Biography Says Queen Considered Andrew Foundation Role
Queen Elizabeth II was “deeply concerned” about Prince Andrew’s future in the final years of her life as scrutiny grew over his links to Jeffrey Epstein, according to claims in a forthcoming biography. The report revisits how the late monarch privately dealt with the fallout surrounding her second son while he stepped back from public royal duties.
Wonderwall reported that royal author Mr Hugo Vickers writes in his new biography Queen Elizabeth II that the monarch’s “considerable distress” over the situation led her to think ahead about his long-term stability, including an idea in the last year of her life to set up a foundation that Prince Andrew could administer.
The book also claims the Queen remained supportive and did not believe the former Duke of York had behaved improperly, despite the backlash following his BBC Newsnight interview and a later settlement of a civil case brought by Ms Virginia Giuffre in New York, which included no admission of wrongdoing.
The renewed focus on the late Queen’s private concerns mirrors earlier Britpop News reporting that she was allegedly worried about Andrew’s Epstein ties as the controversy deepened and pressure mounted on the Palace to respond.
Vickers’ biography is due to add further detail to accounts of Elizabeth II’s final years, while debate continues over how the Royal Family managed the reputational impact of the Epstein scandal and what lasting consequences it has had for Prince Andrew’s role and standing.
