In his explosive new biography Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, author Andrew Lownie unveils shocking new claims about Prince Andrew’s entitled, predatory behavior—spanning decades of diplomatic debacles, staff mistreatment, and alleged kompromat. The book also dives into Sarah Ferguson’s spiraling post-divorce spending, celebrity crushes, and bizarre fantasy lifestyle. Plus: Why Meghan Markle didn’t get a royal birthday shoutout—unless you count one that may have come from herself.
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Caloroga, Shark Media, The Loo and Welcome to Palace Intrigue
Game your host Mark Francis. In entitled The Rise and
Fall of the House of York, author Andrew Lowney paints
a portrait of Prince Andrew not just as a man
(00:23):
disgraced by association with Jeffrey Epstein, but as a deeply entitled,
out of touch figure whose unchecked behavior, both personal and professional,
has left a crator beneath the crown. The nickname Randy Andy,
first coined at Gordonstown, may have once sounded like roguish,
tabloid banter, but Lowney's account suggests it belies something far darker.
(00:46):
From porn stars to politicians, actresses to aristocrats, Andrew's escapades
span decades. During a two thousand and six diplomatic visit
to Thailand, hotel staff reportedly witnessed more than forty women
cycle through the Princess Suite. In one we can, a
former model recalls being swept to mustique for what she
(01:06):
thought was romance, only to be discarded after two days
of what she described as kinky requests. Back at home,
staff recall predatory advances, crude comments, and a reputation so
infamous that new employees were warned to avoid him altogether.
Even Messus's hired for professional sessions were allegedly propositioned a
(01:28):
constant sex pest from the start, said one therapist, who
was allegedly subjected to relentless commentary about her body. But
Andrew's behavior wasn't confined to the private sphere. As UK
Trade envoy, he allegedly used his royal status to promote
business ventures while indulging in lavish travel, extravagant accommodations, and
(01:48):
a parade of social events that often feared into farce.
Diplomats dubbed him his buffoon Highness, while colleagues remembered his
disregard for briefings, penchant for off colored jokes, and believe
that rules simply didn't apply it to him. His conduct
toward staff was reportedly brutal, from berating employees over minor
infractions to demanding maids fetch him from four floors below
(02:12):
to open his curtains. Andrew's disdain for those beneath him
were so pronounced that some courtiers compared him unfavorably to
Margaret Thatcher at her worst. Meanwhile, rumors swell about compromat
video evidence potentially held by foreign powers courtesy of Epstein,
who allegedly used Andrew's vulnerabilities as a pawn in a
(02:34):
global game of leverage. Intelligence sources have long speculated that
Russian agents may have obtained compromising material on the Prince. Still,
Andrew's downfall is not pinned on a single moment, but
on years, if not decades, of unchecked excess, entitlement and arrogance.
Former lovers call him a disappointment. Colleagues call him a liability.
(02:56):
Even Prince Charles now King was said to have tried
and failed to block Andrew from becoming Trade Envoy, calling
the appointment a disaster waiting to happen. Lowney concludes that
Andrew's impunity was not just tolerated, but protected. The Palace
deployed lawyers, pr operatives and threats to shield him from scrutiny.
Staff were bound by NDA's media with Stonewall. Yet the
(03:18):
dam is breaking if the unconditional truth has ever released.
One palace inside her told Lowney the British public would
try to impeach the royal family. Entitled The Rise and
Fall of the House of York is due out August fourteenth.
Sarah Ferguson is also well discussed in the book, including
her crush on John F. Kennedy Junior, whom she nicknamed
(03:39):
number nine on her private league table of crushes. Texas
businessman Steve Wyatt held the top spot. After learning Diana
had met him briefly, Fergie fumed, he's mine. Why can't
you just leave him alone? Despite never actually meeting John John,
she reportedly spoke of him endlessly, collected photos, and constructed
an elaborate fantasy around their imagine relationship, But the bulk
(04:02):
of entitled is less romcom more financial horror story. After
her split from Andrew in nineteen ninety two, Sarah plunged
into extravagance spending with no apparent concern for reality. A
so called self ketering summer rental near Khan came with
a full entourage to Scotland yard offices, a wine delivery service,
(04:22):
and five extra phone lines, including one by the pool.
Bills such as the fourteen hundred pounds owed to her
home electricity provider, were ignored. I'm not interested, she said.
The book traces a surreal lifestyle of opulence and delusion.
Horses bought for Olympic dreams that entered in tragedy, nursing
home deals that blurred charity with personal gain, and lavish
(04:44):
global travel underwritten by its sponsors, suitors or blind optimism,
whether staying in presidential suites or receiving cosmetic injections at
Portuguese spas. Fergie lived large or while claiming I'm a
separated mother of two largely responsible for the finances of
them family. She was, however, far from broke. Analysts projected
the nearly three million pounds in revenue from the Budgy
(05:07):
the Little Helicopter merchandise, yet her bank required permission for
her to sign a check, and bills from hairdressers to
spirit guides went unpaid. She opened shopping centers in Austria,
advertised cranberry juice on TV, and signed with weight watchers
for five hundred thousand pounds, all in an attempt to
clear debts that ballooned to four million pounds. Her household
(05:28):
employed dozens from dog walkers to a flower arranger, while
her butler iced watercress at four thirty am. Mills fit
for Henry the Eighth was served nightly. Then binnd One
dismissed staff as summarized at best, she just doesn't want
to know. The Queen stepped in repeatedly, until in nineteen
ninety six the Palace publicly declared Sarah's finances were no
(05:49):
longer its concern. Andrew eventually helped negotiate settlements, but even
friends were left out of pocket. One lent one hundred
thousand pounds for a holiday, receiving just five thousand pounds back.
I thought it was a gift, Sarah insisted. When times
got tough, Fergi didn't downsize, She went on holiday. By
the time Entitled reaches its closing chapters, the Duchess is
(06:09):
working shopping channels, fielding lawsuits, and still dodging bills, including
fifty one thousand pounds at suffrages and sixty five hundred
for misused royal male privileges. One staff member admitted their
only job was to pick up after the dog. Another
assisted him. The images of a woman trapped in a
fantasy of wealth and royalty, unable or unwilling to face
(06:30):
the real world. Fergie sang for her supper, cracked off
colour jokes, and performed when Harry met Sally impressions at parties.
Behind it all in security loomed. If there's one thing
entitled makes clear, it's this. Sarah Ferguson's greatest role may
have been playing the Duchess of York, long after the
curtain should have fallen more powers in just a moment.
(06:54):
Richard Eden tweeted, happy birthday to the actress who married
into the hashtag Royal family, has proved a great success
and is loved by all she is, of course, Sophie Winkleman,
also known as Lady Frederick Windsor, who turns forty five,
Happy birthday, Big Suits. While the Royal Family made no
public gesture to mark Meghan's birthday, her in a Circle
was full of glowing praise. Among those leading the tributes
(07:17):
was Abigail Spencer, Meghan's former Suits co star and close confidant,
who posted as glorious as the day I met you
Champagne in human form, a creature unlike any other. Thank
you for being a sister in this life and beyond.
Words can't capture from the rooftops. So grateful for your
life at Meghan, Thanks for saving mine. Love Abs. The
pair share of birthday and recently appeared together in Meghan's
(07:40):
Netflix lifestyle series With Love Megan Kelly McKee Zavstim, co
founder of Alliance and Mums, also posted a heartfelt birthday
message alongside a sunlit photo of the two friends. Happy
birthday to you, sweet Am, your pure magic, the force
of fun Latin so much love. Thank you for being
the kind of friend who makes everything better and way
(08:00):
more fun. He is to the best trip around the
sun yet. Love you so very much. No official photographs
from the birth they have been released. If there was
a cake, it stayed off line. In The Royalist, Tom
Sykes points out that Meghan did get a wonderful birthday
message that appears to be from herself. Sites rites and
Instagram praising Meghan Markle's magic touch and saying she is
(08:22):
the woman behind it all. That appeared on her Business
as Ever page totally feels weird and inauthentic. The caption,
accompanying a new black and white photo of Meghan looked
rich in her fancy garden, states celebrating the woman behind
it all, she pours her heart, vision, a magic touch
into every detail, and today we raise a glass to her.
Happy birthday to our founder. If I didn't confess that
(08:44):
I think this was actually written by Meghan or an
in house bot forced to watch the whole of With
Love Meghan and then regurgitate mechanisms, I would not be
sharing my truth. One giveaway is the addiction that this mysterious,
anonymous yet surprisingly well informed well wisher uses to praise
Megan while you can pour your heart and sold into
a project. We don't typically talk about pouring our vision
(09:04):
into something. And when was the last time you heard
someone say I poured my magic touch into that. It's
a telltale sign of a vintage Megan word salad. Loads
of lovely words, all telegraphing the right vibe of empowerment
and optimism, squished together with reckless abandon, a big fruit
rainbow of verbiage gone slightly awry and doused with a
(09:24):
ton of maple syrup. And there you have it. Tried
to email as addresses the palasindricat gmail dot com. Please
follow us a Spotify, Apple or the app of your
choice and leave us a nice review. If you're enjoying
the show, My Friends is My Thanks to John McDermot.
This is Palace, intrigue and good names
Caloroga, Shark Media, The Loo and Welcome to Palace Intrigue
Game your host Mark Francis. In entitled The Rise and
Fall of the House of York, author Andrew Lowney paints
a portrait of Prince Andrew not just as a man
(00:23):
disgraced by association with Jeffrey Epstein, but as a deeply entitled,
out of touch figure whose unchecked behavior, both personal and professional,
has left a crator beneath the crown. The nickname Randy Andy,
first coined at Gordonstown, may have once sounded like roguish,
tabloid banter, but Lowney's account suggests it belies something far darker.
(00:46):
From porn stars to politicians, actresses to aristocrats, Andrew's escapades
span decades. During a two thousand and six diplomatic visit
to Thailand, hotel staff reportedly witnessed more than forty women
cycle through the Princess Suite. In one we can, a
former model recalls being swept to mustique for what she
(01:06):
thought was romance, only to be discarded after two days
of what she described as kinky requests. Back at home,
staff recall predatory advances, crude comments, and a reputation so
infamous that new employees were warned to avoid him altogether.
Even Messus's hired for professional sessions were allegedly propositioned a
(01:28):
constant sex pest from the start, said one therapist, who
was allegedly subjected to relentless commentary about her body. But
Andrew's behavior wasn't confined to the private sphere. As UK
Trade envoy, he allegedly used his royal status to promote
business ventures while indulging in lavish travel, extravagant accommodations, and
(01:48):
a parade of social events that often feared into farce.
Diplomats dubbed him his buffoon Highness, while colleagues remembered his
disregard for briefings, penchant for off colored jokes, and believe
that rules simply didn't apply it to him. His conduct
toward staff was reportedly brutal, from berating employees over minor
infractions to demanding maids fetch him from four floors below
(02:12):
to open his curtains. Andrew's disdain for those beneath him
were so pronounced that some courtiers compared him unfavorably to
Margaret Thatcher at her worst. Meanwhile, rumors swell about compromat
video evidence potentially held by foreign powers courtesy of Epstein,
who allegedly used Andrew's vulnerabilities as a pawn in a
(02:34):
global game of leverage. Intelligence sources have long speculated that
Russian agents may have obtained compromising material on the Prince. Still,
Andrew's downfall is not pinned on a single moment, but
on years, if not decades, of unchecked excess, entitlement and arrogance.
Former lovers call him a disappointment. Colleagues call him a liability.
(02:56):
Even Prince Charles now King was said to have tried
and failed to block Andrew from becoming Trade Envoy, calling
the appointment a disaster waiting to happen. Lowney concludes that
Andrew's impunity was not just tolerated, but protected. The Palace
deployed lawyers, pr operatives and threats to shield him from scrutiny.
Staff were bound by NDA's media with Stonewall. Yet the
(03:18):
dam is breaking if the unconditional truth has ever released.
One palace inside her told Lowney the British public would
try to impeach the royal family. Entitled The Rise and
Fall of the House of York is due out August fourteenth.
Sarah Ferguson is also well discussed in the book, including
her crush on John F. Kennedy Junior, whom she nicknamed
(03:39):
number nine on her private league table of crushes. Texas
businessman Steve Wyatt held the top spot. After learning Diana
had met him briefly, Fergie fumed, he's mine. Why can't
you just leave him alone? Despite never actually meeting John John,
she reportedly spoke of him endlessly, collected photos, and constructed
an elaborate fantasy around their imagine relationship, But the bulk
(04:02):
of entitled is less romcom more financial horror story. After
her split from Andrew in nineteen ninety two, Sarah plunged
into extravagance spending with no apparent concern for reality. A
so called self ketering summer rental near Khan came with
a full entourage to Scotland yard offices, a wine delivery service,
(04:22):
and five extra phone lines, including one by the pool.
Bills such as the fourteen hundred pounds owed to her
home electricity provider, were ignored. I'm not interested, she said.
The book traces a surreal lifestyle of opulence and delusion.
Horses bought for Olympic dreams that entered in tragedy, nursing
home deals that blurred charity with personal gain, and lavish
(04:44):
global travel underwritten by its sponsors, suitors or blind optimism,
whether staying in presidential suites or receiving cosmetic injections at
Portuguese spas. Fergie lived large or while claiming I'm a
separated mother of two largely responsible for the finances of
them family. She was, however, far from broke. Analysts projected
the nearly three million pounds in revenue from the Budgy
(05:07):
the Little Helicopter merchandise, yet her bank required permission for
her to sign a check, and bills from hairdressers to
spirit guides went unpaid. She opened shopping centers in Austria,
advertised cranberry juice on TV, and signed with weight watchers
for five hundred thousand pounds, all in an attempt to
clear debts that ballooned to four million pounds. Her household
(05:28):
employed dozens from dog walkers to a flower arranger, while
her butler iced watercress at four thirty am. Mills fit
for Henry the Eighth was served nightly. Then binnd One
dismissed staff as summarized at best, she just doesn't want
to know. The Queen stepped in repeatedly, until in nineteen
ninety six the Palace publicly declared Sarah's finances were no
(05:49):
longer its concern. Andrew eventually helped negotiate settlements, but even
friends were left out of pocket. One lent one hundred
thousand pounds for a holiday, receiving just five thousand pounds back.
I thought it was a gift, Sarah insisted. When times
got tough, Fergi didn't downsize, She went on holiday. By
the time Entitled reaches its closing chapters, the Duchess is
(06:09):
working shopping channels, fielding lawsuits, and still dodging bills, including
fifty one thousand pounds at suffrages and sixty five hundred
for misused royal male privileges. One staff member admitted their
only job was to pick up after the dog. Another
assisted him. The images of a woman trapped in a
fantasy of wealth and royalty, unable or unwilling to face
(06:30):
the real world. Fergie sang for her supper, cracked off
colour jokes, and performed when Harry met Sally impressions at parties.
Behind it all in security loomed. If there's one thing
entitled makes clear, it's this. Sarah Ferguson's greatest role may
have been playing the Duchess of York, long after the
curtain should have fallen more powers in just a moment.
(06:54):
Richard Eden tweeted, happy birthday to the actress who married
into the hashtag Royal family, has proved a great success
and is loved by all she is, of course, Sophie Winkleman,
also known as Lady Frederick Windsor, who turns forty five,
Happy birthday, Big Suits. While the Royal Family made no
public gesture to mark Meghan's birthday, her in a Circle
was full of glowing praise. Among those leading the tributes
(07:17):
was Abigail Spencer, Meghan's former Suits co star and close confidant,
who posted as glorious as the day I met you
Champagne in human form, a creature unlike any other. Thank
you for being a sister in this life and beyond.
Words can't capture from the rooftops. So grateful for your
life at Meghan, Thanks for saving mine. Love Abs. The
pair share of birthday and recently appeared together in Meghan's
(07:40):
Netflix lifestyle series With Love Megan Kelly McKee Zavstim, co
founder of Alliance and Mums, also posted a heartfelt birthday
message alongside a sunlit photo of the two friends. Happy
birthday to you, sweet Am, your pure magic, the force
of fun Latin so much love. Thank you for being
the kind of friend who makes everything better and way
(08:00):
more fun. He is to the best trip around the
sun yet. Love you so very much. No official photographs
from the birth they have been released. If there was
a cake, it stayed off line. In The Royalist, Tom
Sykes points out that Meghan did get a wonderful birthday
message that appears to be from herself. Sites rites and
Instagram praising Meghan Markle's magic touch and saying she is
(08:22):
the woman behind it all. That appeared on her Business
as Ever page totally feels weird and inauthentic. The caption,
accompanying a new black and white photo of Meghan looked
rich in her fancy garden, states celebrating the woman behind
it all, she pours her heart, vision, a magic touch
into every detail, and today we raise a glass to her.
Happy birthday to our founder. If I didn't confess that
(08:44):
I think this was actually written by Meghan or an
in house bot forced to watch the whole of With
Love Meghan and then regurgitate mechanisms, I would not be
sharing my truth. One giveaway is the addiction that this mysterious,
anonymous yet surprisingly well informed well wisher uses to praise
Megan while you can pour your heart and sold into
a project. We don't typically talk about pouring our vision
(09:04):
into something. And when was the last time you heard
someone say I poured my magic touch into that. It's
a telltale sign of a vintage Megan word salad. Loads
of lovely words, all telegraphing the right vibe of empowerment
and optimism, squished together with reckless abandon, a big fruit
rainbow of verbiage gone slightly awry and doused with a
(09:24):
ton of maple syrup. And there you have it. Tried
to email as addresses the palasindricat gmail dot com. Please
follow us a Spotify, Apple or the app of your
choice and leave us a nice review. If you're enjoying
the show, My Friends is My Thanks to John McDermot.
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