Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor: the lifestyle that led the former prince astray and endangered the royal family's future
From In The News by The Irish Times
April 24, 2026 · 24 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the controversial lifestyle of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and its implications for the royal family.
Former British prince Andrew fell further from grace in February with his arrest as part of an investigation into whether he abused power by sharing confidential information with his friend Jeffrey Epstein. Up to then, the scrutiny of Andrew's relationship with the notorious Epstein focussed on allegations of sexual exploitation. But this affair shifted the focus onto Andrew's conduct while working as a trade envoy for Britain. In that time he travelled the world at British taxpayers expense, promoting British business but also making plenty of connections that he would use to his own advantage. So what did Andrew get up to in those years? And how much did his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth, and his brother King Charles know about the way he was behaving and the people he was associating with? The answers could determine the future of the Royal Family. In this episode of In the News from February Bernice Harrison talked to Andrew Lownie, author of Entitled, a biography of Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Bernice Harrison
Guest: Andrew Lownie
Topics covered
- royal family
- Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
- Jeffrey Epstein
- trade envoy
- British taxpayers
- power abuse
- biography
Keywords
- Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
- royal family
- Jeffrey Epstein
- trade envoy
- biography
- power abuse
- Queen Elizabeth
- King Charles
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Irish Times
Books & works: Entitled
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