Prince Andrew was much more deeply involved in Jeffrey Epstein's machinations than previously thought

It is well known that Prince Andrew, the younger brother of King Charles, is a highly questionable figure. The Duke of York was closely associated with Jeffrey Epstein, the multimillionaire and convicted sex offender who committed suicide in prison in 2019. Virginia Giuffre, an Australian from the US, later filed a lawsuit against Andrew, claiming that she had been forced by Epstein to have sex with the prince as a minor.

In an interview with the BBC, Andrew denied ever having met her. However, he became entangled in contradictions and appeared untrustworthy. The case was eventually settled out of court for a multi-million dollar settlement. In 2022, the royal family stripped Andrew of all honorary positions.

Now a biography of the 65-year-old royal is being published, and if even a part of it is true, everything is even worse than expected. The book is called "Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York" and is by Andrew Lownie, a renowned historian and biographer. It will be released on August 14, but the British newspaper "Daily Mail" has already published an excerpt.

The book paints a picture of a conceited, narcissistic aristocrat who behaves like a child but demands respect from everyone. The passages about his relationship with women are particularly explosive. "He's the only person I know who's more sex-obsessed than I am," Epstein allegedly said of Prince Andrew, calling him a "perverted animal." According to Lownie, Andrew summoned more than 40 women to his hotel room during a state visit to Thailand in 2006. He was jetting around the world at the time as British Trade Representative.

Epstein also allegedly called Andrew a useful idiot. The prince helped the American investment banker gain access to the highest circles and give himself the appearance of respectability. In return, Epstein provided him with women and money. According to Entitled, the relationship between the two was even more intense and lasted longer than previously known.

There have long been rumors that Epstein filmed his friends' sexual activities with hidden cameras. Lownie now goes a step further, claiming that Epstein sold compromising footage of Andrew and confidential information to the Israeli, Russian, Saudi, and even Libyan secret services. This would make not only the prince, but the entire British royal family vulnerable to blackmail. One of the 300 informants in Lownie's book goes so far as to predict the end of the monarchy if all the details about Andrew were made public.

It's hardly surprising that Andrew also became increasingly isolated within the family. According to Lownie, Andrew and Prince Harry even came to blows in 2013, during which Harry gave his uncle a bloody nose (which Harry denies).

Andrew saw himself as a Casanova. But, according to the biographer, he was about as subtle as a hand grenade. The pinnacle of his seduction skills, she reported, was rubbing a woman's knee under the table. Sitting next to him was a nightmare. He loved to tell schoolboy jokes and insisted on being addressed as "Your Royal Highness."

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson once remarked after a lunch with the Prince that he certainly wasn't against the monarchy. "But one more meeting like this, and I will be."