The former Prince Andrew was pressured to relinquish his royal titles in 2025, following renewed curiosity in his friendship with convicted intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein. Now, a royal professional is suggesting that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will “forever” be linked to the disgraced financier.
On December 12, the House Oversight Committee launched beforehand unseen images from Jeffrey Epstein’s property, which included a slew of recognizable figures comparable to the previous Duke of York. Famous faces together with Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Woody Allen, and Steve Bannon additionally populated the photographs.
Discussing the images, royal professional Ingrid Seward advised the Sun“I’m afraid every time Epstein’s name is mentioned, Andrew is going to be mentioned alongside him, and that looks like a forever situation.” Seward continued, “His association with Epstein has actually completely destroyed his life. And probably destroyed the life of his family.”
“His association with Epstein has actually completely destroyed his life.”
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Seward known as Andrew’s inclusion within the newly-released images “a monumental thing.” The professional defined, “Andrew is very, very much in the headlights of this situation…Andrew is the name that really rings bells with people.”
According to Seward, “[I]t pricks [the general public’s] interest that a member of the Royal Family could get himself into such a dire situation.” Looking forward to the long run, the royal editor famous, “Andrew is never, ever going to escape these chains of Epstein now, absolutely not.”
“Andrew is never, ever going to escape these chains of Epstein now.”
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The gravity of the scenario will reportedly be felt all through the Royal Family. As Seward advised the outlet, “It will always be the scandal that brought down a member of the Royal Family, more than a scandal that perhaps brought down a former president, or anyone else.” She continued, “It’s really Andrew that has been crushed by this, and of course, it’s affected him, and it’s very much affected his daughters [Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie].”
While Andrew attended the christening of his granddaughter—Princess Beatrice’s daughter Athena—on December 12, he seemingly wasn’t invited to the after-party.