In a recent episode of the Daily T podcast, he said: “They are one scandal away from the whole pack of cards tumbling down. “If they were tainted in some way, what would happen? Could [the monarchy] survive?”
Co-host Camilla Tominey added that monarchists can separate Andrew from royals like the Prince and Princess of Wales, but cautioned that their position of having “never put a step wrong” was a precarious one.
As of January 2026, William and Catherine ranked as the most popular members of the Royal Family, with between 74% and 77% having a positive opinion of them, according to YouGov polling.
While attitudes towards the monarchy as a whole were mostly positive, with almost six in 10 Britons seeing it in a favourable light, Andrew’s relationship with Epstein, which saw him stripped of his titles and royal home last year and culminated in his arrest last week, may have damaged public perception – including by shining a light on the former prince’s lavish spending of taxpayer cash.
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A survey commissioned by anti-monarchy campaign group Republic also found that the percentage of the British public in favour of the monarchy had dropped by three points to 45% over the last four months.
Whistleblower civil servants alleged that Andrew used taxpayers’ money for massages and excessive travel costs during his time as UK trade envoy this week.
One former Whitehall official told the BBC that they had refused to pay for a massage for the King’s younger brother but were overruled by senior staff, with another ex-employee saying they had “absolutely no doubt” about the authenticity of the claim.
Andrew, who has denied any wrongdoing over his links to Epstein, spent 11 hours in custody on his 66th birthday while officers searched his home on the Royal Family’s Norfolk estate before he was released under investigation.
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