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Details of the sordid items allegedly left behind after Andrew Mountbatten Windsor hosted a party for Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at a royal property have emerged in bombshell new book. An excerpt from renowned royal author Robert Jobson’s new book, The Windsor Legacy, has been published in the Daily Mail, in which it’s claimed that the then-prince’s staff were shocked to make some X-rated discoveries after the event in 2000. “Andrew hosted a party at Sandringham for the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, apparently for her 39th birthday,” he wrote. “According to a Palace source, staff were astonished to discover the bathrooms were stocked not only with toiletries, but lubricant, condoms and poppers – drugs intended to enhance sexual experiences.” Jobson also claimed that Andrew’s “taste for massages while he was on the road was no secret”, with a senior Palace aide claiming he “always asked for an attractive female”. During one business trip to New York it’s alleged that he’d requested for one of his staffers to book a massage in his room, but “packed her off within minutes” when she turned out to be “a rather large woman”. The excerpt from the explosive new book comes after the King’s bombshell decision to strip his brother of his titles and honours and formally evict him from his sprawling Royal Lodge in Windsor last Thursday amid mounting public pressure over his ties to Epstein. The last time a title was removed was 106 years ago, when the Dukes of Cumberland and Albany were penalised for fighting for Germany in World War One. Andrew was infamously accused of having had sexual encounters with the late Virginia Giuffre, one of which she alleged occurred when she was just 17 years old, while she was being sex trafficked by Epstein. Andrew has always denied any allegations of wrongdoing. With the release of Ms Giuffre’s posthumous memoir in October, which coincided with the leak of damaging emails from Andrew regarding his ties to convicted sex offender Epstein and the revelation that he had not paid rent on his palatial home in 22 years, the scrutiny reached unprecedented levels. It’s been reported in the days since that as the scandal around Andrew threatened to fully engulf the monarchy, the moment that made the King finally snap was during an embarrassing heckling encounter on a royal engagement in Staffordshire, UK, early last week. As he greeted members of the public outside Lichfield Cathedral, one voice could clearly be heard ringing out, demanding answers on the Andrew scandal. “How long have you known about Andrew and Epstein? Have you asked the police to cover up for Andrew? Should MPs be allowed to debate the royals in the House of Commons?” the protester called out. Royals are well-versed in smoothing over protest moments, but although the King’s smile and greetings to wellwishers didn’t falter in front of the cameras, according to the Mirror, that scene was what saw him finally swing the axe on Andrew. “His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the style, titles and honours of Prince Andrew. He will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor,” read the official statement released via Buckingham Palace on Thursday. “His lease on Royal Lodge has, to date, provided him with legal protection to continue in residence. “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.” It came just 13 days after Andrew’s initial public message, offering to voluntarily fall on his sword in order to support the monarchy. This second statement could not have told a more different story. “The King has judged the public mood and acted swiftly,” a royal source told the Mirror. “The situation could simply not be allowed to carry for one day longer, simply enough was enough. This was his way of saying he understood and had listened to the people.”
