Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor set to affix us for Christmas – and it will solely price about £20
The former Prince Andrew could be joining us for Christmas, as his face features on a string of Xmas jumpers being flogged up and down the country
Shunned former prince Andrew is set to be a fixture at Christmas this year — in the shape of a festive jumper. It comes as the fallout of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein deepens, as he is kicked out of the Royal Lodge.
The fallen royal may have been stripped of his titles, given the boot from his Windsor mansion and is unlikely to be joining the rest of the clan at Sandringham in Norfolk — his eventual home. But Britain’s love for Christmas Day knitwear will see Andrew sat around tables up and down the land next month.
Several firms are knocking knitwear from £17.99 to £27.99 bearing an image of shamed Andrew with the words ‘Christmas Sweater’. The man formerly known as the Duke of York infamously claimed in a car crash 2019 BBC Newsnight interview that he has a “peculiar medical condition” that prevented him from sweating.
This was used to counter tragic Virginia Giuffre’s allegation that they had danced and he was “profusely sweating” at a London nightclub in 2001. Virginia Giuffre — known at the time of the alleged abuse as Virginia Roberts — maintained that she had had sex with the then-Prince Andrew, something he has always vehemently denied.
Andrew’s downfall came in October amidst ongoing controversy surrounding his association with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. This month, the posthumous memoir of Virginia, who accused Andrew of sexual abuse, an allegation he has consistently denied – despite paying her £12m in an confidential settlement — was also released.
Amid the never-ending barrage of rumours from both the public and the press, Prince Andrew officially stepped back from royal duties after his brother Charles came to the throne. After months of pressure, the King eventually opted to remove all titles from his brother, leaving him known only as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
Andrew was not the only one to be dragged into the controversy surrounding the royal’s friendship with convicted sex offender Epstein. Emails leaked between Andrew’s former wife Sarah Ferguson and Epstein exposed her own relationship with the socialite, branding him a “dear friend”.
As a result of the fallout, Sarah has also been stripped of her titles, in accordance with her ex-husband. Sarah’s plans for life after the Royal Family have yet to be formalised, but sources have claimed she could move to Portugal to be with daughter Princess Eugenie.
Meanwhile, a former royal police officer revealed to the Daily Star that they had allegedly seen Andrew chatting with sex workers in Buckingham Palace during his stint working with the royals. Having served between 1998 and 2004, Paul Page exposed alleged rendezvous with the royal and two “giggling” women who were brought up to his room in the London palace and spent an hour together, before he personally escorted them off the premises.
Paul explained that apart from the simple breach of royal protocol, Andrew’s actions represented a significant security risk. He said: “Anyone could have grabbed him or seen him.
“He was there for at least ten minutes,” Paul continued, “because we all had to lay under the f*****g cars for ten minutes waiting for him to p*** off.” He added: “A member of the Royal Family just doesn’t do that.”
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