Prince William is well known to have been a driving force behind the push for stronger action against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, over his long-standing association with the late convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein.
William’s aversion to his uncle goes deeper as he already viewed him as an « ignoramus » before the Epstein scandal came to light according to royal author, Russell Myers, who penned the book ‘William and Catherine: The Monarchy’s New Era’.
The author appeared on Newsweek’s The Royal Report podcast: « Certainly, he made his voice known that Andrew should have no place within the monarchy, both publicly and privately. He should be banished from the institution. »
Russell added: « He [Andrew] should have no role within the family because he would be a stain on it. And certainly, if they were going to keep him close, as the late Queen and indeed Charles did for a couple of years in his reign, that was going to be a major problem. »
The late Virginia Giuffre, who tragically died in April 2025, accused Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor of sexually assaulting her in 2001 when she says she was a Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking victim.
Giuffre filed a lawsuit in New York that Mountbatten-Windsor settled in 2022 for an undisclosed sum while denying liability.
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In February Thames Valley Police opened an investigation into misconduct in a public office, following reports the former Duke of York had leaked confidential government documents to Epstein while a UK trade envoy.
Andrew was arrested on his 66th birthday last month by Thames Valley Police and released under investigation.
A palace source quoted in the book told Myers: « Long before he [Mountbatten-Windsor] was embroiled in the scandal, [William had] always thought his uncle was a bit of an ignoramus. He would question ‘what does he actually do?’, but it was more than that.
« He’d seen how Andrew behaved in front of staff, ordering people about, the aggressive or dismissive manner, they’d never seen eye to eye. William has a relationship with his cousins [Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie] … so he takes no umbrage with them, but there’s no love lost for Andrew or Sarah. »
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