Andrew's Alleged Staff Humiliations: From Bizarre Demands to Bullying Behaviour
In a matter of days, the disgraced Prince Andrew will be evicted from his Windsor home of over twenty years. According to multiple reports, few members of staff will mourn his departure, with numerous accounts emerging of alleged bullying behaviour and extraordinary entitlement behind palace doors.
The Fall from Grace and Staff Relations
As the apparent favourite son of the late Queen Elizabeth II, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor enjoyed considerable privileges throughout his life. However, this privileged position reportedly fostered what insiders describe as an extraordinary level of entitlement that manifested in his treatment of royal staff. Now facing eviction from Royal Lodge at King Charles's instruction, Andrew's complete fall from grace appears imminent.
Despite his diminished status, reports suggest Andrew remains in denial about his new non-royal reality. Sources indicate he continues to insist that household staff use his HRH title within his home, maintaining protocols that have been officially stripped from him. As he prepares to move to the significantly smaller Marsh Farm property in Norfolk, Andrew will reportedly be without regular staff, though the King has offered limited support on an ad hoc basis.
Six Alleged Staff Humiliations
1. The Commanding Catchphrase
According to author Andrew Lownie's research for his book Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, Andrew allegedly treated staff as military subordinates rather than human beings. Former equerry Colin Burgess recalled that Andrew would issue abrupt commands with phrases like "I want this done and I want it done now" or simply "Do it!" - which became something of a catchphrase. This contrasted sharply with how other royals reportedly treated their staff.
2. Bizarre Bedtime Habits
Lownie's book further alleges that Andrew insisted maids climb four flights of stairs each morning simply to open his curtains while he remained in bed. More disturbingly, insiders claim his "bedtime habits as a single man left a lot to be desired," with staff reportedly finding scattered, soiled tissues around his bed each morning that they were expected to clean up.
3. Obsessive Teddy Bear Rules
One of the most peculiar allegations involves Andrew's extensive teddy bear collection. Former staff member Charlotte Briggs told The Sun that Andrew owned 72 teddy bears that required precise arrangement on his bed in size order. New staff reportedly received specific training on this arrangement, which could take up to thirty minutes to complete correctly. Former royal protection officer Paul Page added that Andrew kept laminated instructions and would "scream and shout" if servants failed to place the bears exactly as specified.
4. Personal Appearance Attacks
Royal expert Tom Quinn's book Yes Ma'am: The Secret Life of Royal Servants details accounts of Andrew allegedly banishing staff members for trivial reasons. One staffer was reportedly removed because Andrew "couldn't bear" to look at a mole on his face, while another was dismissed for wearing a nylon tie. Former servants described Andrew as behaving like "a classic school bully" who took out his frustration about not being first-born on those around him.
5. Cruel Verbal Rants
Lownie's biography recounts a particularly cruel incident involving David Anderson, former head of household at Hillsborough Castle. After a severe storm in 2005, Andrew allegedly mocked Anderson for referring to "the Queen Mother" rather than using her full title, then called him a "f***ing imbecile" and ordered him out of the room despite Anderson's twenty years of royal service.
6. Insisting on Outdated Protocols
Despite being stripped of his royal titles and military affiliations, Andrew reportedly continues to demand that staff bow or curtsy when entering a room and address him as "Your Royal Highness." Household insiders claim Andrew has declared that "palace rules don't apply inside his walls" and that he considers such deference his birthright rather than something the King can revoke.
A Lonely Lifestyle of Entitlement
Since being stripped of his royal duties following his association with Jeffrey Epstein, Andrew has reportedly lived what observers describe as "a kind of arrested adolescence" at Royal Lodge. His days allegedly consist of rising late, playing video games on a giant screen that "takes up almost an entire wall," watching war films and golf coverage, and wandering through the property's rooms with little purpose.
This isolated existence appears to have done little to diminish his sense of entitlement. Multiple sources indicate that Andrew remains deluded about his situation, continuing to demand royal treatment despite his official fall from favour. As he prepares to leave Royal Lodge, the accumulated allegations paint a troubling picture of how privilege and position allegedly manifested in his treatment of those employed to serve him.
