A brand new bombshell has reignited the controversy surrounding Prince Andrew.

Royal historian Andrew Lownie has come ahead with explosive claims in regards to the disgraced royal’s alleged habits throughout his time as a Commerce Envoy.

Talking throughout a podcast look, Lownie painted a portrait of extra, scandal, and secrecy that has surprised royal watchers.

Within the Every day Mail podcast, “Deep Dive: The Fall of the Home of York,” historian Andrew Lownie made surprising claims that in a taxpayer-funded journey to Thailand, Prince Andrew allegedly had “40 prostitutes delivered to his five-star resort over simply 4 days.”

In accordance with Lownie, who authored “Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the Home of York,” the alleged misconduct occurred whereas Andrew served because the UK’s Commerce Envoy, a job he purportedly used for private pleasure and acquire.

“Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has ‘no ethical boundaries’ and exploited his position as Commerce Envoy to ‘line his pockets’ and chase ladies,” Lownie claimed.

The historian’s revelations have been made whereas discussing the prince’s “spectacular fall from grace,” emphasizing that Andrew’s habits throughout official journeys blurred the traces between diplomacy and self-indulgence.

Lownie informed podcast host Sarah Vine, “In 2001, Andrew is 41, he is having his midlife disaster, and he principally begins chasing heaps and plenty of ladies. He makes use of the excuse of his position as Commerce Envoy, paid for by the taxpayer, to go off on these journeys.”

He added, “He all the time places in two weeks of ‘personal time’. So, we pay for his vacation after which he goes off and does issues.”

The historian detailed the Thailand go to, claiming, “There was a well-known journey to Thailand — for the birthday celebrations of the King. Andrew is representing his nation and insists on staying in a five-star resort slightly than the embassy, which he all the time did. Andrew had 40 prostitutes introduced within the house of 4 days. This was all enabled by diplomats and others.”

When pressed on how he verified the extraordinary declare, Lownie said it had been confirmed by “a number of sources, together with a Reuters correspondent and a member of the Thai royal household.”

Lownie’s allegations did not cease at private misconduct. The historian additionally raised critical issues about how Prince Andrew allegedly leveraged his place for private and enterprise acquire.

Past the lurid tales of girls and luxurious, Lownie stated his “actual concern” was that Andrew “was utilizing the place to additional his personal enterprise pursuits.”

In accordance with him, “Andrew was sending a listing of individuals he wished to fulfill for his personal private enterprise pursuits, or the pursuits of a person known as David Rowlands, with whom he was in a enterprise partnership.”

Lownie claimed that the Duke even “pushed by a banking license for Rowlands within the Center East” and organized “a gathering in China for Rowlands, who wished to develop enterprise there.”

Calling for better transparency, he urged, “All of the information from his time as Commerce Envoy between 2001 and 2011 stay closed. They need to be within the Nationwide Archive. They continue to be closed, and that’s a part of the conspiracy of silence round Andrew that we have to break.”

The timing of Lownie’s revelations coincided with yet one more royal shake-up.

The Palace’s transfer, lengthy rumored, was described as each decisive and historic, an acknowledgment of the rising stress to distance the monarchy from the previous Duke of York’s controversies.

Lownie informed Vine that even Prince Charles (earlier than changing into King) had opposed giving Andrew the Commerce Envoy position within the first place.

“Prince Charles suggested towards giving Andrew the Commerce Envoy position in 2001, warning he would simply ‘chase ladies and play golf’,” Lownie stated.

Regardless of these warnings, Charles was reportedly overruled by then-Prime Minister Tony Blair and political ally Peter Mandelson.

In accordance with Lownie, Andrew’s new diplomatic place grew to become a passport to indulgence.

“So, within the midst of what Lownie describes as ‘a midlife disaster’, Andrew launched into a sequence of taxpayer-funded journeys that doubled as holidays,” the podcast revealed.

As public curiosity within the disgraced Duke’s scandals grows, Andrew Lownie’s interview took an excellent stronger stance on royal accountability.

The historian insisted that if the monarchy is to outlive, transparency is non-negotiable.

Requested what recommendation he would give King Charles relating to his brother, Lownie did not mince phrases.

“Andrew is clearly bringing disrepute upon the entire establishment. It is undermining all the nice work the remainder of the household do,” he stated.

He argued that the monarchy have to be prepared to confront the actions of its members, even these born into privilege.