John Oliver is doubling down on his disdain for Britain’s royal family, blasting the institution’s behavior and taking aim at disgraced Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in particular.
“I think that the way they’ve behaved over the years has been horrendous,” the British-born comedian told Page Six at the recent Garden of Laughs fundraiser for the Garden of Dreams Foundation at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, where he performed.
The Last Week Tonight with John Oliver host made it clear he’s “not a fan” of the royal family — and when it comes to the scandal-plagued former Duke of York, the Emmy-winning HBO star really didn’t hold back.
A Page Six reporter asked the comedy star where he thinks the former Prince Andrew will end up. “Long term? If I believed in h***, it would be there,” Oliver said. “I don’t know where he will end up. I had very little respect for that guy before all of this, so I don’t know where he will end up, and to the marrow of my bones, I don’t care!”
Oliver’s comments come amid ongoing scrutiny surrounding Mountbatten-Windsor’s past ties to convicted predator Jeffrey Epstein — and renewed questions about accountability within the monarchy.
Celebrating ‘abject humiliation’
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and ex-wife Sarah Ferguson — who lost their Duke and Duchess of York titles in 2025 — have been facing renewed scrutiny over their past ties to predator Jeffrey Epstein. By: James Whatling / MEGA
Oliver also questioned whether justice has been served for Epstein’s victims, including the late Virginia Giuffre, who for years alleged that the disgraced financier’s old friend Mountbatten-Windsor abused her in 2001.
The ex-royal has long denied the claim, but in 2022, he settled a civil suit Giuffre filed against him for a reported $16 million, though he didn’t admit any wrongdoing.
Oliver said he was pleased to see Mountbatten-Windsor endure “abject humiliation,” referring to the blue blood’s arrest on his recent 66th birthday, adding that he hopes it “carries for the rest of his life.”
The comedian was just as dismissive when it came to the former Duke of York’s ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, who also had a long friendship with Epstein that continued long after she knew about his crimes.
“Again, no idea, and I couldn’t give a flying s***,” Oliver told Page Six with a laugh.
Renewed scrutiny comes as Mountbatten-Windsor faces mounting legal troubles. In February, the former Duke of York — whose royal titles were stripped away by his brother King Charles III in late 2025 — was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office weeks after the U.S. Justice Department released emails suggesting he had passed along sensitive government documents to Epstein while serving as Britain’s trade envoy.
In early 2026, the monarch forced the former Duke of York out of his Crown Estate mansion, Royal Lodge, and into a more modest property on the king’s privately owned Sandringham estate in England’s Norfolk region, where he’s been laying low ever since.
People should ‘expect significantly more from’ the royals
Oliver’s latest comments echo criticisms he’s voiced before, including in a scathing takedown of the monarchy that aired on his HBO show following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
“Think of the royals as Mickey and Minnie at Disneyland — they’re not running the rides, but they’re a mascot of the whole operation, and people kinda like having their pictures taken with them,” Oliver said on the 2022 episode, as reported by The Guardian.
He also took aim at The Firm’s money and privilege. “The royal family’s wealth, unlike their gene pool, is massive,” Oliver quipped.
According to the HBO host, the monarchy is “like a human appendix. We’ve long evolved past needing them, and there’s a compelling case for their surgical removal.”
He made it clear his disapproval is about accountability, not personal animosity.
“You don’t have to hate the royal family personally,” Oliver said. “I mean, Google ‘Prince Philip racism’ or ‘Prince Andrew everything’ and see where you land, but you don’t have to hate them. You don’t even have to think that the institution shouldn’t exist.
“But if it’s going to continue to, it is fair to expect significantly more from them,” he explained. “Because too often they hide behind the convenient shield of politeness and manners, which frequently demands the silence of anyone who might criticize them or what they stand for.”
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