Royal expert Andrew Lownie claimed the Palace issued legal threats and ‘ignored complaints’ from senior officials to protect Andrew.

L) King Charles attends a reception at Clarence House; (R) Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor at the funeral of the Duchess of Kent. (Cover Image Source: Getty Images | (L) Yui Mok – WPA Pool; (R) Max Mumby/Indigo)

For many years, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor continued his illicit actions in association with Jeffrey Epstein, yet he always went scot-free. In 2019, only after his accuser went public with her allegations, was the Palace forced to step in and strip him of his military honors. It took more than six years for King Charles to formally remove his brother’s titles and banish him from royal life. Noticing an alarming pattern, royal expert Andrew Lownie claimed the Palace had deliberately altered the course of justice, urging Charles to step down.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and King Charles attend the Order of the Garter Service at St George’s Chapel. (Image Source: Getty Images | Peter Nicholls – WPA Pool)

In an article for Woman’s Day, Lownie expressed his disdain at the ‘brazenness’ and ‘sleaziness’ of the former prince’s behavior. “Leering at cameras with girls draped over him – he [Andrew] must have thought this stuff would come out,” alleging that Mountbatten-Windsor had long been protected by the Palace, who “issued legal threats, ignored complaints from senior people like the former head of the Foreign Office and MI6.” He added, “That’s what is shocking – even at this stage, they think they can get away with putting a lid on it. The fact that the Palace may have been complicit in perverting the course of justice seems to be a huge story.”

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, lying across a row of women during a black-tie event with Ghislaine Maxwell. (Image Source: US Department of Justice)

Continuing his scathing critique, the expert argued that, owing to all the alleged cover-ups, it was high time that ‘the King should step down.’ He continued, “His [Charles] feeling, I’m told, is that he should be the punchbag to weather all this criticism, and he should start introducing reforms, then William can come in with a completely clean slate. But whether Charles has the desire to make these changes, I’m a little cynical.” Indeed, Lownie explained that, while he contacted approximately 3,000 people for his biography, Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, he spoke to only 10% of them, highlighting their reluctance to come forward. “I think there’s still a lot of deference – people are worried about not getting their invitation to the Garden Party or their OBE.”

King Charles during the opening first session of the 45th Parliament of Canada. (Image Source: Getty Images | Victoria Jones – Pool)

But as time marches on, Lownie suggested that more skeletons in the closet will be exposed. He argued, “I’ve got a lot of material in my paperback, and I think we’ll get more people coming forward. Hopefully, if the police are doing their job properly, we will have charges brought.” Noting the Palace’s contradictory behavior at the time of Mountbatten-Windsor’s scandals, he revealed, “They [the Palace] say they will co-operate with the authorities, but I saw letters going out to protection officers in December, reminding them of their obligations of confidentiality.”

Previously, Lownie has levied similar accusations against the Palace concerning their alleged cover-up of Mountbatten-Windsor’s scandals. Last month, he told Newsweek’s The Royal Report podcast, “I think the monarchy is at a point where, unless it basically cleans out the stables and has to take the hit, it may have to accept that certain very senior royals knew about things and covered them up, turned a blind eye, and to the extent that the King may have to stand down.”