The former Prince Andrew allegedly « threw a tantrum » during a visit to New Zealand, while playing sports. The late Queen’s « favourite son » toured New Zealand and the South Pacific in the 1990s and during that time visited the Gulf Harbour Country Club, where he lost a round of golf to a « local teenager ».
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor once played a match against the local on the Whangaparāoa Peninsula in New Zealand, and the club, which is now closed, had a reputation of being one of the premier golf clubs in the country.
It comes as New Zealand has become the second Commonwealth country to back the removal of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the royal line of succession after his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
The Daily Mail writes: « Filthy at being bested by someone barely out of braces, Her Majesty’s favourite son threw a tantrum in the clubhouse, telling anyone who would listen that Gulf Harbour was the ‘worst-designed course he had ever played in his life’. »
They added: « Any hope that he was attempting British irony evaporated when he rattled off a string of specific and petty flaws, even trying to blame the ‘offshore wind’ for conspiring against him. »
A spokesperson for New Zealand’s prime minister spoke about the former prince, following his arrest. He said on Tuesday: « If the UK Government proposes to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the order of succession, New Zealand would support it. »
Christopher Luxon told the media that his government had been in contact with the UK Cabinet Office. He said: « The bottom line is no one is above the law and once that investigation is closed, should the UK Government decide to remove him from the line of succession, that is something we would support. »
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Removing Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of succession would require an act of the UK Parliament and the support of the 14 Commonwealth countries where Charles is head of state, including New Zealand.
Andrew was arrested last Thursday by Thames Valley Police, and the arrest followed emails appearing to show Mountbatten-Windsor sharing reports of official visits to Hong Kong, Vietnam and Singapore, released in the latest tranche of Epstein files released by the Department of Justice.
The former prince has always denied any wrongdoing or accusations against him and has not so far been charged with any criminal offence.
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