Queen's Favoritism: Andrew's Downfall

0:00On April 9th, Queen Elizabeth II had a real soft spot for her son, Prince Andrew, treating him gentler than she did Charles, Anne, or Edward. Royal biographer Robert Hardman says she saw the guy as vulnerable, even though he wasn't the sharpest and could come off pretty borish. Hardman calls this favoritism one of her rare missteps during a long reign where she got most things right. As we near what would have been her 100th birthday, it's on that short list of regrets for protecting him so much. After her passing, King Charles stepped in hard, stripping Andrew of his titles and kicking him out of royal lodge over those Epstein connections. Folks saw it as cleaning up a family mess she ignored, fast-forward. Anne in 2026, Andrew faced a rest on suspicion of misconduct in public office, tied to sharing info with Epstein back when. He was Britain's trade-on boy. Journalist Tina Brown puts his straight, saying Andrew was straight up her favorite kid, and all that mommy protection just made his problems worse in.

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