As pressure built on Andrew to respond, he made an astonishing decision. He agreed to be interviewed by Emily Maitlis on Newsnight. ibid.
‘He thought it had all gone swimmingly.’ ibid. comment
[TV News]: The downfall of a duke: stripped of every military title given by his mother and no longer known as HRH. ibid.
‘The sum was £12,000,000. That was the rumour.’ ibid. comment
Andrew also has huge living expenses. ibid.
Royal Lodge on the Windsor estate. It’s one of the most luxurious and secret royal homes. But today, Prince Andrew is holed up in the secluded mansion after being disgraced and stripped of his royal titles. Now he’s locked in an extraordinary battle with his broth, King Charles, over his right to continue living there. The Battle for Royal Lodge, Channel 5 2025
The magnificent home is prime royal real estate, a 30-room mansion on nearly 100 acres. ibid.
The prince that has caught the attention of people across the world as having acted immorally; a prince that has thrown the reputation of the royal family into disrepute; a price that was considered a spare; has a history of a flaming temper … We are going to take a look at his ties to convicted gun smugglers, underage sex traffickers and dictatorships to try and uncover why exactly this man is still being fed and housed in luxury courtesy of the taxpayer. Just Some Geezer podcast: Prince Harry
As a child he was universally reported as being a self-entitled bratty little shit. ibid.
He consistently showed no remorse about his relationship with Epstein. ibid.
This bunch of inbred fart-sniffing scroungers … on the back of news that King Charles is due a pretty substantial payrise in 2025. By substantial I mean 45-fucking-per-cent. Just Some Geezer podcast: King Charles
Three sources of income: Sovereign Grant, the Duchies, Personal Wealth. ibid.
A significant increase in Crown Estate’s profits from offshore wind. ibid.
[Witheridge]: This entire sorry saga boils down to sex and greed. The Banishing of Prince Andrew, comment, Channel 5
At the heart of this story is this bizarre dysfunctional triangle between three people. ibid. Kirwan-Taylor
Ultimately, the photograph did him in. ibid.
[Re: Fergie & financial adverser]: The reaction was absolute horror. ibid. Arbiter
The problem is, the man’s an idiot. ibid. lawyer
Prince Andrew’s world is dirty money, dirty laundry and dodgy people. ibid.
Why would he be seen with Jeffrey Epstein? What is Andrew doing? ibid. Witheridge
Andrew always had this holier-than-thou … There’s always one runt of the litter. And Andrew was it. ibid. Arbiter
Everything went back to Jeffrey Epstein. He was this mysterious J Gatsby character. ibid. Witheridge
No, he could not marry Koo Stark. ibid.
Andrew was my creepiest massage client. ibid. Sun front page
It was a great success, Ma’am. ibid.
Why are you paying someone you don’t know? ibid. Arbiter
Sarah Ferguson, the girl from Hampshire, who married Prince Charming. She became a royal sweetheart. She enjoyed the riches on offer. And the lavish lifestyle of the royal elite. But it all came at a price. With colossal outgoings, a high profile divorce and scandal after scandal. Despite brushes with bankruptcy the Duchess of Debt refuses to give up. But where did all the money go? Fergie: Where Did All the Money Go? Channel 5 2025
In the early 80s Sarah started dating the wealthy F1 manager Paddy McNally. He was 20 years old than her. ibid.
In February 1986 Fergie popped the question. ibid.
But behind closed doors there were signs of strain. ibid.
Her spending began to get out of hand. And the press started to take notice. ibid.
Things were about to come crashing down. Emotionally and financially … But the Duchess was showing no signs of scaling back. ibid.
After the boom Sarah heads once again for bust. ibid.
Her spending was once again out of control. ibid.