There was one royal who immediately shunned Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n According to biographer Christopher Andersen<\/strong>, Kate Middleton<\/strong><\/a> was the first member of The Firm to distance herself from the former Duke of York after his ties to Jeffrey Epstein<\/strong> came to light.<\/p>\n \u201cShe is the first royal to cut him off, to turn her back on him,\u201d the writer told Page Six<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Kate Middleton attend the Royal Festival of Remembrance in 2017. By: MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n After Andrew allegedly asked to be invited to the Princess of Wales\u2019 annual Christmas concert in 2025, Kate and her team declined the request.<\/p>\n \u201cHe asked, through intermediaries, if he could slip in a side door,\u201d Anderson claimed.<\/p>\n \u201cNope, we don\u2019t want your face on camera,\u201d the journalist alleged they responded.<\/p>\n Anderson noted that the eventual queen of England is \u201cis the wife of a future monarch\u201d and is the \u201cmother of a future monarch\u201d and wanted nothing to do with the scandal.<\/p>\n Prince William, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, Kate Middleton and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor leave Diamond Jubilee services in 2012. By: MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n King Charles III<\/strong> stripped his younger brother of his titles and evicted him from Royal Lodge over his friendship with the late criminal.<\/p>\n Andrew was later arrested on suspicion of \u201cmisconduct in public office\u201d for allegedly giving Epstein confidential information while he was the U.K.\u2019s trade envoy.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is real concern about what\u2019s been going on behind the scenes,\u201d a source told Closer magazine<\/em><\/a>. \u201cKate is taking an especially firm stance.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cEvery time they\u2019re still in the frame, even behind the scenes, it prevents the family from fully moving on,\u201d the insider noted.<\/p>\n Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, King Charles III, Prince William, Kate Middleton and Princess Anne attend the requiem mass service for the Duchess of Kent in 2025. By: MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Upon additional files being released about Andrew\u2019s involvement with the scandal, the mother of three and Prince William<\/strong><\/a> issued a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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