REVEALED: Prince Andrew WON'T write tell-all memoir like Harry

2023-04-15

REVEALED: Prince Andrew WON’T write tell-all memoir like Harry as the disgraced Duke of York ‘would never do anything to deliberately damage’ the Royal Family, insiders say

Prince Andrew will NOT be writing a tell-all memoir, ALISON BOSHOFF reveals
There was speculation Duke of York would offer account of his life story in print

Here’s some news to make the Coronation even more of a celebration for King Charles — it can be revealed that Prince Andrew will NOT be writing a tell-all memoir after all.

There was speculation the Duke of York would offer an account of his life story in print, particularly after the incredible financial success of Prince Harry’s bombshell memoir Spare and his straitened circumstances following the death of the Queen. Author Daphne Barak was tipped to be his ghost writer.

However, I’m told that the idea is a non-runner. A source indicates: ‘There are no plans for a book and never have been. The Duke has had a non-existent profile since Newsnight precisely so as not to damage the institution . . . he would never do anything to deliberately damage the family.’

Prince Andrew stepped back from public life in 2019 amid the fall-out from his friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein — and that disastrous Newsnight interview.

His military affiliations and charitable patronages were removed by the Queen in January 2022, and the following month a civil lawsuit over sexual assault filed by Virginia Giuffre was settled out of court, reportedly for £12 million.

It can be revealed that Prince Andrew (pictured in April) will NOT be writing a tell-all memoir after all

He will attend the King’s Coronation at Westminster Abbey on May 6, but will not appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony afterwards, as that honour is strictly reserved for ‘working royals’

The Duke then largely disappeared from view, although he was prominent at the funeral of the Queen in September.

He will attend the King’s Coronation at Westminster Abbey on May 6, but will not appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony afterwards, as that honour is strictly reserved for ‘working royals’.

Instead, a life of service (of some yet-undefined sort) beckons, behind the scenes.

He hopes, though, to completely clear his name in relation to Miss Giuffre. It’s not clear whether this will involve legal action at some point. Meanwhile, the King is said to be unwilling to continue to fund his brother’s protection teams at the 30-room Royal Lodge in Windsor, which apparently costs £3 million per year.

Prince Andrew (pictured with the then Prince of Wales in 2015) stepped back from public life in 2019 amid the fall-out from his friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein — and that disastrous Newsnight interview

Pictured: Camilla, King Charles III, Princess Anne and Prince Andrew at Windsor Castle on April 9

There was speculation the Duke of York would offer an account of his life story in print, particularly after the incredible financial success of Prince Harry’s bombshell memoir Spare

It is possible that he will move into Frogmore Cottage on the Windsor estate, which was done up and then vacated by Prince Harry and Meghan.

But that possibility is complicated by the fact that he signed a 75-year lease on the Royal Lodge in 2003, in exchange for the £10 million he spent renovating it.

A Netflix film about the making of the Newsnight interview, Scoop, is in production. Rufus Sewell plays Andrew and the role of interviewer Emily Maitlis has been taken by Gillian Anderson.

Prince Harry’s Spare is the fastest-selling memoir in publishing history, shifting 3.2 million copies globally in a week. Harry secured a four-book deal worth £16 million in advance; and is in line to receive many times that in royalties — experts suggest more than £30 million in total.

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