If this is true, don’t be surprised by people being disgusted by it!
According to a new biography of the late Queen Elizabeth, her grandson Prince William allegedly reached out to the now-former Prince Andrew to offer condolences not long after the man’s royal titles were stripped amid the ongoing Jeffrey Epstein scandal. Seriously.
Per People and others on Thursday, royal biographer Robert Hardman writes in his new book about the queen — entitled Elizabeth II: In Private. In Public. The Inside Story — that 43-year-old Wills was “one of the few people” who called Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to “offer condolences” on the night Andrew lost his royal titles.
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The book went on to claim that the now-former Duke of York was “very touched” by the gesture, which landed just after William’s dad (and Andrew’s brother) King Charles stripped the man of his royal connections due to Andrew’s ties to the convicted sex offender Epstein.
Well, if Hardman’s writing is accurate, all we can say is… WTF?!?!?! We’re having a hard time processing this. Prince William is a smart guy. He cares about his family, sure, but would he really care to sympathize with Awful Andrew after what he’s been accused of?? We certainly hope not!
Of course, as we’ve been reporting, King Charles stripped Andrew of his royal titles back in October of last year, not long after the Epstein mess really came roaring back into headlines. Between Virginia Giuffre’s explosive posthumous memoir and fresh receipts dropping, the scandal wasn’t going anywhere… and neither was the backlash.
Andrew was then arrested in February by law enforcement in the UK, and questioned for hours over alleged Epstein-related misconduct tied to his trade envoy days. The whole time, Wills was supposedly said to be way, way out on Andrew and that whole situation — opting instead to want to keep the monarchy clean for when he inevitably inherits the throne.
So, to hear this new reporting about Princess Catherine‘s husband allegedly calling Andrew to offer condolences?! Really?? Sheesh. Make it make sense!!!
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