Prince Andrew’s history with late convicted sex offender Jeffery Epstein keeps reappearing. The royal stepped down from his royal duties in November 2019 following his controversial BBC Newsnight interview and association with Epstein. Along with stepping down, he had all of his military titles and royal patronages removed by Queen Elizabeth II in 2022 after he settled a civil sexual assault case out of court with his accuser Virginia Giuffre.
But just because he isn’t a working royal anymore doesn’t mean he avoids the scandals. If anything, Andrew has found himself at the centre of quite a lot since stepping down.
Prince William reportedly wants Andrew to ‘vanish’
In new allegations, a former masseuse has come forward, claiming that she was booked by Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s confidante, to give Andrew a massage back in 2000. She is now claiming he acted “inappropriately” towards her at Buckingham Palace.
The woman spoke to the Daily Mail, and revealed her memoir will be coming out and will detail her alleged experience with the prince.
Now royal commentator Hilary Fordwich spoke to Fox News about how other members of the family are feeling about this – particularly Prince William.
She explained that the most recent scandal is “another national and royal embarrassment”. It’s believed that Prince William “wants his uncle Andrew to vanish from public view”.
Hilary added: “When it comes to his wayward brother Andrew, King Charles is also beyond exasperated and has disassociated himself publicly to make certain that Andrew doesn’t appear with any senior members of the royal family.”
As for the newest allegations against Prince Andrew, according to the Daily Mail, Monique was a high-profile masseuse who worked with celebrities. But she claimed she did not know who Epstein was.
Latest Prince Andrew allegations
She claimed she gave a massage to Epstein, who offered her a chance to work with “somebody more famous than God”. Allegedly, her massage with Andrew took place at Buckingham Palace.
Monique claimed that Andrew entered the room and stripped fully naked in front of her. He then allegedly threw off his towel to then climb onto the massage table, which left her feeling uncomfortable.
She explained: “Andrew showed a complete disregard for my professionalism. Of course I have seen naked bodies while working before. But his behaviour was driven by a sense of entitlement.
“As a member of the royal family, he should be showing a greater sense of decorum and taste. I am a respectable and qualified massage therapist. I was not impressed by his behaviour. It was an abuse of his privilege.”
She claimed: “He did not do anything or suggest anything untoward. But I was very uncomfortable and a bit shocked that he acted like that.”
Royal Insider has reached out to representatives for the Prince of Wales and Prince Andrew for comment.
