{"id":2410080,"date":"2026-05-10T12:44:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T12:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2410080"},"modified":"2026-05-10T12:44:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T12:44:31","slug":"kate-middleton-allegedly-took-early-stand-against-prince-andrew-as-palace-pressure-intensified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kate-middleton-allegedly-took-early-stand-against-prince-andrew-as-palace-pressure-intensified\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton Allegedly Took Early Stand Against Prince Andrew as Palace Pressure Intensified"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"Paginator\">\n<header class=\"sc-amjij jKXOYr\">\n<figure class=\"sc-iTVIwl ipfhlk\">\n<div class=\"sc-iBzFoy bniquc\">\n<div class=\"sc-efHXLn ehMUPu\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-eJoaVz hkCFIz\"><span>Source: @frank_rosh\/X, @viverodelbosque\/X<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Kate Middleton Drew a Hard Line Against Prince Andrew as Scandal Grew.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-gstumO kZkIrK\">\n<div class=\"flexContainer\">\n<div class=\"flexContainer\">\n<p class=\"sc-ellfmu dCcLgm\">May 10 2026, Published 6:06 a.m. ET<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-hkePoP hVImEU\" href=\"https:\/\/www.morninghoney.com\/p\/kate-middleton-drew-a-hard-line-against-prince-andrew-as-scandal-grew#insticator-commenting\" data-ext-page-id=\"kate-middleton-drew-a-hard-line-against-prince-andrew-as-scandal-grew\" data-page-id=\"kate-middleton-drew-a-hard-line-against-prince-andrew-as-scandal-grew\"\/><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"sc-dkQUut cUPMWa\">\n<p>Catherine, Princess of Wales was reportedly the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.morninghoney.com\/p\/prince-harry-felt-second-to-william-long-before-royal-fallout-author-claims\">senior royal<\/a> to separate herself from Prince Andrew as controversy surrounding the disgraced royal intensified behind palace walls. According to royal author Christopher Andersen, Kate quietly<br \/>\nbegan distancing herself from Andrew Andrew out long before his royal titles were formally removed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-gsWdvU cGnDyB sc-csTaMs dugqNO\">\n<p>Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-dkQUut cUPMWa\">\n<p>Speaking to <em>Page Six<\/em>, Andersen claimed the Princess of Wales refused to engage with Andrew during family gatherings and royal holidays. \u201cShe is the first royal to cut him off, to turn her back on him,\u201d Andersen explained. The author, whose latest book is <em>Kate! The Courage, Grace, and Power of the Woman Who Will Be Queen<\/em>, also alleged Kate blocked Andrew from attending her annual Christmas carol concert at Westminster Abbey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"sc-hhIhEF iQztHj\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"height:290px;overflow:hidden;width:350px\">\n<div data-external-embed=\"true\" data-mimetype=\"twitter\/tweet\" class=\"sc-oefIU bfsfLR\"><template><\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The UK royal family threatening journalists that they would deny them access to William and Kate Middleton if they expose Prince Andrew and his Epstein connection. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tg7vgzB0On\">https:\/\/t.co\/tg7vgzB0On<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexis is sowing discord in the West (@ArchewellBaby) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArchewellBaby\/status\/1981269049322483739?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-eJoaVz hkCFIz\"><span>Source: Alexis is sowing discord in the West\/X<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The UK royal family threatening journalists <\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-gsWdvU cGnDyB sc-csTaMs dugqNO\">\n<p>Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-dkQUut cUPMWa\">\n<p>\u201cHe asked, through intermediaries, if he could slip in a side door,\u201d Andersen said, adding that he was bluntly told, \u201cNope, we don\u2019t want your face on camera.\u201d The claims add another chapter to the royal fallout surrounding Andrew, who has faced growing isolation within the monarchy in recent years. Andersen suggested Kate\u2019s actions were tied to concerns about protecting the monarchy\u2019s future image.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-dkQUut cUPMWa\">\n<p>\u201cKate is looking forward,\u201d he said, noting that she doesn\u2019t want the monarchy to be tarnished by damaging allegations. \u201cShe\u2019s the wife of a future monarch,\u201d he said, adding that she\u2019s also the \u201cmother of a future monarch,\u201d Prince George, who is next in the line of succession after William.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-gsWdvU cGnDyB sc-csTaMs dugqNO\">\n<p>Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-dkQUut cUPMWa\">\n<p>Andrew, now reportedly referred to as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, has faced mounting scrutiny over his ties to late financier Jeffrey Epstein and allegations connected to Epstein\u2019s accuser, Virginia Giuffre. The royal was stripped of his titles by King Charles III in October 2025. \u201cTheir Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse,\u201d the statement concluded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"sc-hhIhEF iQztHj\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"height:523px;overflow:hidden;width:350px\">\n<div data-external-embed=\"true\" data-mimetype=\"twitter\/tweet\" class=\"sc-oefIU bfsfLR\"><template><\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why Kate Middleton may never forgive brother-in-law Prince Harry \u2014 royal author says relationship seems &#8220;irretrievably broken.&#8221; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R21Zt1ga2S\">pic.twitter.com\/R21Zt1ga2S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ExtraTV (@extratv) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/extratv\/status\/2052916012043968667?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-eJoaVz hkCFIz\"><span>Source: ExtraTV\/X<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Why Kate Middleton may never forgive brother-in-law Prince Harry <\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-gsWdvU cGnDyB sc-csTaMs dugqNO\">\n<p>Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-dkQUut cUPMWa\">\n<p>Reports also claim William and Kate supported the decision behind the scenes. Andrew has repeatedly denied allegations made against him but previously reached a financial settlement with Giuffre in a civil lawsuit without admitting wrongdoing. Giuffre later died in 2025. Reports claimed emails showed Andrew remained in contact with Epstein after publicly claiming ties had ended.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-dkQUut cUPMWa\">\n<p>Andersen, who also wrote The King: The Life of King Charles III, claimed William and Kate privately pushed for tougher action against Andrew as concerns over the monarchy\u2019s reputation grew. The author also alleged the Prince and Princess of Wales appeared to avoid Andrew during the Duchess of Kent\u2019s Requiem Mass in September 2025 when he allegedly attempted to speak with them. Representatives for the royal couple reportedly did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/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.morninghoney.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: @frank_rosh\/X, @viverodelbosque\/X Kate Middleton Drew a Hard Line Against Prince Andrew as Scandal Grew. May 10 2026, Published 6:06 a.m. ET Catherine, Princess of Wales was reportedly the first senior royal to separate herself from Prince Andrew as controversy surrounding the disgraced royal intensified behind palace walls. 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