Prince Andrew’s Secret Life Abroad Sparks New Scandal

A brand new bombshell has reignited the controversy surrounding Prince Andrew.

Royal historian Andrew Lownie has come ahead with explosive claims concerning the disgraced royal’s alleged conduct throughout his time as a Commerce Envoy.

Talking throughout a podcast look, Lownie painted a portrait of extra, scandal, and secrecy that has surprised royal watchers.

Within the Day by day Mail podcast, “Deep Dive: The Fall of the House of York,” historian Andrew Lownie made stunning claims that in a taxpayer-funded journey to Thailand, Prince Andrew allegedly had “40 prostitutes delivered to his five-star resort over simply 4 days.”

Based on Lownie, who authored “Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the Home of York,” the alleged misconduct occurred whereas Andrew served because the UK’s Commerce Envoy, a job he purportedly used for private pleasure and achieve.

“Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has ‘no ethical boundaries’ and exploited his position as Commerce Envoy to ‘line his pockets’ and chase ladies,” Lownie claimed.

The historian’s revelations have been made whereas discussing the prince’s “spectacular fall from grace,” emphasizing that Andrew’s conduct throughout official journeys blurred the traces between diplomacy and self-indulgence.

Lownie advised podcast host Sarah Vine, “In 2001, Andrew is 41, he is having his midlife disaster, and he principally begins chasing heaps and many ladies. He makes use of the excuse of his position as Commerce Envoy, paid for by the taxpayer, to go off on these journeys.”

He added, “He all the time places in two weeks of ‘personal time’. So, we pay for his vacation after which he goes off and does issues.”

The historian detailed the Thailand go to, claiming, “There was a well-known journey to Thailand — for the birthday celebrations of the King. Andrew is representing his nation and insists on staying in a five-star resort reasonably than the embassy, which he all the time did. Andrew had 40 prostitutes introduced within the area of 4 days. This was all enabled by diplomats and others.”

When pressed on how he verified the extraordinary declare, Lownie acknowledged it had been confirmed by “a number of sources, together with a Reuters correspondent and a member of the Thai royal household.”

Lownie’s allegations did not cease at private misconduct. The historian additionally raised critical issues about how Prince Andrew allegedly leveraged his place for private and enterprise achieve.

Past the lurid tales of ladies and luxurious, Lownie mentioned his “actual concern” was that Andrew “was utilizing the place to additional his personal enterprise pursuits.”

Based on him, “Andrew was sending an inventory of individuals he needed to fulfill for his personal private enterprise pursuits, or the pursuits of a person referred to as David Rowlands, with whom he was in a enterprise partnership.”

Lownie claimed that the Duke even “pushed by way of a banking license for Rowlands within the Center East” and organized “a gathering in China for Rowlands, who needed to develop enterprise there.”

Calling for higher transparency, he urged, “All of the recordsdata from his time as Commerce Envoy between 2001 and 2011 stay closed. They need to be within the Nationwide Archive. They continue to be closed, and that’s a part of the conspiracy of silence round Andrew that we have to break.”

The timing of Lownie’s revelations coincided with one more royal shake-up.

The Palace’s transfer, lengthy rumored, was described as each decisive and historic, an acknowledgment of the rising stress to distance the monarchy from the previous Duke of York’s controversies.

Lownie advised Vine that even Prince Charles (earlier than turning into King) had opposed giving Andrew the Commerce Envoy position within the first place.

“Prince Charles suggested towards giving Andrew the Commerce Envoy position in 2001, warning he would simply ‘chase ladies and play golf’,” Lownie mentioned.

Regardless of these warnings, Charles was reportedly overruled by then-Prime Minister Tony Blair and political ally Peter Mandelson.

Based on Lownie, Andrew’s new diplomatic place grew to become a passport to indulgence.

“So, within the midst of what Lownie describes as ‘a midlife disaster’, Andrew launched into a collection of taxpayer-funded journeys that doubled as holidays,” the podcast revealed.

As public curiosity within the disgraced Duke’s scandals grows, Andrew Lownie’s interview took an excellent stronger stance on royal accountability.

The historian insisted that if the monarchy is to outlive, transparency is non-negotiable.

Requested what recommendation he would give King Charles relating to his brother, Lownie did not mince phrases.

“Andrew is clearly bringing disrepute upon the entire establishment. It is undermining all the great work the remainder of the household do,” he mentioned.

He argued that the monarchy should be prepared to confront the actions of its members, even these born into privilege.