EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Windsor's Exploitation of Queen Elizabeth Laid Bare — He's a 'Snake' Who Used One Weekly Tactic to 'Manipulate' His Mom
Insiders say private royal access was quietly used to get around palace controls.
Shamed former Prince Andrew is facing renewed scrutiny over claims he exploited his close relationship with his mother Queen Elizabeth by using private moments to sidestep royal protocol – with insiders alleging the pattern reflected a calculated effort to manipulate access and authority at the highest level.
The allegations center on Andrew, now 66, during the later years of Elizabeth’s reign, when the late monarch – who died in 2022 aged 96 – maintained a tightly controlled schedule overseen by senior aides often referred to as the “men in grey suits.”
According to royal biographer Robert Hardman, Andrew developed a method of bypassing those gatekeepers by approaching the Queen directly during informal Sunday tea gatherings at Windsor, where officials were typically absent.
Hardman said: