Prince Andrew's Palace Brawl: A New Low

0:00It's April 22nd. You're listening to Entertainment and Celebrity News today. AI-powered pop culture updates. I'm Cory with the Story. A new book on Queen Elizabeth II drops a bombshell about Prince Andrew. Royal biographer Robert Harmon reveals Andrew got into a physical fight with a top palace aid over booking a room at Buckingham Palace for his pitch at Palace Startup Event. The aid, Vice Admiral Tony Johnstone Bert, said no rooms were free because of a big banquet, but Andrew wouldn't take no for an answer. Things heated up fast when Johnstone Bert told him to wait like everyone else. According to Hardman, Andrew landed what he calls a kinetic blow on the popular aid, turning words into fists right there in the palace. Word spread quick to the top. The aid reported it to his boss, the Lord Chamberlain, who looped in then, Prince Charles. Charles confronted Andrew, who fired back down the chain, blaming others. Everyone was fed up with his attitude by then. Andrew gave a half-hearted, sorry not sorry apology,

1:01but it got serious enough that Prince Philip stepped in personally, writing a letter to. Johnstone Bert expressing regret. This fits Andrew's long pattern of trouble. Fast forward, Andrew's already out of royal duties since his Epstein links and that messy lawsuit settlement for $16 million. Just this February, he faced a rest on suspicion of misconduct in public office over leaked docs to Epstein. The palace drama keeps piling up, showing no end in sight.