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LONDON \u2014 A new book touting explosive revelations about the life of Britain\u2019s Prince Andrew<\/a> has left the embattled duke facing a renewed wave of damaging headlines.<\/p>\n The unauthorized biography, “Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York” by Andrew Lownie, was published Thursday. <\/p>\n It centers on Andrew\u2019s relationship with his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, and covers his finances and dealings with foreign governments, as well as the timeline of his ties with Jeffrey Epstein \u2014 the late financier and convicted sex offender who has been the subject of fervent attention<\/a> in both Britain and the United States in recent weeks.<\/p>\n NBC royal contributor Daisy McAndrew said Thursday that the good news for Andrew and the royal family may be that the impact of this renewed focus will be blunted by the reality that his reputation is already at \u201crock bottom.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s possible other people might well be taking some of the heat off Andrew,\u201d she said, referring to politicians in the U.S.<\/p>\n Publisher HarperCollins says Lownie, a historian, drew on four years of research and interviews with more than 100 people who haven\u2019t spoken before in writing the 448-page book. The majority spoke on the condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n Excerpts have been splashed across Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper, and a poll released this week found<\/a> that two-thirds of Britons want the disgraced younger brother of King Charles III to be stripped of his remaining royal titles.<\/p>\n An earlier YouGov survey found Andrew remains by far the most unpopular royal<\/a>, with just 5% of respondents saying they held a positive view of him.<\/p>\n Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, formerly known as Meghan Markle, was one place above Andrew, at 20%, with heir to the throne Prince William topping the rankings on 74%.<\/p>\n A representative for Andrew and Buckingham Palace did not immediately respond to a request for comment about both the book and the polling. <\/p>\n Andrew returned his military affiliations and royal patronages in January 2022 after his lawyers failed to persuade a U.S. judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing him of sexual abuse. <\/p>\n He later paid a substantial sum to Virginia Giuffre, who alleged that Andrew sexually abused her when she was 17. Andrew has repeatedly denied the allegation.<\/p>\n Giuffre died by suicide<\/a> in April this year, with her family saying in a statement that \u201cthe toll of abuse is so heavy that it became unbearable for Virginia to handle its weight.\u201d<\/p>\n In December 2024, Andrew was caught up in an alleged spying case<\/a> after cultivating an \u201cunusual degree of trust\u201d with a Chinese man who was barred from the U.K. on national security grounds. <\/p>\n