The guide suggests Prince William reached out to the disgraced former Duke of York.
Prince William reportedly reached out to his uncle (Picture: Getty)
A bombshell new royal guide has claimed that Prince William reached out to his disgraced uncle, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, after he was stripped of his titles final yr.
In his new biography, Elizabeth II: In Non-public. In Public, which is being launched to coincide with what would have been Queen Elizabeth II’s one centesimal birthday, royal writer Robert Hardman claims that the Prince of Wales contacted Andrew to “provide condolences” on the lack of his titles.
In addition to being evicted from his Royal Lodge house, King Charles stripped Andrew of his official titles and honours following renewed scrutiny round his earlier ties to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Prince William allegedly reached out to his uncle (Picture: Getty)
The elevated criticism the previous Duke of York confronted got here after the publication of Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, No person’s Lady, and explosive paperwork associated to the late intercourse offender that shed damaging particulars on the pair’s affiliation. Andrew has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.
Robert Hardman’s new guide claims that Andrew was “very touched” that Prince William was “one of many few individuals” who reached out to him. Kensington Palace has declined to remark.
The declare comes regardless of it continuously being instructed that Prince William is in favour of taking a tougher line towards Andrew than different members of the Royal Household.
“Within the aftermath, William spoke to his father to implore him and the Queen to take speedy motion, fearing not solely the general public backlash however for his personal future.
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“A supply mentioned: ‘When you perceive the truth that every thing that occurs within the right here and now, impacts every thing sooner or later, William’s future, it is vitally straightforward to place your self in his footwear. He by no means a lot preferred his uncle and wished him out of the image instantly earlier than the rot additional set in.
“‘William’s view was that he [Andrew] obtained himself into the entire mess, so he needs to be left to his personal gadgets to kind it out away from the household.’”
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