Prince William plans to banish uncle Andrew from royal life when he becomes king: expert

If determination is 1 idiosyncratic Prince Andrew should beryllium disquieted about, it is his nephew, the aboriginal king.

Royal experts told Fox News Digital that erstwhile Prince William takes implicit the throne 1 day, helium reportedly volition swiftly code "the Andrew problem" that has plagued the British royal family.

"Prince William has agelong had a strained and distant narration with Andrew," British royal adept Hilary Fordwich claimed to Fox News Digital, noting that the Prince of Wales holds "a grudge against his disgraced uncle."

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According to royal experts, Prince William, left, has been vocal connected however to code "the Andrew Problem." (Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

"Andrew’s aboriginal wrong the royal household is beyond bleak, since Prince William is firmly opposed to immoderate nationalist rehabilitation with nary foreseeable way back," Fordwich claimed. "He wants Andrew to vanish from nationalist view."

Fordwich’s claims came soon aft longtime BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond told Closer Weekly that the begetter of 3 is not funny successful wasting clip connected the Duke of York pursuing his enactment scandal.

Prince William, Prince of Wales, attends the work for the Order of The Bath astatine Westminster Abbey connected May 16, 2025 successful London. (Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images)

"William has been a beardown dependable successful managing ‘the Andrew problem’ — helium is adamant that determination is nary mode backmost for his uncle," Bond told the outlet.

Prince William, left, became the Prince of Wales and heir to the British throne upon the decease of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II. England's longest-reigning monarch died successful 2022 astatine property 96. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

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Andrew, erstwhile second-in-line to the throne, has been a changeless root of tabloid fodder. It is said that the 65-year-old permanently damaged his estimation aft helium gave a disastrous interrogation to the BBC successful 2019, which forced him to springiness up each royal duties.

Andrew gave the interrogation to code concerns astir his ties to the precocious American financier and convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. His televised tell-all backfired erstwhile helium failed to explicate his continued interaction with Epstein oregon amusement sympathy for his victims.

Prince Andrew, Duke of York, has been attempting to support his caput down pursuing his royal exit successful 2019. (Steve Parsons/Getty Images)

"William’s beardown stance connected 'the Andrew problem’ is consistent, unwavering and his power has been decisive successful ensuring Andrew remains sidelined," said Fordwich. "He is driven by his desire… to support the monarchy’s reputation, doing each helium tin to safeguard its future."

Royal experts claimed to Fox News Digital that Prince William, left, holds a grudge against his uncle, the Duke of York. (Arthur Edwards - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

"[William is] precise successful interaction with the public," Fordwich shared. "Every nationalist sentiment canvass has Andrew astatine the bottom, reinforcing Prince William’s stance. Once king, nary doubt, Prince William volition guarantee Andrew is wholly excluded from royal life, arsenic good arsenic each nationalist appearances."

Bond noted to Closer Weekly that keeping the monarchy applicable is "extremely important" to William, guaranteeing that determination volition ne'er beryllium a spot for Andrew.

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"I deliberation [the Prince and Princess of Wales] are wholly agreed successful doing each they tin to support the monarchy connected with the younger generation," said Bond. "They look modern, they enactment modern."

Prince William and his woman Kate Middleton correspond the monarchy's future. (Getty Images)

Following Andrew’s atomic interview, his precocious parent stripped him of his royal duties and foundation roles. More recently, his brother, King Charles III, tried to transportation Andrew to chopped his expenses by leaving his home, Royal Lodge, a sprawling royal estate, and instead, moving to a smaller cottage wrong the information perimeter of Windsor Castle. However, Andrew remains ensconced successful the 30-room Royal Lodge.

"Prince William's relation wrong the royal household is much salient and influential than ever, arsenic is his halfway signifier presumption successful diplomatic relations," British broadcaster and lensman Helena Chard explained to Fox News Digital.

The Prince and Princess of Wales are seen with the Duke of York astatine the Royal Albert Hall for the Annual Festival of Remembrance connected Nov. 7, 2015 successful London. (Chris Jackson - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

"He recognizes the nationalist animosity towards Andrew," said Chard. "He views him arsenic a implicit liability with his bid of scandals, some past and present, shoveling shame connected the family. His stance towards his uncle is tough. He volition not entertain anyone toxic to the brand. Andrew volition not beryllium portion of the streamlined monarchy."

King Charles III was diagnosed with an undisclosed signifier of crab successful February 2024. (Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images)

"King Charles is said to beryllium fed up with ‘the Andrew problem,’ though helium has a softer attack to his member arsenic helium is family," Chard continued. "Prince William, however, has ne'er been a instrumentality of his uncle. He has nary clip for him. Allegedly, helium was besides disappointed that Andrew did not invited his woman into the household with unfastened arms each those years ago."

Like his father, King Charles III, Prince William is expected to regularisation with a slimmed-down monarchy. (Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

That grudge, Chard claimed, was unshakable adjacent earlier Andrew’s narration with Epstein came to light.

The "Andrew Problem" has agelong been a root of friction for the royal family. 

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Prince Andrew stepped backmost successful 2019 pursuing his atomic interrogation astir his narration with Jeffrey Epstein. (DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

After 22 years successful the Royal Navy, including combat operations arsenic a chopper aviator during the Falklands War, Andrew was named Britain’s peculiar typical for planetary commercialized and concern successful 2001. However, helium was forced to measurement down successful 2011 amid increasing interest astir his relationship with Epstein, who had been sentenced to 18 months successful situation aft pleading blameworthy to soliciting a insignificant for prostitution.

Prince Andrew's damaged estimation has been a headache for the British royal family, experts claimed to Fox News Digital. (OWEN HUMPHREYS/AFP via Getty Images)

Andrew had besides been criticized for gathering with the lad of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi and the son-in-law of ousted Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Even earlier that, immoderate members of Parliament had raised concerns astir the merchantability of Andrew’s erstwhile home, but Andrew’s links to Epstein person been his biggest problem.

"Andrew has been an embarrassment for years and represents the worst, astir entitled facet of royalty," royal adept Richard Fitzwilliams claimed to Fox News Digital. 

"… One of the problems with Andrew is that caller embarrassments, astir precocious regarding an alleged Chinese spy and emails which indicated that helium had further interaction with Epstein aft what was expected to beryllium a cutoff date, support appearing."

Prince Andrew was known arsenic the precocious queen's favourite son. (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Fitzwilliams claimed that portion the king, 76, "may privately consciousness immoderate sympathy" for his sibling, William "has to beryllium kept astatine arm’s length." For William, protecting the crown comes archetypal supra all, and determination is nary spot for Andrew erstwhile helium becomes king.

"His champion aboriginal is good down him," said Fitzwilliams.

Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, and Jeffrey Epstein, right. (Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images     )

Andrew’s transportation with Epstein volition ever haunt him, experts warned. Virginia Giuffre, who accused Andrew and different influential men of sexually exploiting her arsenic a teen trafficked by Epstein, died by suicide successful April. She was 41.

Virginia Roberts Giuffre, with a photograph of herself arsenic a teen, claimed she was abused by Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and Prince Andrew, among others. (Emily Michot/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

In 1 of her lawsuits, Giuffre said she had enactment with the royal 3 times: successful London during her 2001 trip, astatine Epstein’s New York mansion erstwhile she was 17, and successful the Virgin Islands erstwhile she was 18.

Andrew categorically rejected Giuffre’s allegations and said helium did not callback having met her. In 2022, helium settled with Giuffre for an undisclosed sum, agreeing to marque a "substantial donation" to her survivors’ organization. British newspapers reported amounts for the colony ranged from $6 cardinal to $16 million.

Virginia Giuffre, an alleged unfortunate of Jeffrey Epstein, pauses portion speaking with members of the media extracurricular national tribunal successful New York City connected Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019. Epstein, a convicted pedophile, killed himself successful situation that twelvemonth portion awaiting proceedings connected charges of conspiracy and trafficking minors for sex. (Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

A connection filed successful tribunal said that the prince acknowledged Epstein was a enactment trafficker and Giuffre was "an established unfortunate of abuse."

Jeffrey Epstein, an American financier and convicted enactment offender, is seen with his girlfriend, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell. (Getty Images)

Epstein killed himself successful 2019 portion awaiting proceedings connected U.S. national enactment trafficking charges involving dozens of teenage girls and young women, immoderate arsenic young arsenic 14. In his interview, Andrew expressed regret for "my ill-judged" relation with Epstein.

Prince Andrew is seen present with the royal household during religion services. Royal experts told Fox News Digital it is intolerable for Andrew to instrumentality to the royal fold and that his champion years are down him. (Stephen Pond/Getty Images)

"His termination has near galore unanswered questions, peculiarly for the victims, and I profoundly sympathize with everyone who has been affected and wants immoderate signifier of closure," said Andrew.

As acold arsenic William is concerned, determination is nary turning backmost for Andrew.

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Royal experts claimed Prince William has a strained narration with his uncle Prince Andrew. (Leon Neal/WPA Pool/Getty Images)

"William has attempted to beryllium the powerfulness of power successful royal affairs these days," royal adept Ian Pelham Turner claimed to Fox News Digital. 

"… Some changeless ideas see sending Andrew to a workplace successful the northbound of England, oregon much realistically, a important location in the Belgravia territory of London. The precocious queen would beryllium turning successful her sedate arsenic the House of Windsor turns into the House of Wonder. What is going to hap next?"

However, these days, royal experts assertion Andrew has been attempting to support his caput down astatine Royal Lodge. Fitzwilliams pointed retired that helium antecedently signed a 75-year lease to enactment astatine the palatial property.

Prince William has been preparing to beryllium king someday. (Mikolaj Barbanell/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

"So agelong arsenic helium tin spend to support it up, helium can't beryllium evicted," said Fitzwilliams.

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Chard claimed that Andrew has been spending his escaped clip intimately connected to his "immediate family," including daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.

Prince Andrew shares 2 daughters, Princess Eugenie, left, and Princess Beatrice, right, with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York. (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

"I’m definite he’s plotting however helium tin regain his royal presumption without the wrath of Prince William," Chard claimed. "He could commencement by honoring his committedness to combat the evils of enactment trafficking and supporting victims of enactment trafficking."

"Prince William's astir important relation is that of dad and husband," Chard reflected. "However, helium is paving the mode to beryllium king sooner than anticipated. He is successful tune with the nationalist and the younger generation. He realizes that to warrant the beingness of the royal family, the heaviest load volition soon autumn astatine his feet. This value ever rests connected the king oregon queen."

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