| − | '''Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor''' (b. 1960) is the third child and second son of [[Elizabeth II]] and [[Prince Philip]]. He is also commonly known as '''The Prince Formerly Known as Andrew''' and was previously known as '''Prince Andrew, Duke of York''', until his older brother [[King Charles III]] began a process to strip Mountbatten-Windsor of his titles amidst pressure relating to his controversial relationship with billionaire [[sex offender]] [[Jeffrey Epstein]]. Andrew was also ordered to leave the Royal Lodge.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2025/10/30/prince-andrew-to-be-stripped-all-titles-leave-royal-lodge/ King strips Prince Andrew of all titles]</ref> When questioned in a ''[[Netfilx]]'' documentary about his friendship with Epstein, Andrew was criticised for commenting "I don’t know why people are so fascinated [...], after all I knew [[Sir Jimmy Savile|Jimmy Savile]] far more".<ref>[https://www.thesun.co.uk/royals/27152344/prince-andrews-jimmy-savile-quip-in-netflix-drama-scoop/ SICK GAG Prince Andrew’s Jimmy Savile quip in Netflix drama sums him up perfectly. He’s never coming back, expert says]</ref> | + | '''Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor''' (b. 1960) is the third child and second son of [[Elizabeth II]] and [[Prince Philip]]. He is also commonly known as '''Andrew formerly known as Prince'''<ref>[https://alexkrainer.substack.com/p/andrew-formerly-known-as-prince-and Andrew, formerly known as Prince and the dark powers behind the throne], [[Alex Krainer]], Feb 24, 2026. alexkrainer.substack.com</ref> and previously '''Prince Andrew, Duke of York''', until his older brother [[King Charles III]] began a process to strip Mountbatten-Windsor of his titles amidst pressure relating to his controversial relationship with billionaire [[sex offender]] [[Jeffrey Epstein]]. Andrew was also ordered to leave the Royal Lodge.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2025/10/30/prince-andrew-to-be-stripped-all-titles-leave-royal-lodge/ King strips Prince Andrew of all titles]</ref> When questioned in a ''[[Netfilx]]'' documentary about his friendship with Epstein, Andrew was criticised for commenting "I don’t know why people are so fascinated [...], after all I knew [[Sir Jimmy Savile|Jimmy Savile]] far more".<ref>[https://www.thesun.co.uk/royals/27152344/prince-andrews-jimmy-savile-quip-in-netflix-drama-scoop/ SICK GAG Prince Andrew’s Jimmy Savile quip in Netflix drama sums him up perfectly. He’s never coming back, expert says]</ref> |
| | As Duke of York, Andrew held meetings with [[Chinese Communist Party]] [[spy]] Cai Qi, with close ties to [[Xi Jinping]], at least three times in 2018 and 2019.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/16/prince-andrew-chinese-spymaster-duke-of-york-cai-qi/ Prince Andrew met ‘Chinese spymaster’ three times] </ref> | | As Duke of York, Andrew held meetings with [[Chinese Communist Party]] [[spy]] Cai Qi, with close ties to [[Xi Jinping]], at least three times in 2018 and 2019.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/16/prince-andrew-chinese-spymaster-duke-of-york-cai-qi/ Prince Andrew met ‘Chinese spymaster’ three times] </ref> |