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Prince William\u2019s feud with his uncle Andrew Mountbatten Windsor reportedly stems from a \u201crude\u201d comment the former royal made about his nephew\u2019s wife, Kate Middleton.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Author Andrew Lownie claimed in his royal biography, The Rise and Fall of the Yorks<\/i>, that the Prince of Wales fully supported his father, King Charles III, in his decision to strip Andrew\u2019s royal titles and honours due to his affiliation with late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe [William] also loathes Sarah [Ferguson], Andrew\u2019s ex-wife, and can\u2019t wait for the day when his father throws them both out,\u201d read an excerpt from a source noted in the book, per Daily Mail.<\/a><\/p>\n MORE: <\/b>Insider\u2019s expose Prince Andrew\u2019s \u2018wasted\u2019 life<\/a><\/p>\n The book continues: \u201cIf Charles doesn\u2019t, I guarantee you the first thing William does when he eventually becomes king is to get them evicted.\u201d<\/p>\n The author also noted that William, 43, also got upset that Andrew, 65, and Ferguson, 66, attended Katharine, Duchess of Kent\u2019s funeral in September.<\/p>\n \u201cWilliam, meanwhile, was \u2018furious\u2019 at being ambushed in this way, according to friends. He has been at pains to distance himself from his uncle and not be photographed with him,\u201d Lownie claimed in the book.<\/p>\n \u201cHe believes his father has not dealt with him with sufficient firmness and that Andrew \u2013 and Sarah Ferguson \u2013 have done much to undermine the good work of other members of the Royal Family.\u201d<\/p>\n Andrew\u2019s alleged remark toward Middleton, also 43, was not disclosed.<\/p>\n MORE:<\/b> Prince William<\/a>\u2019s $1.5bn property empire revealed<\/a><\/p>\n Andrew was stripped of his royal titles by King Charles on Thursday amid a renewed interest in the former prince\u2019s ties to sex trafficker Epstein.<\/p>\n The title removal applies to Prince, Duke of York, Earl of Inverness, Baron Killyleagh and \u201cHis Royal Highness.\u201d The honours affected include his Order of the Garter and Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order.<\/p>\n It has been reported that Andrew will be relocating to a property on the private Sandringham estate after he was evicted from his royal lodging.<\/p>\n Ferguson, on the other hand, will make her own arrangements. She has also lost her Duchess of York title.<\/p>\n The former couple\u2019s two daughters, Princess Beatrice, 37, and Princess Eugenie, 35, retained their royal titles amid the scandal.<\/p>\n At the time, we\u2019re told Andrew \u201chas not objected\u201d to the effective changes.<\/p>\n Weeks prior to Charles\u2019 official announcement, the former British navy captain pledged that he would no longer use [his] royal title or honours because his ongoing allegations \u201cdistract from the work of His Majesty and the Royal family.\u201d<\/p>\n Andrew wrote in a statement, \u201cI have decided, as I always have, to put my duty to my family and country first. I stand by my decision five years ago to stand back from public life.\u201d<\/p>\n However, Andrew added, \u201cWith His Majesty\u2019s agreement, we feel I must now go a step further. I will therefore no longer use my title or the honours which have been conferred upon me.\u201d<\/p>\n Back in 2021, Virginia Giuffre sued Andrew for sexual assault, claiming he allegedly raped her when she was a teenager as part of Epstein\u2019s sex trafficking ring.<\/p>\n She and Andrew settled the case out of court the following year. [Andrew denied any wrongdoing.]<\/p>\n Before Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s 2022 death, she stripped son Andrew\u2019s military titles and patronages.<\/p>\n