{"id":2281278,"date":"2026-02-14T00:16:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T00:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2281278"},"modified":"2026-02-14T00:16:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T00:16:24","slug":"prince-william-wanted-andrew-banished-from-royals-before-rot-set-in-new-book-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-william-wanted-andrew-banished-from-royals-before-rot-set-in-new-book-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William wanted Andrew banished from royals \u2018before rot set in\u2019, new book claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"hydrate-root sc-10wlkbs-0\" data-component=\"Newsletter\" data-loading=\"lazy\" data-theme-name=\"base\">\n<aside class=\"sc-y4bm30-0 jwWhkK newsletter-component sc-1ge0fwe-0\" data-newsletter-key=\"receiveIndyHeadlinesNews\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-1 inRDZn\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-3\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-4 hfveGa\">\n<p><h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-6 fvoxRM fafQAy\">Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-8 fvoxRM fvWmZq\">Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-7 fvoxRM hkVmms\">Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 hKcUSR sc-culv3z-0 eifaJK sc-1ix0cah-0 PYnPb sc-y4bm30-10 fUEDPX\"><use href=\"#600f53465147d717\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk sc-y4bm30-9 iQYNfz\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletters\/morningHeadlines1_1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Morning Headlines\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/prince-william\">Prince William<\/a> demanded that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-police-epstein-files-cps-b2918465.html\">Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor<\/a> be forced out of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/royal-family\">royal family<\/a> \u201cbefore the rot set in\u201d, following his disastrous <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/prince-andrew-epstein-newsnight-interview-b2848006.html\">Newsnight<\/a> interview in 2019, a new biography has claimed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After further details of Andrew\u2019s relationship with convicted paedophile <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/andrew-mountbattenwindsor-jeffrey-epstein-new-york-ghislaine-maxwell-buckingham-palace-b2916679.html\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>, the Prince of Wales was said to have viewed the then-prince as a serious threat to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/royal-family\">royal family<\/a>\u2019s survival.<\/p>\n<p>The revelations are in an upcoming book about the Prince and Princess of Wales, written by the <em>Mirror<\/em>\u2019s royal editor, Russell Myers.<\/p>\n<p>A palace source in the book said: \u201cThe Prince of Wales was adamant the whole episode would never go away and, despite how others may have felt, there was absolutely no upside in Andrew being protected.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"3\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 cgvLoD\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/10\/31\/9\/35\/Emily-Maitlis-Prince-Andrew-the-Epstein-Scandal-The-Newsnight-Interview-BBC-News.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/10\/31\/9\/35\/Emily-Maitlis-Prince-Andrew-the-Epstein-Scandal-The-Newsnight-Interview-BBC-News.png?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/10\/31\/9\/35\/Emily-Maitlis-Prince-Andrew-the-Epstein-Scandal-The-Newsnight-Interview-BBC-News.png?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-0 dkRtZs inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-96274\"><span class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-1 hwVecx\">open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 gtVitN hgzWpY\"><span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 exGSyR\">(<!-- -->BBC Newsnight<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>William had urged action from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/king-charles-iii\">Charles <\/a>and Queen Elizabeth, who were in favour of protecting him, which provoked a furious reaction from his father, who \u201cput him in his place\u201d, the book claims.<\/p>\n<p>The new biography alleges Charles was \u201cengaged in a full-scale fire fight\u201d, and William feared the Epstein scandal would pose a threat to the royal family\u2019s survival.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A palace source in the book, said: \u201cHis view was crystal clear, Andrew shouldn\u2019t be anywhere near the family under any circumstances, not by association, not at family functions, anywhere. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery single time there was a new revelation, which no one knew when it was coming or what the next one would be, it was a stain on all of the family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a now infamous interview with BBC Newsnight in 2019, Andrew was asked about sexual abuse allegations made by the late Virginia Giuffre. Andrew has always denied any wrongdoi<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"3\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 cQAQa\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/02\/09\/12\/264b8eb1ff4048f88fe723fbb36ab1a2Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzcwNzI0MTEw-2.82902024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/02\/09\/12\/264b8eb1ff4048f88fe723fbb36ab1a2Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzcwNzI0MTEw-2.82902024.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/02\/09\/12\/264b8eb1ff4048f88fe723fbb36ab1a2Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzcwNzI0MTEw-2.82902024.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"William and Kate said they were \u201cdeeply concerned\u201d over the ongoing revelations surrounding Andrew\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-0 dkRtZs inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-96275\"><span class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-1 hwVecx\">open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 gtVitN hgzWpY\">William and Kate said they were \u201cdeeply concerned\u201d over the ongoing revelations surrounding Andrew<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 exGSyR\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->PA Wire<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>He claimed he had \u201cno recollection\u201d of ever meeting Ms Giuffre and said it was not possible he could have had sex with her in March 2001, as he was at a Pizza Express in Woking with his daughter.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew also failed to apologise for his relationship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Prince and Princess of Wales publicly addressed the Epstein scandal for the first time this week, saying they have been \u201cdeeply concerned\u201d over the ongoing revelations surrounding Andrew.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Another source in the book said: \u201cOnce you understand the fact that everything that happens in the here and now, affects everything in the future, William\u2019s future, it is very easy to put yourself in his shoes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe never much liked his uncle and wanted him out of the picture immediately before the rot further set in. William\u2019s view was that he [Andrew] got himself into the whole mess, so he should be left to his own devices to sort it out away from the family.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"3\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 gNbeAK\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/02\/11\/18\/948436b3aa169b8a9b0ae9c97e82c43bY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzcwOTE4OTk2-2.74992072.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/02\/11\/18\/948436b3aa169b8a9b0ae9c97e82c43bY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzcwOTE4OTk2-2.74992072.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/02\/11\/18\/948436b3aa169b8a9b0ae9c97e82c43bY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzcwOTE4OTk2-2.74992072.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Virginia Giuffre accused Andrew of abusing her in 2001\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-0 dkRtZs inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-96276\"><span class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-1 hwVecx\">open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 gtVitN hgzWpY\">Virginia Giuffre accused Andrew of abusing her in 2001<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 exGSyR\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->US Department of Justice<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said the King had \u201cprofound concern at allegations which continue to come to light in respect of Mr Mountbatten-Windsor\u2019s conduct.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>US Congress members have urged the King to \u201canswer what he knew\u201d about his brother\u2019s ties to Epstein and compel him to testify in the US.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew suffered a fall from grace following the release of Epstein files in October, which saw him stripped of all his titles, including the Duke of York.<\/p>\n<p>In the latest tranche of documents released, Andrew is alleged to have shared confidential reports with Epstein that he had access to in his role as a UK trade envoy.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Independent<\/em> has contacted the Buckingham Palace and Andrew\u2019s representatives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.independent.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Prince William demanded that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor be forced out of the royal family \u201cbefore the rot set in\u201d, following his disastrous Newsnight interview in 2019, 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