New claims about the private life of Prince Andrew have resurfaced following the latest tranche of revelations linked to the Epstein files, with a new book alleging a pattern of behaviour insiders describe as a long-running “sex addiction”.
In Entitled, historian Andrew Lownie compiles accounts from former staff, associates and acquaintances who paint a picture of what they describe as Andrew’s “insatiable” appetite — allegations that range from affairs with women to rumours involving men, alongside claims of inappropriate conduct toward staff.
According to Andrew’s former driver, the disgraced royal had slept with “more than a dozen women” within the first year of his marriage to Sarah Ferguson. Others quoted in the book allege encounters with porn stars, models and socialites, prompting Buckingham Palace at the time to issue statements denying claims he had contracted a sexually transmitted infection.
Speculation became so widespread in the 1990s that Andrew was forced to publicly deny rumours surrounding his health, while Sarah herself raised eyebrows during a 1994 visit to Portugal when she revealed she had been tested for HIV as part of an AIDS awareness campaign.
“I underwent two tests — one before getting married and one for a life assurance application,” she said at the time. Initial reports suggested a third test, leading to questions that later prompted the Palace to clarify Andrew did not have AIDS.
Lownie’s book also revisits long-circulated rumours that the Duke enjoyed relationships with both women and men — including claims that Sarah once found her husband in a compromising position with another man. No definitive proof has ever emerged, but a former Buckingham Palace maid alleged that Sarah once returned home to find Andrew “sprawled on a couch” with a naval friend.
According to the account, Sarah is said to have confronted him with an ultimatum: “It’s me or your bloody boyfriends — you can’t have both.”
The label “Randy Andy” followed the Duke for years. A friend quoted in the book claims: “Sex is his big thing in life. He doesn’t drink, smoke or take drugs — but this never really stopped.”
Former associates argue Andrew’s international travel as UK trade envoy gave him access to glamorous social circles, which he allegedly exploited. Journalist Ian Halperin is cited as estimating the number of women Andrew slept with could exceed 1,000 — a claim the Duke has never addressed.
The book also revisits Andrew’s association with Jeffrey Epstein, who allegedly once described the royal as “the only person more obsessed than me”, claiming they had “shared the same women”. Epstein’s former housekeeper Debra Gale alleges finding sex toys and women’s lingerie in rooms Andrew had used at Epstein’s Palm Beach home.
Closer to home, former palace staff described Andrew as “creepy”, while masseuse Emma Gruenbaum claimed he behaved inappropriately during professional sports therapy sessions, including insisting on being naked.
Lownie also includes a controversial claim from a source close to Andrew suggesting the Duke may have experienced sexual activity at an unusually young age — allegations presented as context for what the source describes as a complex relationship with intimacy later in life.
The renewed scrutiny follows revelations that Andrew received a private naked massage at Buckingham Palace in 2000, allegedly arranged through Ghislaine Maxwell, and paid for from a Palace account. Masseuse Monique Giannelloni told the Daily Mail that Andrew emerged nude for the session but insisted nothing improper occurred.
The claims come amid one of the most turbulent periods in modern royal history. Following fresh Epstein-related disclosures, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested this week on suspicion of misconduct in public office — becoming the first senior royal to be detained by police in modern times.
Thames Valley Police confirmed a man in his sixties was arrested during a raid on his Norfolk residence before being released under investigation. Searches at Wood Farm have since concluded.
In an unprecedented statement, King Charles III confirmed the Royal Family’s “full and wholehearted support and cooperation” with the investigation, adding: “The law must take its course.”
As images of Andrew leaving custody circulated, the once-privileged royal cut a starkly different figure — stripped of titles, privileges, and public favour.
For many, the revelations revive long-running questions about a private life that, insiders say, was always destined to collide with public consequence.
Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/
