Prince Andrew Once Invited 40 Prostitutes to His Hotel, Royal Historian Claims

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, once had 40 prostitutes over to his hotel in a matter of four days, a royal historian claims.

Speaking to the Daily Mail’s Deep Dive podcast, Andrew Lownie — author of Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York — said on the Thursday, October 30, episode that the former Duke of York took advantage of his role as a U.K. Trade Envoy (a parliamentarian integral to supporting the government’s growth mission).

“In 2001, Andrew is 41, he’s having his midlife crisis and he basically starts chasing lots and lots of women,” Lownie said to the Daily Mail. “He uses the excuse of his role as Trade Envoy, paid for by the taxpayer, to go off on these trips. He always puts in two weeks of ‘private time.’ So, we pay for his holiday, and then he goes off and does things.”

During the Thailand trip, Andrew, now 65, allegedly insisted on staying at a five-star hotel rather than the embassy.

“Andrew had 40 prostitutes brought in the space of four days,” Lownie alleged, adding that the claim has been verified by multiple sources including a Reuters correspondent and a member of the Thai royal family. “This was all enabled by diplomats and others.”

The former royal has come under fire in recent days due to his longtime connection to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Though Andrew has been at the center of allegations for many years, things took a sharp turn following the release of Virginia Giuffre’s Nobody’s Girl, the explosive new memoir by his accuser who died by suicide at 41 earlier this year.

While Andrew has maintained his innocence and continuously denied any wrongdoing, his brother King Charles III stripped him of his royal duties and privileges and asked him and ex-wife Sarah “Fergie” Ferguson to vacate Royal Lodge.

“His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew,” a statement from Buckingham Palace read. “Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.”

“His lease on Royal Lodge has, to date, provided him with legal protection to continue in residence,” the statement continued. “Formal notice has now been served to surrender the lease, and he will move to alternative private accommodation. These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him. Their 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.”

On the Daily Mail podcast, which was filmed before the palace’s shocking and historic move, Lownie said that Andrew is “clearly bringing disrepute upon the whole institution.”

“It’s undermining all the good work the rest of the family do. If there had been proper scrutiny of Andrew during his time as Trade Envoy, some of these problems might not have happened. I think it would earn the family a lot of respect if they just threw him under the bus,” he added. “If he faces criminal charges, let him face them. Let him, if necessary, go to prison. That will show that no one is above the law.”

Earlier this month, Andrew said via Buckingham Palace he will “no longer use my title or the honours which have been conferred upon me.” His coat of arms has been removed from Windsor Castle.