{"id":49165,"date":"2026-04-13T03:52:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T03:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=49165"},"modified":"2026-04-13T03:52:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T03:52:59","slug":"ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-to-monarchy-following-his-scandals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=49165","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Prince Andrew &#8216;Poses Threat&#8217; To Monarchy Following His Scandals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"Paginator\">\n<header class=\"sc-lfRwAv pSqCT\">\n<div class=\"sc-hndrU icIUoY\"><span class=\"royals\">ROYAL FAMILY NEWS<\/span><\/div>\n<figure class=\"sc-ksluoS jnYGUA\">\n<div class=\"sc-hBMVcZ foAbWl\">\n<div class=\"sc-fnVYJo jZjbnN\"><img data-mm-src=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/NSTWtZmxA\/0x0\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-3-1776019867182.jpg\" alt=\"image of split of Andrew, Edward and Anne\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/NSTWtZmxA\/480x251\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-3-1776019867182.jpg?position=top 480w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/NSTWtZmxA\/640x335\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-3-1776019867182.jpg?position=top 640w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/NSTWtZmxA\/768x402\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-3-1776019867182.jpg?position=top 768w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/NSTWtZmxA\/1024x536\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-3-1776019867182.jpg?position=top 1024w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/NSTWtZmxA\/1280x670\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-3-1776019867182.jpg?position=top 1280w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/NSTWtZmxA\/1440x753\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-3-1776019867182.jpg?position=top 1440w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/NSTWtZmxA\/1600x837\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-3-1776019867182.jpg?position=top 1600w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/NSTWtZmxA\/2160x1130\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-3-1776019867182.jpg?position=top 2160w\" data-sizes=\"100vw\" height=\"628\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"sc-fFSRdu efvKbs\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-giAqnE haccci\"><span>Source: MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ex-Prince Andrew &#8216;poses a threat&#8217; to the monarchy following his recent scandals as siblings Prince Edward and Princess Anne still stay in contact with him.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-bTJPMs jOkeMf\">\n<div class=\"flexContainer\">\n<div class=\"flexContainer\">\n<div class=\"sc-hQYogJ iAyoZX\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/tilAcPLUi\/120x120\/img6587-1762268559682.jpeg\" alt=\"Profile Image\" class=\"sc-fTFLOO jxvOeh\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-dwxYxt eflEDT\">April 12 2026, Published 3:12 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"sc-dTSxUT dyQypj sc-gVFdEO kziYVQ\">\n<p>Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-gkCpWe evoggL\">\n<p>Ex-<a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/t\/prince-andrew\/\" style=\"text-align: start;\"><strong>Prince Andrew<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s recent scandals are reportedly jeopardizing the monarchy&#8217;s future, according to a royal expert.<\/p>\n<p>BBC correspondent <strong>Jennie Bond<\/strong> shared her take as to why the former Duke of York&#8217;s siblings <strong>Prince Edward<\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/t\/princess-anne\/\"><strong>Princess Anne<\/strong><\/a> are still <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/p\/inside-irony-agony-prince-edward-sophie-reaction-andrew-windsor-epstein-scandal\/\">staying close to him<\/a> \u2014 even though <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/t\/prince-charles-3\/\" style=\"text-align: start;\"><strong>King Charles<\/strong><\/a> is opting to stay away. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-dTSxUT dyQypj sc-hkePoP hVImEU\">\n<p>Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-header=\"true\" class=\"sc-flUlJl gvtwpJ\">Prince Edward Visited Ex-Prince Andrew for Easter <\/h2>\n<figure class=\"sc-ksluoS jnYGUA\">\n<div class=\"sc-hBMVcZ foAbWl\">\n<div class=\"sc-fnVYJo dfXZyd\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/whrcbQPHN\/0x0\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-1-1776019872827.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"image of royal family \" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/whrcbQPHN\/480x270\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-1-1776019872827.jpg 480w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/whrcbQPHN\/640x360\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-1-1776019872827.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/whrcbQPHN\/768x432\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-1-1776019872827.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/whrcbQPHN\/1024x576\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-1-1776019872827.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/whrcbQPHN\/1280x720\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-1-1776019872827.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/whrcbQPHN\/1440x810\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-1-1776019872827.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/whrcbQPHN\/1600x900\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-1-1776019872827.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/whrcbQPHN\/2160x1215\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-1-1776019872827.jpg 2160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" height=\"675\" fetchpriority=\"low\" class=\"sc-fFSRdu efvKbs\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-giAqnE haccci\"><span>Source: MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The royal family needs to &#8216;protect the monarchy&#8217; from ex-Prince Andrew&#8217;s scandals.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-dTSxUT dyQypj sc-hkePoP hVImEU\">\n<p>Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-header=\"true\" class=\"sc-flUlJl gvtwpJ\"\/>\n<figure class=\"sc-ksluoS jnYGUA\">\n<div class=\"sc-hBMVcZ foAbWl\">\n<div class=\"sc-fnVYJo dfXZyd\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/5kUFy9YRo\/0x0\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-4-1776019952084.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"image of prince Andrew \" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/5kUFy9YRo\/480x270\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-4-1776019952084.jpg 480w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/5kUFy9YRo\/640x360\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-4-1776019952084.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/5kUFy9YRo\/768x432\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-4-1776019952084.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/5kUFy9YRo\/1024x576\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-4-1776019952084.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/5kUFy9YRo\/1280x720\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-4-1776019952084.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/5kUFy9YRo\/1440x810\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-4-1776019952084.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/5kUFy9YRo\/1600x900\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-4-1776019952084.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/5kUFy9YRo\/2160x1215\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-4-1776019952084.jpg 2160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" height=\"675\" fetchpriority=\"low\" class=\"sc-fFSRdu efvKbs\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-giAqnE haccci\"><span>Source: MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ex-Prince Andrew was arrested in February.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-gkCpWe evoggL\">\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">&#8220;Andrew poses a threat to the good name of the monarchy, and so both Charles and William are keeping their distance. I\u2019m sure Anne and Edward feel the same <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/p\/king-charles-hesitates-prince-andrews-scandal-until-prince-william-intervenes\/\">loyalty to the Crown<\/a>, but they are also slightly more at liberty to keep in contact with Andrew. And it seems they are doing so,&#8221; Bond continued.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">She then gave some insight into what possibly went down between the Duke of Edinburgh and the Royal Navy veteran, saying: &#8220;No one has any idea what Edward and Sophie discussed with Andrew. Personally, I doubt it was anything to do with the move to Marsh Farm.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"sc-jHcYrh hanhiD\">\n<p>MORE ON:<\/p>\n<p>Prince Andrew<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"sc-jLqSar MszUH\">\n<p class=\"sc-bUQzRK dZWmuA\">Want OK! each day? Sign up here!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-dTSxUT dyQypj sc-hkePoP hVImEU\">\n<p>Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-header=\"true\" class=\"sc-flUlJl gvtwpJ\">Ex-Prince Andrew Is &#8216;Profoundly Depressed&#8217; at Sandringham <\/h2>\n<figure class=\"sc-ksluoS jnYGUA\">\n<div class=\"sc-hBMVcZ foAbWl\">\n<div class=\"sc-fnVYJo dfXZyd\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/wGS-YHc11\/0x0\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-5-1776019957244.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"image of prince Andrew and prince William \" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/wGS-YHc11\/480x270\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-5-1776019957244.jpg 480w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/wGS-YHc11\/640x360\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-5-1776019957244.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/wGS-YHc11\/768x432\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-5-1776019957244.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/wGS-YHc11\/1024x576\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-5-1776019957244.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/wGS-YHc11\/1280x720\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-5-1776019957244.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/wGS-YHc11\/1440x810\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-5-1776019957244.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/wGS-YHc11\/1600x900\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-5-1776019957244.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/wGS-YHc11\/2160x1215\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-5-1776019957244.jpg 2160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" height=\"675\" fetchpriority=\"low\" class=\"sc-fFSRdu efvKbs\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-giAqnE haccci\"><span>Source: MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Prince William is keeping his distance from his disgraced uncle. <\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-gkCpWe evoggL\">\n<p>Edward and Sophie, 61, allegedly stayed for dinner with Andrew so the former Earl of Wessex&#8217;s could &#8220;check up on his brother\u2019s mental and physical well-being.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Some reports say Andrew is as pompous as ever, but others suggest that he is <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/p\/prince-andrew-lonely-lives-disconnected-existence-jeffrey-epstein\/\">profoundly depressed<\/a>,&#8221; Bond said. &#8220;It will probably be a very long time before we see him with other members of the family in public.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-header=\"true\" class=\"sc-flUlJl gvtwpJ\">Prince Edward and Princess Anne Are Staying Connected to the Former Duke<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"sc-ksluoS jnYGUA\">\n<div class=\"sc-hBMVcZ foAbWl\">\n<div class=\"sc-fnVYJo dfXZyd\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/kwsfqzq1p\/0x0\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-2-1776019880676.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"image of Charles and Anne\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/kwsfqzq1p\/480x270\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-2-1776019880676.jpg 480w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/kwsfqzq1p\/640x360\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-2-1776019880676.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/kwsfqzq1p\/768x432\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-2-1776019880676.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/kwsfqzq1p\/1024x576\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-2-1776019880676.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/kwsfqzq1p\/1280x720\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-2-1776019880676.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/kwsfqzq1p\/1440x810\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-2-1776019880676.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/kwsfqzq1p\/1600x900\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-2-1776019880676.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/kwsfqzq1p\/2160x1215\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact-2-1776019880676.jpg 2160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" height=\"675\" fetchpriority=\"low\" class=\"sc-fFSRdu efvKbs\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-giAqnE haccci\"><span>Source: MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Princess Anne is keeping tabs on ex-Prince Andrew.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-gkCpWe evoggL\">\n<p>Edward and Anne, 75, &#8220;are privately keeping communication channels open&#8221; and they are &#8220;undoubtedly keeping Charles in the picture too.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">&#8220;But I guess Edward\u2019s visit suggests that behind the stoic face of the royal family there lies a beating heart. We can only hope that one of them exerts some pressure on their brother to do the decent thing and tell the U.S. authorities what he knows about <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/t\/jeffrey-epstein\/\" style=\"text-align: start;\"><strong>Jeffrey Epstein<\/strong><\/a>,&#8221; Bond noted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">Andrew was <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/p\/king-charles-speaks-out-after-ex-prince-andrew-shocking-arrest\/\">arrested by Windsor cops on February 19<\/a> in relation to his friendship with the dead pedophile. He was also mentioned many times in the DOJ&#8217;s January drop of the Epstein files.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/p\/ex-prince-andrew-poses-threat-monarchy-scandals-prince-edward-princess-anne-contact\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ROYAL FAMILY NEWS Source: MEGA Ex-Prince Andrew &#8216;poses a threat&#8217; to the monarchy following his recent scandals as siblings Prince Edward and Princess Anne still stay&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49166,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertaonment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=49165"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49165\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/49166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=49165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=49165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}