Prince Andrew 'drops used tissues then summons maids to pick them up'

Prince Andrew is said to regularly mistreat members of staff and even drops used tissues on the floor before summoning maids to pick them up, it has been alleged.

In a bombshell new book about the disgraced royal, The Rise and Fall Of The House of York by Andrew Lownie, the Duke of York is said to be "horrible" to those who work for him. A new Channel 5 documentary, Andrew and Fergie: The Duke and Duchess of Excess, further exposes Andrew's life and during the episode royal biographer Lownie reveals all.

"Andrew was particularly horrible to staff; he doesn't seem to see them as normal people," the writer said. "He treats them as basically subordinates to be bossed around.

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"I think he’s very narcissistic and everything is about him." The author added: "He’ll summon his protection officer to pick up his golf balls after he's teed them down the fairway, he will summon maids from four floors down to open the curtains. He will drop tissues he's used on the floor and expect people to pick that up."

The 90-minute documentary, which aired on Saturday, examines the lives of Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, with the show exploring their relationship, controversial ties to Jeffrey Epstein and luxury lifestyles, reports the Express. The documentary continued: "Andrew has not commented on the new claims about his behaviour towards staff."

Andrew stepped away from public duties in 2019 amid the furore over his friendship with Epstein following his Newsnight interview. He is no longer a working royal but has appeared at family events and this year joined the King and other senior royals or their traditional Easter Sunday service at St George's Chapel in Windsor.

It has previously been alleged that Andrew has asked for a member of staff to be moved because he "disliked a mole on the man's face". Royal author Tom Quinn made the claim in the Times, writing: "It’s true that some royals can display acts of ill temper.

"One former servant recalled how Prince Andrew insisted on a member of staff being transferred because he disliked a mole on the man’s face." The author added: "Speaking of Andrew, that another former servant asked for a man to be "moved to other duties for wearing a nylon tie."

Andrew has previously been described as "very difficult" to work with, with staff even said to try and "avoid" the royal. Paul Burrell, who previously worked alongside the royals as a former butler, said in the documentary The Palace: What the Royal Servants Saw: "People tried to avoid Prince Andrew because he was very difficult. Prince Andrew was always bombastic, shouty, and always swore, and that's something that you don't expect from a royal."

Reacting to Lownie's bombshell new book, pals of Andrew have labelled the claims as "inaccurate". One friend told the Daily Beast: "It would be totally inaccurate to say they are devastated or heartbroken by the book, or any of this c***.

"There are absolutely no new revelations—it’s just a rehash of things already said brought together in one place. The family used to wonder when this would ever end; now they know it never will. It’s just, the tide comes in and the tide goes out."