Prince Andrew's Scandal: Bigger Than King Edward's Abdication

0:00On March 23rd, a royal biographer says, Prince Andrews ties to Jeffrey Epstein have sparked a bigger crisis for the royal family than King Edward V, 8th's application back in 1936. Andrew Loney, author of a book on the York family, made the claim at the Oxford Literary Festival, arguing the current scandal runs deeper and longer lasting than that old drama over Edward, marrying Wallace Simpson. Here this month on February 19th, the 66-year-old Prince was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office in Held 411, hours before release under investigation. They came amid long-running questions about his time as a trade-on boy and any sensitive info shared with Epstein. Loney points out how Edward's scandal faded fast, with the public missing key details like his Nazi sympathies at the time and how he stepped down, willingly for love. By contrast, Andrews Fallout has led to him losing his dupe title and getting evicted from royal lodge by his brother, the King.

1:02Just over the weekend, Andrew was spotted for the first time since his arrest, walking his dog alone near Sandringham. He's moved into a five-bedroom house that's been quickly fitted with security cameras, fencing, and better internet, and boxes marked with his old. Royal initials keep arriving. Meanwhile, Scotland Yard is digging into a range of sexual allegations against him, including claims from Epstein accuser Virginia Jafrey that they met three times when she was 17. While no charges yet on those, the probe keeps the pressure on as Andrew tries to settle into this new, low-profile life.