Explosive claims feature in the book Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York
An explosive book that delves into the life of Prince Andrew features a series of claims about his ‘bizarre bedtime habits’.
The disgraced former duke agreed to relinquish his royal titles and honours last week in a 10-minute phone call with his brother, King Charles.
Prince Andrew found himself in the spotlight again recently, when it emerged he mislead his family and the public on exactly when he cut ties with billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
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Further shame came from Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, which was released on Tuesday and details the horror she suffered at the hands of Epstein, the Mirror reports.
Giuffre, who died by suicide earlier this year at the age of 41, alleged Andrew sexually assaulted her three times when she was a teenager – claims which the royal has repeatedly denied.
In light of the Met confirming they were ‘actively’ looking into the royal after an email emerged which appears to show Andrew asked his police bodyguard to find dirt about Giuffre in 2011 – troubling claims about his life behind Palace walls have resurfaced.
According to the book, Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, Andrew insisted that the maids in his home climbed four floors of stairs just to open his curtains for him in the morning.
One source told author Andrew Lownie that Andrew’s attitude was that his staff were “there to serve and not to question his actions” and that he allegedly made extravagant demands.
The source also claimed: “His bedtime habits as a single man left a lot to be desired, and a collection of scrunched-up, soiled tissues usually lay scattered around the bed each morning for staff to collect after they had made his bed.”
Former maid Charlotte Briggs, who worked at the Palace in the mid-90s, claimed the prince had 72 cuddly toys on his bed, lined up in size order.
She claimed it took staff an entire day to be trained on how to arrange them on his bed and told the Sun: “As soon as I got the job, I was told about the teddies, and it was drilled into me how he wanted them.
“I even had a day’s training. Everything had to be just right. It was so peculiar.
“But he absolutely loved the teddies and was very clear about how he wanted them arranged.”
Royal author Ingrid Seward once claimed that his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson slept among the teddies when they were together.
The expert said she was surrounded by “around a dozen teddy bears” on his bed during their marriage.
