One of the most detailed recollections comes from the writer Craig Brown, who said Andrew – now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after having his titles removed – became a “laughing stock” during one house party in Scotland when he was around 17 years old.
Brown previously described the episode in a 2019 column, recalling how he had come in contact with Andrew more than 40 years earlier. “The only time I ever encountered Prince Andrew was more than 40 years ago, at a large house party in Scotland,” he said. “I was 19 years old, so he would have been about 17.”
Source: MEGAAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s royal titles were removed.
Brown then recounted how three girls sharing a bedroom told others Andrew had barged in during the early hours, claiming: “There’s a ghost in my room, so I’m going to have to sleep here.”
Brown added the girls “booted him out,” and that for the remainder of the visit Andrew became “that stock figure of English comedy, popularized by (rude comedian) Benny Hill – the pompous oaf whose lascivious moves make him a laughing stock.”
Lownie’s book includes further allegations from journalists and acquaintances about Andrew’s behavior.
One woman claimed he walked into a bathroom while she was brushing her teeth to lecture her on her technique.
Another said she woke to find him “foolishly laughing” while pointing a fire extinguisher at her, adding that he had played the same prank in multiple bedrooms.
