Disgraced Andrew ‘had Asian prostitutes delivered to lodge on taxpayer-funded journey’
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor had several Asian prostitutes brought up to his hotel room during a taxpayer-funded trip to Hong Kong in 2010, his unofficial biographer has claimed
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor allegedly had several Asian sex workers brought to his hotel during a taxpayer-funded trip to Hong Kong in 2010. That’s according to claims made by the disgraced royal’s unofficial biographer, The Express reports.
The former Duke of York travelled to Hong Kong in 2010 whilst serving as the UK’s Special Representative for International Trade and Investment (UKTI), a role he occupied from October 2001 to July 2011.
In conversation with the Daily Expresso, Royal biographer Andrew Lownie cited a source involved with the journey, stating: “I was told about him taking the top floor of a hotel in Hong Kong on a trip for business, where he just had all these Asian prostitutes brought in.”
Whilst prostitution remains legal in Hong Kong, organised prostitution is prohibited under law. Multiple regulations exist against operating a vice establishment or procuring individuals for prostitution, profiting from others’ prostitution, or public solicitation.
Andrew had been in Beijing from September 6 to 11, 2010, undertaking official duties at the Shanghai World Expo and attending ballet performances in his previous capacity as patron of the English National Ballet. Court Circular records additionally verify his subsequent travel to Hong Kong the following month.
Following work related to UKTI across Vietnam, Singapore and Malaysia, Andrew touched down in Hong Kong on October 17, 2010. While the Department of Business and Trade declined to confirm specifics about his accommodation, Andrew’s four-day trip was packed with numerous engagements in the region.
His itinerary included a visit to China Merchants Bank, a dinner hosted by conglomerate Jardine Matheson, owned by the Keswick family – a business dynasty with ties to the Far East, a meeting with the Chief Executive of HSBC Group, and several business meetings at both the Mandarin Oriental Hotel and the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.
Andrew returned to London on 20 October 2010, as per the Court Circular.
Government records verify that in 2010, Andrew embarked on overseas UKTI visits to Davos, Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Dubai, and China.
The source of funding for these UKTI visits has often been a topic of debate. In some instances, the UKTI would cover accommodation and in-country expenses, while other costs, such as private travel, were charged to the UK taxpayer.
David McClure, an investigator into Royal finances, revealed that Andrew’s most expensive flights occurred the year following Lownie’s claims. He travelled again to China, Hong Kong, and Malaysia in October 2011, racking up a total cost of £92,237.
Mr McClure analysed the Royal Family’s wealth in his 2014 publication, Royal Legacy, and calculated that the estimated total expenses for Andrew’s flights and accommodation during his decade-long tenure as the UK’s Special Representative for International Trade and Investment reached approximately £4million.
Andrew had previously undertaken official trips to Hong Kong in 1996 and 2006. He initially attended the British Army Handover ceremony and returned a decade later for another four-day mission to foster trade and investment connections.
Allegations regarding Andrew engaging prostitutes are not fresh, as Lownie had previously claimed that during a 2006 visit to Thailand, he arranged for 40 women to be brought to his hotel over the course of four days.
It also came to light in 2022 that Andrew regularly received visits from several unidentified women at Buckingham Palace and would decline to reveal their identities to Royal security personnel – raising significant security concerns.
These allegations originated from former Royal protection officer Paul Page, who served at Buckingham Palace for six years and were documented in the book, For Queen and Currency, as well as in his defence case statement from 2008.
He alleged the prince called a guard a “fat lardy-ass c***” when a woman was prevented from accessing his apartment. “We used to have a joke that he should have a revolving door in his bedroom,” Page said in the documentary, Prince Andrew: BANISHED.
“The amount of women going in and out of there, it was just literally every other day someone would be coming in to see him… a different one every time.”
Mr Lownie, author of Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, branded the King’s younger brother as having an obsession with explicit material and intimate encounters.
Speaking to the Expresso, he said, “He is addicted to porn and to sex. There’s a story that Tina Brown [Vanity Fair and Tatler’s former Editor] says of him staying at the home of Walter Annenberg, who’s a former US Ambassador in London, and he spent the whole time just looking at porn.”
Andrew’s links to China have been extensively reported, with revelations emerging last year that the former Duke maintained an “unusual degree of trust” with suspected Chinese operative, Yang Tengbo.
The High Court was told he received an invitation to the prince’s birthday celebration in 2020, and was granted authority to represent the prince when engaging with prospective Chinese investors.
Mr Tengbo, who has refuted all allegations, was barred from entering the UK following claims of his involvement in an “elite capture” scheme designed to manipulate prominent figures. The Special Immigration Appeals Commission supported the Home Office’s ban on Mr Tengbo, determining that he posed a threat to national security.
At the time, Andrew’s office issued a statement confirming that he had severed ties with the alleged spy, following “advice” from officials. They further clarified that there had never been any discussions of a “sensitive nature” between the former prince and Mr Tengbo.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor was contacted for a comment.
