{"id":2292271,"date":"2026-02-21T05:34:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T05:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2292271"},"modified":"2026-02-21T05:34:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T05:34:44","slug":"prince-william-hates-andrew-as-former-princes-arrest-rocks-royal-family-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-william-hates-andrew-as-former-princes-arrest-rocks-royal-family-royal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William \u2018hates\u2019 Andrew as former prince\u2019s arrest rocks Royal Family | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Prince William \u201chates\u201d his uncle <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/prince-andrew\">Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor<\/a> and will ensure that he is \u201cnot seen again\u201d once he becomes King, according to a royal expert. Speaking on the Pierce vs Maguire Podcast, journalist Andrew Pierce was asked if the current <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/2173570\/police-issue-major-andrew-update\">controversy surrounding the former prince<\/a> is the biggest crisis for the monarchy since the abdication.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>He said: \u201cFor sure. There\u2019s no doubt about it. I think it is doing them huge damage and I think the King speaking out, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/prince-william\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\">Prince William<\/a> speaking out\u2026 Prince William, by the way, hates <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/prince-andrew\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\">Prince Andrew<\/a>. There is no other way to put it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cHe hates him, he can\u2019t stand him and if he becomes King, sooner rather than later he will be brutal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cWe will never see Andrew again.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The former prince was held in custody on Thursday after he was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in a public office while acting as the UK&#8217;s trade envoy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>It is understood the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) are yet to provide any \u201cearly investigative advice\u201d to the force.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>On Friday, a helicopter circled Royal Lodge in Windsor with unmarked vans, believed to be police vehicles, entering the grounds throughout the morning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A police presence remained at the Sandringham Estate but searches of Andrew\u2019s Norfolk home concluded on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The arrest of the King\u2019s younger brother made headlines across the world, including a picture of him looking drained and exhausted, slouched in the back of a vehicle leaving Aylsham police station.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>US President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/express.co.uk\/latest\/donald-trump\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\">Donald Trump<\/a> described the news as \u201cvery sad\u201d and \u201cso bad for the royal family\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Police have been reviewing allegations against Andrew after emails released by the US Department of Justice appeared to show his correspondence in a tranche of what have become known as the Epstein files.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Andrew has repeatedly and vehemently denied any wrongdoing over his Epstein links and being included in the files does not indicate wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>He has not publicly commented on his arrest. It is understood that neither the King nor Buckingham Palace had been informed before the arrest on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>const Init=()=>{const interval=setInterval(()=>{if(typeof window.utag_data.consentData!=='undefined'){clearInterval(interval);ExpressApp.Log('[Facebook] consent data',window.utag_data.consentData)\nif(!window.isVendorConsented(window.utag_data.consentData,20,!0)){return!1}\nconst publisherPurposes=window.utag_data.consentData.tcfv2consent?.publisher?.consents\nconst consentPurposes=window.utag_data.consentData.tcfv2consent?.purpose?.consents\nif(!publisherPurposes[1]||!publisherPurposes[2]||!publisherPurposes[3]||!publisherPurposes[4]||!consentPurposes[1]||!consentPurposes[2]||!consentPurposes[3]||!consentPurposes[4]){return!1}\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');fbq('init','331470507705028');fbq('trackSingle','331470507705028','PageView')}else{ExpressApp.Log('[Facebook] Facebook is waiting for consent data')}},100)}\nif(typeof flagTcfLoaded!=='undefined'&&flagTcfLoaded){Init()}else{document.addEventListener('tcfLoaded',()=>{Init()})}<\/script><\/p>\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.express.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prince William \u201chates\u201d his uncle Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and will ensure that he is \u201cnot seen again\u201d once he becomes King, according to a royal expert. 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