Prince Andrew's Buckingham Palace entrance 'spoiled royal event' before it even started

Prince Andrew's Buckingham Palace entrance 'spoiled royal event' before it even startedRoyal biographer Robert Hardman describes Prince Andrew's 'arrogant and entitled' behaviour at Buckingham Palace in his new book about Queen Elizabeth IICommentsNewsMichael Moran15:39, 05 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesAndrew's manners were appalling, the source said(Image: Karwai Tang, WireImagevia Getty Images)Over time, as he has gown older, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has developed a reputation as one of the most unpleasant, ill-mannered, and privileged figures within the Royal Family. The former duke's appalling behaviour was prominently displayed, according to royal biographer Robert Hardman, prior to an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace.‌In his latest biography of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, currently being serialised in the Daily Mail, Robert interviewed multiple attendees from the occasion, including one who revealed: "We were walking across the quadrangle and suddenly this blue Bentley appeared and did a handbrake turn, throwing up gravel over other people's cars.‌"Someone said, 'I bet that's Andrew.' And sure enough it was. And everyone was talking about it as we went in because it had just spoiled things. He lived at Buckingham Palace, whereas we were just the little people going in there for our big day. And he just had to make it all about him."‌Andrew's presumption during that instance was far from an isolated occurrence, Robert notes. In his publication, he recounts an earlier episode at Windsor, when grooms from the Royal Mews had been exercising some of the Queen's horses on the grounds. "One had waved a firm hand at an approaching car which was revving its engine aggressively," Robert writes."It pulled alongside and, through the window, the Duke of York bellowed at her: 'Who the f*** do you think you are?' He then demanded her name. What's mor...