Andrew used diplomatic role to solicit 40 prostitutes on Thailand trip, report claims

New allegations suggest Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, solicited prostitutes while representing the royal family in Thailand.

Royal historian Andrew Lownie made the explosive claims on the October 29 episode of the Daily Mail podcast Deep Dive, according to Page Six.

The author of Andrew’s unauthorised biography, Lownie detailed how the King’s younger brother embarked on a two-week Thai holiday in 2001, describing him as “chasing lots and lots of women” at the time.

“He uses the excuse of his role as trade envoy, paid for by the taxpayer, to go off on these trips, but he always puts in two weeks of ‘private time’. So, we pay for his holiday and then he goes off and does things.”

Andrew was once known as “Randy Andy” in the tabloids, and Lownie alleged that on a visit to honour King Rama IX’s birthday, Andrew had 40 prostitutes brought to his hotel room over four days.

“Andrew is representing his country and insists on staying in a five-star hotel rather than the embassy, which he always did,” Lownie said.

Lownie went so far as to suggest the late Queen Elizabeth II would have known “exactly what was going on”, as people had raised the potential scandal with her, the Mercury News reports.

Lownie has claimed to have several sources who can corroborate the allegations, including a Reuters correspondent and a Thai royal.

The rumours came just before Buckingham Palace’s release of a formal statement yesterday, announcing the King had stripped Andrew of his sole remaining title – that of “Prince”.

“These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him,” the press release reads.

“Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse.”

Andrew had already given up his other titles, including those of Duke of York and Earl of Inverness, after he was yet again embroiled in scandal regarding his former friend Jeffrey Epstein.

His long-standing association with the convicted paedophile disgraced the royal family and implicated Andrew in sexual abuse, allegations subsequently reinforced by Virginia Giuffre’s accusations she was coerced into having sexual encounters with him in the early 2000s.

The palace also publicised that formal notice had been served for Andrew’s lease on Royal Lodge, confirming the rumours he and ex-wife Sarah Ferguson were being made to depart their long-time residence.