Prince Andrew's Palace Brawl: A Royal Scandal

0:00On April 6th, a new book spills the tea on Prince Andrew's wild side back when he was still the Duke of York. It claims he got into a physical fight with Vice Admiral Sir Tony Johnstone, Bert, one of Queen Elizabeth II's top aides. Andrew wanted palace space for his pitch at palace start-up event, but Tony said no room available, and Andrew lost it, landing what staff called A, Kinetic Blow. Tony was no pushover, a decorated royal navy vet, Faulkwin's war helicopter pilot, and master of the household who handled more royal staff than anyone. This wasn't just yelling, sources say, Andrew jabbed and swung, shocking even for his reputation. A senior staffer put it simple, Tony told him to wait like everyone else, and boom, the Duke went for him. Word spread fast in the palace, stirring up big reactions, Andrew called Lord Peel complaining, but got called out face to face for mistreating staff. It escalated so high that Prince Philip, retired and all, wrote an apology letter to Tony.

1:01Andrew followed with his own, though insiders called it, a sorry not sorry note. The Queen got wind of it but stayed cool. When told, she shrugged, saying, that's just Andrew being Andrew. No more staff scuffles after that, thanks to the higher ups stepping in. Even stripped of titles over the Epstein mess, Andrew kept her private ear, navigating royal circles with that blustery style, much like his dad button, without the smarts. I'm Corey with the story, and you've been listening to, entertainment and celebrity news today, AI-powered pop culture coverage.