{"id":1481,"date":"2026-05-09T13:08:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T13:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/the-surprising-first-royal-to-cut-off-ex-prince-andrew-revealed\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T13:08:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T13:08:38","slug":"the-surprising-first-royal-to-cut-off-ex-prince-andrew-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/the-surprising-first-royal-to-cut-off-ex-prince-andrew-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"The surprising first royal to cut off ex-Prince Andrew revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/127130925-1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Kate Middleton was the first royal to wash her hands of the disgraced ex-Prince Andrew.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe is the first royal to cut him off, to turn her back on him,\u201d Andersen, whose latest book is called <a data-aps-asc-tag=\"pagesix-20\" data-aps-asin=\"1668086972\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url\" href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FKate-Courage-Grace-Power-Woman%2Fdp%2F1668086972%3Ftag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2026%2F05%2F09%2Froyal-family%2Fthe-surprising-first-royal-to-cut-off-ex-prince-andrew-revealed%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">\u201cKate! The Courage, Grace, and Power of the Woman Who Will be Queen,\u201d<\/a> explained.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Kate Middleton was the first royal to shun the former Prince Andrew, a royal author claims. She is seen here with her husband, Prince William, at the requiem mass for the Duchess of Kent in 2025. <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Christopher Andersen, author of the biography, \u201cKate!\u201d says that Middleton was the first to \u201cturn\u201d her back on Andrew. <span class=\"credit\">Page Six<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>She also reportedly barred him from attending her <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/24\/royal-family\/watch-kate-middleton-and-princess-charlotte-play-surprise-piano-duet-for-christmas-carol-service\/\">Christmas concert at Westminster Abbey.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe asked, through intermediaries, if he could slip in a side door,\u201d Andersen said, adding that he was bluntly told, \u201cNope, we don\u2019t want your face on camera.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andersen explained that the Princess of Wales had two very good reasons for acting so decisively.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Middleton has shunned Andrew, seen here in 2025, for his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The former royal, seen here yukking it up with Melania Trump and Epstein, allegedly had sex with girls arranged by Epstein. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cKate is looking forward,\u201d he opined, noting that she doesn\u2019t want the monarchy to be tarnished by tawdry revelations and associations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s the wife of a future monarch,\u201d he said, adding that she\u2019s also the \u201cmother of a future monarch,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/11\/08\/royal-family\/prince-george-joins-mom-kate-middleton-for-festival-of-remembrance\/\">Prince George, 12,<\/a> who is the <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/article\/royal-family-tree-line-of-succession\/\">next in line of succession<\/a> after his father, William.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew, now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, has had an ignominious fall from grace.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The disgraced former Prince, seen here in 2025, was friends with Epstein for far longer than he previously said. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>He was arrested in February on his 66th birthday for allegedly  sharing confidential trade information with Epstein. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/30\/royal-family\/prince-andrew-stripped-of-prince-title-forced-to-move-out-of-royal-home-following-epstein-scandals\/\">stripped of his royal titles<\/a> by his brother, King Charles, in October 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/09\/royal-family\/prince-andrew-expose-epstein-suitcases-of-cash-and-sex-addiction-book\/\">for his friendship<\/a> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/05\/us-news\/jeffrey-epsteins-nyc-den-of-depravity-hidden-cameras-a-first-edition-lolita-and-1-bill-signed-by-bill-gates\/?_gl=1*9tk4hq*_ga*MjEwMTExNzUxOS4xNzIzMDgxMzg3*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*czE3NzgwODE5NTYkbzQ3JGcxJHQxNzc4MDg3OTE5JGozMSRsMCRoMA..\">late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> and the alleged rape of <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/04\/25\/celebrity-news\/virginia-giuffre-jeffrey-epstein-and-prince-andrew-abuse-accuser-dies-by-suicide\/\">Epstein\u2019s sex-trafficking victim, Virginia Giuffre.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse,\u201d the statement concluded, making it clear that Prince William and his wife supported the decision.<\/p>\n<p>The disgraced royal has long denied the claim but <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/02\/15\/prince-andrew-settles-with-accuser-virginia-giuffre\/\">paid millions out to Giuffre<\/a> to settle a civil lawsuit. <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/04\/25\/celebrity-news\/virginia-giuffre-jeffrey-epstein-and-prince-andrew-abuse-accuser-dies-by-suicide\/\">Sadly, she died by suicide in 2025.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The Prince and Princess of Wales attempted to ignore Andrew at a royal funeral service in 2025. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Andersen claims that the Princess barred Andrew from attending her Christmas concert at Westminster Abbey. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Middleton is cognizant that she is married to a future monarch and the mother of another and does not want the monarchy tarnished by Mountbatten-Windsor. The Wales family is photographed in 2022. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Recently published emails reveal that Andrew stayed in contact with Epstein years after he alleged to have cut off ties with him.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Andrew was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/19\/celebrity-news\/ex-prince-andrew-arrested-following-epstein-files-revelations\/\">arrested on his 66th birthday <\/a>on suspicion of misconduct in public office for allegedly sharing confidential trade information with Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>The author of <a data-aps-asc-tag=\"pagesix-20\" data-aps-asin=\"1501181599\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url\" href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FKing-Life-Charles-III%2Fdp%2F1501181599%3Ftag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2026%2F05%2F09%2Froyal-family%2Fthe-surprising-first-royal-to-cut-off-ex-prince-andrew-revealed%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">\u201cThe King: The Life of King Charles III\u201d<\/a> also says that William and Kate both pressured the King to strip Andrew of his titles. The Prince and Princess of Wales studiously attempted to ignore Andrew when he tried to engage them in conversation at the Duchess of Kent\u2019s Requiem Mass service in September 2025.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/09\/royal-family\/the-surprising-first-royal-to-cut-off-ex-prince-andrew-revealed\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kate Middleton was the first royal to wash her hands of the disgraced ex-Prince Andrew.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1482,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/127130925-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1481\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}