{"id":2281945,"date":"2026-02-14T13:52:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T13:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2281945"},"modified":"2026-02-14T13:52:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T13:52:33","slug":"key-moment-prince-william-and-kates-relationship-with-shamed-andrew-went-terminal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/key-moment-prince-william-and-kates-relationship-with-shamed-andrew-went-terminal\/","title":{"rendered":"Key moment Prince William and Kate&#8217;s relationship with shamed Andrew went &#8216;terminal&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_e3eb14\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">A brand new biography of the Prince and Princess of Wales by Mirror royal editor Russell Myers reveals the moment the couple&#8217;s relationship with disgraced Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was over<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">09:00, 14 Feb 2026<\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated 09:01, 14 Feb 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"commercial-video-box\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"primis\" data-tmdatatrack-index=\"1\" data-tmdatatrack-id=\"primis\" class=\"sc-9299d609-0 hKevtu\">\n<div class=\"sc-a0234a37-0 eSsVaR\">\n<section>\n<div data-testid=\"primis-player-lead\" class=\"PrimisPlayer_container-lead__ZyeTq\"><span class=\"PrimisPlayer_headline__EYzoH\">William wanted Andrew BANISHED and rowed with Charles over &#8216;stain on Royal Family&#8217;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Prince and <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/kate-middleton\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Princess of Wales&#8217;s relationship <\/a>with disgraced <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/prince-andrew-duke-of-york\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor<\/a> went &#8216;terminal&#8217; after his <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/bbc\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">BBC<\/a> Newsnight interview. The <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Mirror<\/a> royal editor Russell Myers new biography William and Catherine: The Intimate Inside Story, reveals that it came after Andrew failed to apologise for his connection to <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/jeffrey-epstein\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>, or acknowledge the victims of sexual abuse in the interview.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The explosive book, which draws on access to numerous palace insiders, says that William and Kate had always believed the best option was to keep their distance from Andrew. And it reveals that the couple knew that the disturbing sexual abuse allegations that have dogged him for more than a decade, which he vehemently denies, permanently damaged him in the eyes of the public.<\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_d165d5\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36704439\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/prince-william-never-liked-stain-36704439\" tabindex=\"0\">Prince William &#8216;never liked stain on the family Andrew&#8217; after aggressive outbursts<\/a><\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_d165d5\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36700339\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/charles-put-william-place-tense-36700339\" tabindex=\"0\">Charles &#8216;put William in his place&#8217; in tense showdown over BANISHING Andrew<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-36700479\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36700479\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.42\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"William and Kate the last time they were seen in public with Andrew \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">William and Kate the last time they were seen in public with Andrew <cite aria-label=\"Image: WireImage\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: WireImage)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It comes as the first part of The Mirror&#8217;s exclusive serialisation, which starts today, also revealed William demanded Andrew be immediately banished from the royal fold \u201cbefore the rot set in\u201d, following revelations of the former Duke of York\u2019s close relationship with Epstein.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The book sets out how William never saw eye to eye with his disgraced Andrew &#8211; and disliked him even before his fall from grace. Myers writes: &#8220;The late Queen sought to protect her son from complete banishment, clinging to the hope that he would one day be exonerated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Similarly, while acknowledging that his brother could never return to public duties, Charles attempted to honour his mother\u2019s wishes and for a long time stopped short of pushing for Andrew\u2019s complete banishment. By contrast, William made it clear that once he became king there would be no such mercy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-36700476\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36700476\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.59\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Andrew in his car crash interview on BBC Newsnight in 2019 \" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36700476.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Prince-Andrew-Newsnight.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36700476.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Prince-Andrew-Newsnight.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36700476.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Prince-Andrew-Newsnight.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36700476.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Prince-Andrew-Newsnight.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Andrew in his car crash interview on BBC Newsnight in 2019 \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Andrew in his car crash interview on BBC Newsnight in 2019 <cite aria-label=\"Image: BBC\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: BBC)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The new revelatory biography, available to pre-order now, highlights the Prince and <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/Kate-middleton\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Princess of Wales<\/a> \u2019s life from their earliest meeting at St Andrews University to the current day and how they have shaped their vision for a modern monarchy and its safe continuation at a time of extreme change and turmoil.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It is the first joint biography of the Prince and Princess of Wales in more than a decade and also highlights the couple\u2019s resilience and dedication in the face of adversity, from the relentless media scrutiny and controversies of their 2022 Caribbean tour, to the shock cancer diagnoses of both the princess and <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/king-charles-iii\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">King Charles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Behind the scenes&#8217; context of the prince and princess&#8217; reaction to the departure from royal life by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, the forming of the \u2018Cambridge way\u2019 and the death of Queen Elizabeth II, is also revealed for the first time.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-36700370\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36700370\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A new biography William and Catherine: The Intimate Inside Story , by The Mirror's royal editor Russell Myers\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36700370.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_81IV5dlXLcL_SL1500_.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36700370.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_81IV5dlXLcL_SL1500_.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36700370.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_81IV5dlXLcL_SL1500_.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36700370.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_81IV5dlXLcL_SL1500_.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"A new biography William and Catherine: The Intimate Inside Story , by The Mirror's royal editor Russell Myers\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">A new biography William and Catherine: The Intimate Inside Story , by The Mirror&#8217;s royal editor Russell Myers<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Myers said: \u201cI&#8217;ve spent almost a decade following The Prince and Princess of Wales as part of the Royal pack and have always believed there&#8217;s so much more to the couple than the spectacle reveals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;The result of this biography is a truly intimate portrait of William and Catherine; providing not just unparalleled insight into who they are as individuals, but seismic revelations about them as a couple and the <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">world<\/a> they inhabit. This biography moves beyond the headlines as it explores love, resilience, and their journey together as they navigate their public duties amid this unprecedented era.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">William and Catherine: The Intimate Inside Story, published on 26 February by Ebury, Penguin Random House, is <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/lnk.to\/WilliamCatherine\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">available to pre-order now<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<aside class=\"Factbox_factbox-container__hSMOa\" id=\"factbox\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Entering Factbox content\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"33887216\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"factbox\" data-testid=\"factbox\">\n<h3 class=\"HeadingThree_heading-three__PBHLs Factbox_heading-three__NXU52 __className_34e2ce\">Get the inside scoop on the monarchy with Mirror Royal<\/h3>\n<div class=\"Factbox_content__xdMV8\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">WHATSAPP GROUP: <\/strong>Be first to get the biggest royal bombshells and exclusives to your phone by joining our <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/crnch.it\/tDbwIMkd\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Royal WhatsApp here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. 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