Andrew proved he’s not learning – arrogance unbelievable | Royal | News
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been accused of arrogance and entitlement ever since he was a boy studying at Gordonstoun – sadly he still doesn’t seem to have learned his lesson. Fellow students at the Scottish boarding school recalled Andrew as boastful, “full of himself” and quick to use his royal status to demand VIP treatment, snapping at others: “Do you know who I am?”
After losing his titles, his 30-room Royal Lodge mansion in Windsor, the Epstein Files revelations and his very public arrest by Thames Valley Police, you’d naturally assume the 66-year-old would be humble of late. The ‘image’ of haunted Andrew returning to his Sandringham home after his arrest in the early hours of last February shows a man on the brink; He vehemently denies any wrongdoing and investigations are ongoing.
It has also suffered a significant reduction in staff and property numbers (from 28 to three) since leaving the Royal Lodge in Windsor for the cozy five-bedroom Marsh Farm cottage in Norfolk.
Reports later emerged that King Charles had not visited his brother while the monarch was just a few hundred meters away and was also staying at Sandringham Manor.
Finally, there is the strange sight of his own nephew Peter Phillips getting married last weekend, and although Princess Beatrice and Eugenie were invited, their father was conspicuous by his absence.
Blow after blow. You’d think it would be at a time when Andrew’s pride would be swallowed.
Apparently not.
Sources claim Andrew became defiant and even more persistent in the face of difficulties, insisting that the remaining three of his staff still call him ‘Sir’ and ‘Duke’.
Last November, it was claimed that he met with Royal Lodge staff and told them to continue calling him ‘The Duke’ and ‘His Royal Highness Prince Andrew’ at his home.
He even allegedly told them that they would continue to be called by their “correct titles” in his household “until he sends a vampire to suck every drop of royal blood from my veins.”
Now, this week, it has been claimed that his attitude continues despite significantly downsizing the shed at Sandringham.
Sources also claimed: “Andrew has become quite bitter lately and believes he is being used as a scapegoat.
“He believes the King has overstepped his authority and acted beyond his power. He begins to fight back.”
Clint Eastwood’s tough cop ‘Dirty Harry’ once disparagingly told his superior: “You’re a legend in your own mind!”
Andrew is determined to remain master of all he investigates – unfortunately for him, the realm has shrunk from castles and manors to a cozy cottage in the countryside.
