Andrew had 40 prostitutes brought to five-star hotel, historian claims

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has ‘no moral boundaries’ and exploited his role as Trade Envoy to ‘line his pockets’ and chase women, royal historian Andrew Lownie tells a new Daily Mail podcast.

Speaking to Deep Dive: The Fall of the House of York, Lownie claims that during one taxpayer-funded trip to Thailand, the disgraced former prince had 40 prostitutes brought to his five-star hotel over just four days.

Lownie is author of the unauthorised biography, Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, which chronicles Andrew’s spectacular fall from grace.

He told Daily Mail columnist Sarah Vine that then-Prince Charles advised against giving Andrew the Trade Envoy role in 2001, warning he would just ‘chase women and play golf’.

Lownie claims the now King was overruled by then-Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair and ally Peter Mandelson. So, in the midst of what Lownie describes as ‘a midlife crisis’, Andrew embarked on a series of taxpayer-funded trips that doubled as holidays.

Lownie said: ‘In 2001, Andrew is 41, he’s having his midlife crisis and he basically starts chasing lots and lots of women.

‘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.

‘There was a famous trip to Thailand – for the birthday celebrations of the King. Andrew is representing his country and insists on staying in a five-star hotel rather than the embassy, which he always did.

‘Andrew had 40 prostitutes brought in the space of four days. This was all enabled by diplomats and others.’

Asked by host Vine about the 40 prostitutes claim, the historian said it had been verified by multiple sources including a Reuters correspondent and a member of the Thai royal family.

Yesterday, Buckingham Palace announced King Charles had initiated a formal process to strip Andrew of his Prince title and served formal notice for him to vacate Royal Lodge.

Beyond the sex, Lownie said his ‘real concern’ about Andrew during his time as Trade Envoy was him using the position to further his own business interests.

He called on the National Archive to release its files on the Prince’s stint in the role, arguing there is ‘a conspiracy of silence’ around Andrew.

‘Andrew was sending a list of people he wanted to meet for his own personal business interests’, the historian claimed.

‘Or the interests of a man called David Rowlands, with whom he was in a business partnership.

‘For example, Andrew was able to push through a banking license for Rowlands in the Middle East.

‘He shoehorned in a meeting in China for Rowlands, who wanted to develop business there.

‘All the files from his time as Trade Envoy between 2001 and 2011 remain closed. They should be in the National Archive.

‘They remain closed and that is part of the conspiracy of silence around Andrew that we need to break.’

Asked what advice he’d give the King regarding Andrew, Lownie said he wanted ‘less secrecy and more openness’ from the Royal Family.

The interview was recorded before Buckingham Palace officially stripped Andrew of his titles.

Lownie stated: ‘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. 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.

‘I speak as a monarchist who wants the monarchy to survive. But, I don’t want it to survive if these corrupt and rogue royals are given a free ride.’

To listen to the full bombshell interview, where Lownie charts Andrew and Fergie’s entire relationship with financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, search for Deep Dive: The Fall of the House of York now, wherever you get your podcasts.