{"id":2345374,"date":"2026-03-25T19:20:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T19:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2345374"},"modified":"2026-03-25T19:20:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T19:20:30","slug":"i-worked-for-andrew-one-thing-left-me-stunned-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/i-worked-for-andrew-one-thing-left-me-stunned-royal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"I worked for Andrew &#8211; one thing left me stunned | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former police chief Dai Davies has revealed how <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/prince-andrew\">Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor<\/a> once contacted him to discuss a security matter and made a request on the call that left him stunned. Andrew has seen his reputation left in tatters over his connection with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and his appearance in the recent Epstein files.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The 66-year-old was also arrested on his birthday last month on suspicion of misconduct in public office. He was then released under investigation just hours later. Mr Davies, who was head of Scotland Yard\u2019s Royal Protection Command between 1994 and 1998, has recalled moment that left him stunned.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>As reported by <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/what-its-like-working-royals-including-boorish-andrew-4305373\" rel=\"nofollow\">iPaper<\/a>, Mr Davies recalled how Andrew called him up to discuss a security matter and demanded to be put through to his superior.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Davies then explained to Andrew that he was in charge of security, so it could not be done.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Speaking to the publication, he added: &#8220;I found him boorish and ignorant&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Comparing Andrew to his fellow royal relatives, including the now-King Charles, he added: &#8220;I found other members perfectly pleasant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;I was treated with civility. Charles was polite. Diana, I liked her very much. When I started, [Diana] said to me, \u2018You poor man \u2013 do you know what you\u2019ve taken on?'&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Dickie Arbiter, who served as press secretary under Queen Elizabeth II between 1988 and 2000, also revealed how staff at Buckingham Palace will be feeling now that they don&#8217;t have to associate with Andrew.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>He shared that the palace would be feeling relieved that it &#8220;doesn\u2019t have to answer&#8221; for him any longer.<\/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.express.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former police chief Dai Davies has revealed how Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor once contacted him to discuss a security matter and made a request on the call that left him stunned. Andrew has seen his reputation left in tatters over his connection with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and his appearance in the recent Epstein files. 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