'I was Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's boss but had to sack him – terrible remarks played part'

'I was Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's boss but had to sack him – terrible remarks played part'A royal author has a published a story in their book about why Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was fired from his role as a trade envoy by then Prime Minister David Cameron.NewsChristopher Sharp Trendswatch Reporter08:55, 15 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor (Image: AP)It has been claimed that former Prime Minister David Cameron had to sack Prince Andrew from his role as an ambassador for British trade.‌The claim has been made in a new book by royal author Robert Hardman about Queen Elizabeth II titled Elizabeth II: In Private, In Public – The Inside Story.‌During one chapter, Robert assesses the four-year period between 2012 and 2016 and how the then Prime Minister had to gently tell the monarch that her second eldest son had to stand down due to revelations about his relationship with the now-dead convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.‌Lord Cameron said in the book: “I think I was responsible for gently saying to Her Majesty that he had to stand down as a trade envoy. It was all pretty much fixed."But I was just to reference it for the official log. The Queen was worried about him but she could see the logic.”View 3 ImagesAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor(Image: AP)‌Lord Cameron also noted that it wasn’t just Andrew’s relationship with Epstein that was causing problems, but also comments that the now-former Duke of York had been making.He added: “It had been getting embarrassing. Andrew kept turning up to things and making terrible remarks. I’d seen it myself at Davos where he was going to his receptions and was just a bit crass. He had his way of doing things and it wasn’t what you wanted."He was very good with all the tyrants but he started being opinionated saying we were too squeamish about dealing with these people. His speeches would always just have three or four inappropriate things."‌The revelation in Mr Hardman’s book about Andrew’s...