Affairs, Epstein Emails and Silver Service Dinners: Inside Andrew’s Shrinking World at Royal Lodge

0:03 Callarogu Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue. I'm your host, Mark Francis, Sarah Ferguson, and Andrew mount Batt and Windsor have long been candid about the turbulence within their marriage, and a new report revisits some of the more explosive allegations. Fresh details from memoirs and biographies claim that both Andrew and Sarah engaged in affairs, with Andrew allegedly involved with more than a dozen women in the first year of their marriage. Sarah's well known relationship with American businessman John Bryan is again under scrutiny, with ex friend doctor Alan Starkey writing that Brian stayed at sunning Hill Park as a supposed business advisor. According to The Daily Mail's account of Starkey's claims, when John Bryan came to stay at sunning Hill, he and Sarah would indulge in sex acts in Andrew's study after the Prince had got on to bed. Vulgar, vulgar, vulgar stormed the Queen's former private secretary, Lord Charteris. Other accounts described the fallout once the toe sucking photographs became public, including Princess Anne reportedly confronting Fergie at dinner with not one voice raised against Anne. A servant quoted in Andrew Lowney's biography said Sarah behaved as if she had every right to go on holiday with another man and the only person who had behaved wrongly with a photographer and the editors of the newspapers. Sarah is said to be exploring ways to

1:35 reinvent herself, according to Radar Online, Figures in the publishing world believe Ferguson may now be preparing to write under an assumed name. One industry source said there is a sense she fills boxed in. Writing under a pseudonym would let her test the waters without the baggage of her name. Another added she has talked openly about wanting to reinvent herself. The idea of a raunchier series, something completely different has definitely been floated. Meanwhile, a newly released email exchange has intensified pressure on Andrew. In the correspondence between Epstein and former New York Times reporter Landon Thomas Junior, Thomas wrote that Andrew had consensual sex with redacted and redacted worked for you, describing the rest as atmosphericx Epstein did not dispute the wording in the exchange. Thomas now says he was not relaying inside information, but simply repeating what I had read in the press, telling reporters he never told me that she had sex with Andrew. British broadcaster and photographer Helena Chard has said that Andrew held on to the remnants of his formal position for as long as he could, primarily to safeguard the standing of his daughters.

2:50 Speaking to Fox News Digital, she said he clung onto his last snippet of status for as long as possible, but what he was not going to do was allow his daughters, whom he is so protective of, to be stripped of their titles in royal life. He was furious when his daughters lost their security protection in twenty eleven because they were not senior working royals. As such, he will fight tooth and nail to keep his daughters protected. Princess Beatrice and Eugenie's titles will not be withdrawn with Andrew's agreement to relinquish his titles and move out of Royal Lodge. They will also be free from his muddy waters under existing arrangements these sisters would be able to take on new royal roles if required. Princess Beatrice would also remain one of the seven Councilors of State authorized to act in the King's place should he be unable to carry out his official duties due to temporary illness or absence abroad. Andrew legally remains the Duke of York, with the Government confirming there is no need for legislation to remove the title. As you likely have heard, the King stripped Andrew of his prince title and HRH style and removed him from the role of peerage as Duke of York, but the dukedom itself granted to him upon his nineteen eighty six marriage to Sarah Ferguson cannot be revoked without an Act of Parliament. According to a Commons Research briefing, although Andrew can no longer be referred to as Duke and official documents, the peerage still technically exists.

4:17 Responding to a written question in the Lords, Baroness Anderson of Stoke on Trent said, following the statement made by Buckingham Palace on October thirty, the entitlement to the title of Prince and the style of Royal Highness has been removed by letters patent. The title of the Duke of York has been removed from the role of the peerage and will no longer be used officially. There is therefore no need for legislation to implement the measures that have been announced. Andre It reportedly is not responded to a request from members of the United States Congress to testify about his association with Geoffrey Epstein. Democratic lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee had written to him on November sixth, saying it was time for him to come forward about his ties to the convicted pedophile, and asking for a reply by November twentieth. Sources told The Telegraph that no response had been received. Under US law, Congress cannot compel testimony from foreign nationals living overseas and cannot issue enforceable subpoenas in such cases, meaning Andrew was under no obligation to engage with the committee's request. Royal historian Ed Owens suggested, I think that Andrew's quickest road to some kind of public redemption would be to engage with the American authorities and to shed some light on what he knew about Jeffrey Epstein. And what he saw behind closed doors. I think there is an understanding on his part that he is never going to restore his status, but he has an opportunity to put the record straight. The historian acknowledged, however,

5:47 that such cooperation would not be without consequence. Testifying to the US authorities. He said, would come at some personal risk to Andrew, but if managed carefully, Owens argued, it might allow the king's brother to demonstrate some remorse for his connection to the convicted sex trafficker. Andrew being spotted horse riding on the grounds of Windsor Castle last week did not go over well with the royals. The sight of Andrew smiling on horseback reportedly angered senior royals, including the Prince and Princess of Wales, who are said to want distance from him entirely. One source said it's really not a good look. The King won't be happy that his brother has been photographed riding in the grounds of Windsor Castle, which after all, is funded by the taxpayer.

6:32 Another added that move to Sandringham can't come soon enough to get him away from Windsor more palacy just a moment. Insiders insist that Andrew's lifestyle is very much still intact. One source told Closer, Andrew is still acting completely entitled. You think it's slink off with his tail between its legs, but no, he still wants to be the man of the manor and is insisting on being weighted on hand and foot, at a great cost to the King's own personal confers. For now, life is still going on pretty much as normal for Andrew, at least when it comes to his daily luxuries, and the excess is sickening. Despite his public retreat, Andrew and his former wife Sarah are understood to be continuing to host friends at Royal Lodge.

7:18 Referring to the gatherings, a source said he doesn't drink, but he still loves to host his friends, although now it's mostly a sad group of hangers on because the majority of London's social set has turned their backs on him. But that hasn't stopped him from ordering in crates of champagne and fine wines every week, and he insists on a proper silver service dinner every night, even if it's just him and Fergie. You'd never guess that he's been told to tighten his belt because he's just as glutonous and wasteful as always the inside has said, every day starts with a full cooked breakfast, prepared by his personal chef and laid out in royal style, with enough to feed a small army, even though most times it's just Andrew eating all alone at the head of this massive table, and he continues that way all day. He loves to sit down to a huge lunch pheasant venison, prime reb Nothing is too rich for him, and he refuses to compromise on the quality palace. Intrigue writer and producer of The Crown and Controversy podcasts, John McDermott recently told gb News, I think some people picture him living in a cave somewhere.

8:21 The reality is more nuanced. His public life is gone, his world has shrunk dramatically, but he'll still be living on an estate and has access to comfort. There are indications that Andrew is nevertheless looking at his assets. One source said he is considering parting with jewelry, letters, photographs, and personal memorabilia that would fetch many millions from collectors in the United States in the Middle East. There are private collectors all over the world who gladly mop these up and pay millions for the privilege, which would go a long way for Andrew and Sarah right now, as they're in dire straits financially. Clos's source said he's not willing to give up his buttler, his cleaners, his chefs. He's still making his morning rides a priority, so he needs his horses and the staff to care for them.

9:06 The insider added, Andrew's still completely internail about how far he's fallen. He just can't or won't see it. William thinks it's disgraceful that he's still burning through all this cash and keeps saying this will be one of the first messes he'll clean up when he becomes king. He's determined to end the days of Andrew and they have it. If you'd like to email us o addresses the palasintrig at gmail dot com. Please for Spotify, Apple or the apple of your choice and leave us a nice review. If you enjoying the show, I'm Monk Francis my thanks to you and John McDermott. This is Pallas Intriguing. Good Times