\nAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Queen Elizabeth II during Royal Ascot in 2013. By: MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
\u201cFair enough, but I once asked him why and he answered like a child: \u2018I tasted it once when I was a teenager and I didn\u2019t like it.\u2019 That\u2019s why the Queen would always worry about him,\u201d Hardman claimed.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe sometimes went to nightclubs, but he did not drink, he did not take drugs,\u201d the journalist pointed out.<\/p>\n
In 2021, Andrew confirmed to The Evening Standard<\/em> that he does not consume alcohol. \u201cI haven\u2019t got the head for it,\u201d he reportedly said.<\/p>\nDespite not drinking, the 66-year-old still got himself into trouble. In 2025, Andrew was stripped of his titles and evicted from Royal Lodge over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n
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\nAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor leaves a party in the 1980\u2019s. By: Steve Finn\/MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
In February 2026, the father of two was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office for allegedly giving information to the late criminal while he was the U.K.\u2019s trade envoy.<\/p>\n
Her Majesty passed away in 2022 and did not live to see Andrew\u2019s public downfall. \u201cHis mother seemed to indulge his behavior, or at least remain in denial that it was happening at all. But there was also a lack of accountability in public life more widely,\u201d royal expertIsabel Hardman<\/strong> wrote for iPaper<\/em>.<\/p>\nBiographer Tina Brown<\/strong> claimed Elizabeth treated Andrew differently from the rest of her children. \u201cHe was her favorite,\u201d the writer said during an appearance on The New York Times<\/em>\u2018 \u201cThe Interview\u201d podcast.<\/p>\n\u201cShe protected him, and mommy was his only client, essentially. She was the one who protected him, so unfortunately, it made him worse,\u201d Brown added.<\/p>\n\n\n
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\nQueen Elizabeth II and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor depart the Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Prince Philip in 2022. By: MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
Due to the former leader of England\u2019s favoritism toward her son, no one pressured her to banish Andrew.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Queen was there for 70 years, right? The hagiography around The Queen is intense, you know? I mean, you\u2019re not allowed to ever criticize The Queen,\u201d Brown noted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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