The Rise and Fall Of The House of York by Andrew Lownie, it's alleged that Prince Andrew regularly mistreats his staff, even dropping used tissues on the floor for maids to pick up. The Duke of York is described as being "horrible" to those who work for him in this explosive account. A new Channel 5 documentary, Andrew and Fergie: The Duke and Duchess of Excess, delves further into Andrew's life, with Royal biographer Lownie revealing all. "Andrew was particularly horrible to staff; he doesn't seem to see them as normal people," said the author. "He treats them as basically subordinates to be bossed around. I think he's very narcissistic and everything is about him." The writer continued: "He'll summon his protection officer to pick up his golf balls after he's teed them down the fairway, he will summon maids from four floors down to open the curtains. He will drop tissues he's used on the floor and expect people to pick that up.", reports the Mirror. The 90-minute documentary, which aired on Saturday, scrutinises the lives of Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, exploring their relationship, controversial ties to Jeffrey Epstein and luxury lifestyles, according to the Express. The documentary added: "Andrew has not commented on the new claims about his behaviour towards staff." Andrew withdrew from public duties in 2019 following the controversy surrounding his association with Epstein after his Newsnight interview. Whilst he's no longer a working royal, he has attended family occasions and this year joined the King and other senior royals for their traditional Easter Sunday service at St George's Chapel in Windsor. It has previously been claimed that Andrew requested a staff member be relocated because he "disliked a mole on the man's face". Royal author Tom Quinn made this assertion in the Times, stating: "It's true that some royals can display acts of ill temper. "One former servant recalled how Prince Andrew insisted on a member of staff being transferred because he disliked a mole on the man's face." The author continued: "Speaking of Andrew, that another former servant asked for a man to be "moved to other duties for wearing a nylon tie. "". Andrew has previously been characterised as "very difficult" to work alongside, with staff reportedly attempting to "avoid" the Royal. Paul Burrell, who formerly served the royals as a butler, revealed in the documentary The Palace: What the Royal Servants Saw: "People tried to avoid Prince Andrew because he was very difficult. Prince Andrew was always bombastic, shouty, and always swore, and that's something that you don't expect from a royal." In response to Lownie's explosive new book, friends of Andrew have dismissed the allegations as "inaccurate". A close associate told the Daily Beast: "It would be totally inaccurate to say they are devastated or heartbroken by the book, or any of this c***. "There are absolutely no new revelations-it's just a rehash of things already said brought together in one place. The family used to wonder when this would ever end; now they know it never will. It's just, the tide comes in and the tide goes out."
Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Prince Andrew 'drops used tissues then summons maids to pick them up'
The life of disgraced Prince Andrew is under the microscope once again following the release of an explosive new book and documentary, with his 'horrible' behaviour towards staff revealed Prince Andrew is said to regularly mistreat members of staff and even drops used tissues on the floor before summoning maids to pick them up, it has been alleged. In a bombshell new book about the disgraced royal, The Rise and Fall Of The House of York by Andrew Lownie, the Duke of York is said to be "horrible" to those who work for him. A new Channel 5 documentary, Andrew and Fergie: The Duke and Duchess of Excess, further exposes Andrew's life and during the episode royal biographer Lownie reveals all. "Andrew was particularly horrible to staff; he doesn't seem to see them as normal people," the writer said. "He treats them as basically subordinates to be bossed around. "I think he's very narcissistic and everything is about him." The author added: "He'll summon his protection officer to pick up his golf balls after he's teed them down the fairway, he will summon maids from four floors down to open the curtains. He will drop tissues he's used on the floor and expect people to pick that up." The 90-minute documentary, which aired on Saturday, examines the lives of Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, with the show exploring their relationship, controversial ties to Jeffrey Epstein and luxury lifestyles, reports the Express. The documentary continued: "Andrew has not commented on the new claims about his behaviour towards staff." Andrew stepped away from public duties in 2019 amid the furore over his friendship with Epstein following his Newsnight interview. He is no longer a working royal but has appeared at family events and this year joined the King and other senior royals or their traditional Easter Sunday service at St George's Chapel in Windsor. It has previously been alleged that Andrew has asked for a member of staff to be moved because he "disliked a mole on the man's face". Royal author Tom Quinn made the claim in the Times, writing: "It's true that some royals can display acts of ill temper. "One former servant recalled how Prince Andrew insisted on a member of staff being transferred because he disliked a mole on the man's face." The author added: "Speaking of Andrew, that another former servant asked for a man to be "moved to other duties for wearing a nylon tie." Andrew has previously been described as "very difficult" to work with, with staff even said to try and "avoid" the royal. Paul Burrell, who previously worked alongside the royals as a former butler, said in the documentary The Palace: What the Royal Servants Saw: "People tried to avoid Prince Andrew because he was very difficult. Prince Andrew was always bombastic, shouty, and always swore, and that's something that you don't expect from a royal." Reacting to Lownie's bombshell new book, pals of Andrew have labelled the claims as "inaccurate". One friend told the Daily Beast: "It would be totally inaccurate to say they are devastated or heartbroken by the book, or any of this c***. "There are absolutely no new revelations—it's just a rehash of things already said brought together in one place. The family used to wonder when this would ever end; now they know it never will. It's just, the tide comes in and the tide goes out."
Time of India
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
'Prince Andrew was horrible to staff': Bombshell revelations in new documentary—what did the royal biographer claim?
Duke of York Prince Andrew mistreated his staff members and will summon his protection officer or maids to pick up his golf balls or tissues to pick that up, the royal biographer Andrew Lonie claimed in one of the episodes in Channel 5's documentary, Andrew and Fergie: The Duke and Duchess of Excess. The new documentary goes into the lives of Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, exploring their relationship, lavish lifestyle, business ventures, Ferguson's financial struggles, and their controversial links to Jeffrey Epstein, as per Express UK reported. During the episode, royal biographer Lonie said, "Andrew was particularly horrible to staff; he doesn't seem to see them as normal people. He treats them as basically subordinates to be bossed around. I think he's very narcissistic and everything is about him." Lonie further added, "He'll summon his protection officer to pick up his golf balls after he's teed them down the fairway, he will summon maids from four floors down to open the curtains. He will drop tissues he's used on the floor and expect people to pick that up." The documentary continued: "Andrew has not commented on the new claims about his behaviour towards staff." by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Could This NEW Collagen Blend Finally Reduce Your Cellulite? Vitauthority Learn More Undo These bombshells were exposed in a new book about the disgraced royal and his family, "The Rise and Fall Of The House of York", by Andrew Lownie. Earlier this year, it was also reported that the Duke had previously asked for a member of staff to be moved because he "disliked a mole on the man's face." This claim was made by royal author Tom Quinn, who wrote about the royal's temper in "The Times". He penned: "It's true that some royals can display acts of ill temper. One former servant recalled how Prince Andrew insisted on a member of staff being transferred because he disliked a mole on the man's face. " Andrew Lownie's scathing book about Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson was released last week. Quinn added: "Speaking of Andrew, that another former servant asked for a man to be 'moved to other duties for wearing a nylon tie.'" Ahead of Andrew Lonie's book release, sources close to the Duke of York reacted to the allegations which surfaced and claimed: "It would be totally inaccurate to say they are devastated or heartbroken by the book, or any of this c***. There are absolutely no new revelations—it's just a rehash of things already said brought together in one place. The family used to wonder when this would ever end; now they know it never will. It's just, the tide comes in and the tide goes out," the insider added to the "Daily Beast". Meanwhile, a source close to Fergie, as she is affectionately known, said the family have been "pilloried and bullied" by the British press for years and are "well used to it by now. "
