{"id":2143620,"date":"2025-11-08T23:29:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T23:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2143620"},"modified":"2025-11-08T23:29:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T23:29:23","slug":"queen-elizabeth-was-aware-ex-prince-andrew-brought-sex-workers-to-buckingham-chose-to-ignore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/queen-elizabeth-was-aware-ex-prince-andrew-brought-sex-workers-to-buckingham-chose-to-ignore\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen Elizabeth was aware ex-Prince Andrew brought sex workers to Buckingham; &#8216;chose to ignore&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"storyMainDiv\" data-vars-storyid=\"101762630882682\" data-story-section=\"world news\" data-story-subsection=\"us news\" data-vars-author=\"Shirin Gupta\" data-premium-story=\"false\" data-performance-type=\"not-set\" data-story-title=\"Queen Elizabeth was aware ex-Prince Andrew brought sex workers to Buckingham; 'chose to ignore'\">\n<div class=\"actionDiv flexElm topTime\">\n<p>Published on: Nov 09, 2025 02:12 am IST <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"sortDec\">New interview with biographer Andrew Lownie accuses ex-prince of using Buckingham Palace for \u201cregular\u201d trysts with sex workers, with the Queen reportedly aware<\/h2>\n<div class=\"storyDetails taboola-readmore\">\n<div class=\"detail \" dataid=\"\/world-news\/us-news\/queen-elizabeth-was-aware-ex-prince-andrew-brought-sex-workers-to-buckingham-chose-to-ignore-101762630882682.html\">\n<div class=\"storyParagraphFigure\">\n<p>A new NewsNation interview with royal biographer Andrew Lownie claims that former <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"backlink\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/videos\/on-tv-uk-minister-goes-soft-on-disgraced-prince-andrew-he-surrendered-proud-epstein-charles-101762165689511.html\" data-vars-page-type=\"story\" data-vars-link-type=\"Manual\" data-vars-anchor-text=\"Prince Andrew\">Prince Andrew<\/a>, Duke of York (now Andrew Mountbatten Windsor) brought prostitutes into Buckingham Palace regularly, and that the late Queen Elizabeth II was aware of the activity but chose to stay silent, prioritising her \u201cfavourite son\u201d over accountability.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"\"> <span class=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"(max-width:767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/ht-img\/img\/2025\/11\/08\/550x309\/BRITAIN-ROYALS-ANDREW-0_1762149786332_1762149825718_1762632834952.JPG\" alt=\"Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York attends the Royal Family's Christmas Day service at St. Mary Magdalene's church.(Reuters File)\" title=\"Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York attends the Royal Family's Christmas Day service at St. Mary Magdalene's church.(Reuters File)\"\/> <\/picture> <\/span><figcaption>Britain&#8217;s Prince Andrew, Duke of York attends the Royal Family&#8217;s Christmas Day service at St. Mary Magdalene&#8217;s church.(Reuters File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Lownie, the author of \u201cEntitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York,\u201d told Paula Froelich of NewsNation that, \u201cHe brought in prostitutes to Buckingham Palace for years \u2026 the Queen knew. She was informed. But he was her favourite son, and he got away with everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also Read: <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"backlink\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/world-news\/us-news\/i-feel-very-badly-trump-after-king-charles-revoked-prince-andrews-title-over-ties-with-jeffrey-epstein-101762160721698.html\" data-vars-page-type=\"story\" data-vars-link-type=\"Manual\" data-vars-anchor-text=\"\u2018I feel very badly\u2019: Trump after King Charles revoke Prince Andrew's title\">\u2018I feel very badly\u2019: Trump after King Charles revoke Prince Andrew&#8217;s title<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>After Thailand, prostitution claims resurface<\/h2>\n<p>Lownie claims that palace staff were aware of \u201cwomen being delivered to suites\u201d under Andrew\u2019s watch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe brought in prostitutes to Buckingham Palace for years. It was done on a regular basis. People who worked there complained to people in command, but nothing was done. Lownie further told Froelich.&#8221; The security that complained were told, \u2018If you would like to go back on the beat in Brixton, you have that choice, but otherwise you keep quiet.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lownie also suggested the former Duke is alleged to have used his tax-funded foreign trips for personal indulgence, including allegedly having \u201c40 prostitutes brought in\u201d during a four-day stay at a luxury hotel in Thailand.<\/p>\n<p>According to NewsNation, the palace has not returned any emails for a comment on the same.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"backlink\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/search#:~:text=Ex%2DPrince%20Andrew%20allegedly%20had%2040%20prostitutes%20brought%20to%20Thailand%20Trip\" data-vars-page-type=\"story\" data-vars-link-type=\"Manual\" data-vars-anchor-text=\"Ex-Prince Andrew allegedly had 40 prostitutes brought to Thailand Trip\">Ex-Prince Andrew allegedly had 40 prostitutes brought to Thailand Trip<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The Royal fallout<\/h2>\n<p>These revelations surfaced after Andrew was stripped of his royal titles and military honours by his brother <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"backlink\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/photos\/sports\/david-beckham-receives-knighthood-from-king-charles-iii-at-windsor-castle-photos-from-ceremony-101762310691682.html\" data-vars-page-type=\"story\" data-vars-link-type=\"Manual\" data-vars-anchor-text=\"King Charles III\">King Charles III<\/a> on 30 October 2025, citing \u201cserious lapses of judgement\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>His removal followed years of investigation into his close ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and accusations made by Virginia Giuffre in her posthumous memoir of being trafficked for sex with Andrew as a minor.<\/p>\n<p>In line with his removal, Lownie has announced currently working on a follow-up book to \u201cEntitled\u201d called \u201cUntitled\u201d and \u201cwill delve into all the seedy allegations about Andrew that are coming to light,\u201d according to NewsNation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <input type=\"checkbox\" class=\"trendTopsSHow\" id=\"trendTopsSHow-101762630882682\"\/> <\/p>\n<div class=\"trendTops\">\n<div class=\"shareIconSec\">\n<div class=\"trendingIcon\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/static-content\/1y\/ht\/story_trending@2x.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"\/> <\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"trendInlineSeo\"> Stay updated with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/world-news\/us-news\">US News<\/a> covering politics, crime, weather, local events, and sports highlights. 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