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As many know by now, in 2025, Prince Andrew’s alleged crimes and controversies have caught up with him, with much of the fallout stemming from Virginia Giuffre’s posthumously released memoir, NOBODY’S GIRL. Along with losing his titles and everything else, royal insiders allege King Charles III isn’t allowing any female visitors for Andrew anymore. However, historians are claiming something many may not have guessed: Queen Elizabeth II was allegedly well aware of his visits from sex workers.
Historian and author Andrew Lownie recently told NewsNation’s Paula Froelich that Andrew frequently had sex workers come to his home, and Elizabeth didn’t care.
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“He brought in prostitutes to Buckingham Palace for years. It was done on a regular basis. People who worked there complained to people in command, but nothing was done – the security who complained were told, ‘If you would like to go back on the beat Brixton, you have that choice, but otherwise you keep quiet,” he alleged. “Of course, the Queen knew. She was informed. But he was her favorite son, and he got away with everything. They brushed it under the rug. Until now….Now that he is no longer protected by the queen.”
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Andrew at the Badminton Horse Trials in Gloucestershire, 1973. (Photo by Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images)
Now, many have spoken about their bond over the years. In fact, excerpts from the book War Of The Windsors: The Inside Story Of Charles, Andrew And The Rivalry That Has Defined The Royal Family by Nigel Cawthorne, published by DailyMail, raised eyebrows with quite a few instances suggesting that Elizabeth and Philip allegedly treated their children differently.
The book claimed that “the first half-hour after breakfast was devoted to baby Andrew. The state boxes could wait. She spent another half-an-hour with him when the nanny Mabel Anderson brought him downstairs mid-morning.” She later reportedly did lunch rituals with him, along with evening traditions such as “his evening feed, his bath and tuck him in – things Charles had been denied.”
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