The Andrew Cover-Up

Mum’s the word.

As police broaden their inquiries into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, his biographer argues that the royal family—and the officials surrounding it—have spent years suppressing the full story

By Andrew Lownie

The man formerly known as Prince Andrew may be sweating this weekend. On Thursday documents concerning his appointment as the special representative for trade in 2001 were made public, revealing unease about a decision pushed through by Queen Elizabeth. Last Friday, Thames Valley police announced they were broadening their investigations into him to include allegations of sexual misconduct. Now we learn that the force is examining an allegation that he behaved inappropriately towards a woman at Royal Ascot in 2002.

All these developments are important. A freedom of information (FoI) request I made several years ago, in the course of my research for READ ON