Editing Prince Andrew, Duke of York (section)

== Controversies and other incidents ==
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===Special Representative for International Trade and Investment===
[[File:Ilham Aliyev met with Duke of York of the Great Britain, Prince Andrew.jpg|thumb|The Duke of York with Azerbaijani president [[Ilham Aliyev]], 2011]]
From 2001 until July 2011, Andrew worked with [[UK Trade & Investment]], part of the [[Department for Business, Innovation and Skills]], as the United Kingdom's [[Special Representative for International Trade and Investment]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14235330 "Prince Andrew to stand down as UK trade envoy"], BBC News, 21 July 2011</ref> The post, previously held by [[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent]], involved representing and promoting the UK at various trade fairs and conferences around the world.<ref name="Trade-ED"/> His suitability for the role was challenged in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] by Shadow Justice Minister [[Chris Bryant]] in February 2011, at the time of the [[2011 Libyan civil war]], on the grounds that he was "not only a very close friend of [[Saif al-Islam Gaddafi]], but also&nbsp;... a close friend of the convicted Libyan gun smuggler Tarek Kaituni".<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12604190 "Duke of York must lose trade job, says Labour MP"], BBC News, 1 March 2011.</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Libyan gun smuggler was at Princess Eugenie's royal wedding |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/society/article/libyan-gun-smuggler-at-royal-wedding-tbtmgsnxb |work=[[The Times]] |date=15 October 2018 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Further problems arose as he hosted a lunch for [[Sakher El Materi]], a member of the corrupt Tunisian regime, at the Palace around the time of the [[Tunisian Revolution]].<ref name="Envoy-2011">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-12663378|title=Prince Andrew: Envoy career plagued with controversy|publisher=BBC|date=21 July 2011|access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref> Andrew also formed a friendship with [[Ilham Aliyev]], the president of Azerbaijan who has been criticised for corruption and for abuses of human rights by [[Amnesty International]], and visited him both during and after his tenure as the UK trade envoy. As of November 2014, Andrew had met Aliyev, on 12 occasions.<ref name="Independent">{{cite news |last=Armitage |first=Jim |date=12 November 2014 |title=Duke of York to meet Azeri despot Ilham Aliyev for 12th time |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/duke-of-york-to-meet-azeri-despot-ilham-aliyev-for-12th-time-9857222.html |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |access-date=29 November 2014 }}</ref> The controversies, together with his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, made him step down from the role in 2011.<ref name="Envoy-2011"/>

Andrew did not receive a salary from the UK Trade & Investment for his role as Special Representative, but he went on expenses-paid delegations and was alleged to have occasionally used trips paid for by the government for his personal leisure, which earned him the nickname "Airmiles Andy" by the press.<ref name="Envoy-2011" /> On 8 March 2011, ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' reported: "In 2010, the Prince spent £620,000 as a trade envoy, including £154,000 on hotels, food and hospitality and £465,000 on travel."<ref>{{cite news|first=Steven|last=Swinford|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8364871/Duke-of-York-costs-taxpayers-15m.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8364871/Duke-of-York-costs-taxpayers-15m.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Duke of York costs taxpayers £15m|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|date=7 March 2011|access-date=8 March 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

===Banque Havilland scandal===

In November 2020, and following reviews of emails, internal documents, and unreported regulatory filings as well as interviews with 10 former bank insiders, ''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]'' reported on Andrew using his royal cachet and role as trade envoy for helping [[David Rowland (property developer)|David Rowland]] and his private bank, [[Banque Havilland]], with securing deals with clients around the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-11-19/prince-andrew-helped-david-rowland-and-banque-havilland-woo-sketchy-clients|title=Prince Andrew Helped a Secretive Luxembourg Bank Woo Sketchy Clients|work=Bloomberg Businessweek|first1=Gavin|last1=Finch|first2=Harry|last2=Wilson|date=19 November 2020|accessdate=26 October 2021}}</ref> The Rowland family are among the investment advisers to Andrew,<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.ft.com/content/b97cea16-ad05-11e7-beba-5521c713abf4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/b97cea16-ad05-11e7-beba-5521c713abf4 |archive-date=10 December 2022 | title=Former Conservative party treasurer wins Luxembourg bank case | date=9 October 2017 | accessdate=30 April 2019 | last=Croft | first=Jane | newspaper=[[Financial Times]] | url-access=subscription}}</ref> and he was present for the official opening ceremony of their bank in July 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ouverture officielle Banque Havilland en présence de S. A. R le Duc d'York K. G. | trans-title = Official Opening of Banque Havilland in the presence of HRH the Duke of York, KG | url= https://paperjam.lu/article/communique-ouverture-officielle-banque-havilland-en-presence-de-sar-le-duc-dyork-kg |website=Paperjam.lu|accessdate=15 February 2017}}</ref> It has been alleged that Banque Havilland sought to service dictators and kleptocrats.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-11-19/prince-andrew-helped-david-rowland-and-banque-havilland-woo-sketchy-clients|title=Prince Andrew Helped a Secretive Luxembourg Bank Woo Sketchy Clients|work=Bloomberg Businessweek|first1=Gavin|last1=Finch|first2=Harry|last2=Wilson|date=19 November 2020|accessdate=26 October 2021}}</ref>

===Allegations of Government coverup===
Official documents covering Andrew's business trips between 2001 and 2011 will not be released by the [[Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office|Foreign Office]] until 2065.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/prince-andrew-files-royal-family-b2404639.html|title=Prince Andrew files to remain secret until 2065|work=The Independent|first=Alexander|last=Butler|date=4 September 2023|accessdate=5 September 2023}}</ref> This is part of what has been claimed to be a concerted Government coverup to prevent Andrew's activities being publicly known, even when national security was potentially compromised.<ref>[Prince Andrew Is Just Another Example Of A Long History Of Collusion, Dorset Eye,
14 December 2024; https://dorseteye.com/prince-andrew-is-just-another-example-of-a-long-history-of-collusion-royal-family-establishment-collusion-government/]</ref>

===Alleged comments on corruption and Kazakhstan===
As the United Kingdom's Special Trade Representative, Andrew travelled the world to promote British businesses. It was revealed in the [[United States diplomatic cables leak]] that Andrew had been reported on by [[Tatiana Gfoeller]], the [[United States Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan]], discussing bribery in Kyrgyzstan and the investigation into the [[Al-Yamamah arms deal]]. The Duke, she explained, "was referencing an investigation, subsequently closed, into alleged kickbacks a senior Saudi royal had received in exchange for the multi-year, lucrative [[BAE Systems]] contract to provide equipment and training to Saudi security forces."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2010/11/cablegate-chronicles-prince-andrew-on-these-expletive-journalists/67383/|title=Cablegate Chronicles: Prince Andrew on 'These (Expletive) Journalists'|magazine=[[The Atlantic]]|date=29 November 2010|access-date=11 August 2019}}</ref> The dispatch continued: "His mother's subjects seated around the table roared their approval. He then went on to 'these (expletive) journalists, especially from [[The Guardian|the National Guardian]] {{sic}}, who poke their noses everywhere' and (presumably) make it harder for British businessmen to do business. The crowd practically clapped!"<ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/nov/29/wikileaks-cables-rude-prince-andrew|title=WikiLeaks cables: 'Rude' Prince Andrew shocks US ambassador|newspaper=The Guardian|first1=David|last1=Leigh|first2=Heather|last2=Brooke|first3=Rob|last3=Evans|date=29 November 2010|access-date=11 August 2019}}</ref>

In May 2008, he attended a goose-hunt in Kazakhstan with President [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]].<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Foggo|first1=Daniel|first2=Steven| last2=Swinford|first3=Anna|last3=Mikhailova|title=Prince Andrew, his £15m home and the Kazakhstan connection|newspaper=[[The Times]]| date=27 July 2008|location=London|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4407240.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080904234122/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4407240.ece|archive-date=4 September 2008|quote=On one of his most recent visits, in May, he [Prince Andrew] is understood to have spent a weekend on a goose-shooting excursion with Nursultan Nazarbayev, the president of Kazakhstan. ... Timur Kulibayev, 41, is a billionaire oil and gas tycoon who is known to Andrew, not least through their attendance at hunting parties thrown by Nazarbayev. ... Kulibayev has also been busy inviting VIPs, reportedly including the prince, to regular hunting meets hosted by the Kazakh president.}}</ref> In 2010, it was revealed that the President's billionaire son-in-law [[Timur Kulibayev]] paid Andrew's representatives £15 million – £3 million over the asking price – via offshore companies, for Andrew's [[Surrey]] mansion, [[Sunninghill Park]]. Kulibayev frequently appears in US dispatches as one of the men who have accumulated millions in gas-rich Kazakhstan.<ref name=":3" /> It was later revealed that Andrew's office tried to get a crown estate property close to [[Kensington Palace]] for Kulibayev at that time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jul/03/prince-andrew-broker-crown-property-kazakh-oligarch|title=Prince Andrew tried to broker crown property deal for Kazakh oligarch|work=The Guardian|first=Robert|last=Booth|date=3 July 2016|accessdate=1 July 2022}}</ref>
 
In May 2012, it was reported that Swiss and Italian police investigating "a network of personal and business relationships" allegedly used for "international corruption" were looking at the activities of Enviro Pacific Investments which charges "multi-million pound fees" to energy companies wishing to deal with Kazakhstan.<ref name="sun">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/9291896/Money-laundering-probe-puts-spotlight-on-the-15-million-sale-of-the-Duke-of-Yorks-home.html |title=Money laundering probe puts spotlight on the £15 million sale of the Duke of York's home |author=Lewis, Jason |work=The Sunday Telegraph|location=London |date=26 May 2012 |access-date=26 May 2012 |url-status=dead |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526222822/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/9291896/Money-laundering-probe-puts-spotlight-on-the-15-million-sale-of-the-Duke-of-Yorks-home.html |archive-date=26 May 2012 }}</ref> The trust is believed to have paid £6 million towards the purchase of Sunninghill which now appears derelict.<ref name="sun" /> In response, a Palace spokesman said "This was a private sale between two trusts. There was never any impropriety on the part of The Duke of York".<ref name="sun" />

[[Libby Purves]] wrote in ''[[The Times]]'' in January 2015: "Prince Andrew dazzles easily when confronted with immense wealth and apparent power. He has fallen for 'friendships' with bad, corrupt and clever men, not only in the US but in Libya, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tunisia, wherever."<ref name=RoyGreenslade/>

In May 2016, a fresh controversy broke out when the ''Daily Mail'' alleged that Andrew had brokered a deal to assist a Greek and Swiss consortium in securing a £385 million contract to build water and sewerage networks in two of Kazakhstan's largest cities, while working as British trade envoy, and had stood to gain a £4 million payment in commission. The newspaper published an email from Andrew to Kazakh oligarch Kenges Rakishev, (who had allegedly brokered sale of the Prince's Berkshire mansion Sunninghill Park), and said that Rakishev had arranged meetings for the consortium. After initially saying the email was a forgery, Buckingham Palace sought to block its publication as a privacy breach.<ref name="Sawer">{{cite news|last=Sawer|first=Patrick |title=Prince Andrew brokered £385m deal with Kazakh regime while working as British trade envoy|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date= 21 May 2016|url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/20/duke-brokered-385m-for-corrupt-regime-while-working-as-british-t/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/20/duke-brokered-385m-for-corrupt-regime-while-working-as-british-t/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The Palace denied the allegation that Andrew had acted as a "fixer" calling the article "untrue, defamatory and a breach of the editor's code of conduct".<ref name="Sawer" />

A former Foreign Office minister, MP [[Chris Bryant]] stated: "When I was at the Foreign Office it was very difficult to see in whose interests he [Andrew] was acting. He doesn't exactly add lustre to the Royal diadem".<ref name="Sawer" />

===Arms sales===
In March 2011, Kaye Stearman of the [[Campaign Against the Arms Trade]] told [[Channel 4 News]] CAAT sees Prince Andrew as part of a bigger problem, "He is the front man for [[UK Trade & Investment|UKTI]]. Our concerns are not just Prince Andrew, it's the whole UKTI set up. They see arms as just another commodity but it has completely disproportionate resources. At the London office of UKTI the arms sector has more staff than all the others put together. We are concerned that Prince Andrew is used to sell arms, and where you sell arms it is likely to be to despotic regimes. He is the cheerleader in chief for the arms industry, shaking hands and paving the way for the salesmen."<ref>[http://www.channel4.com/news/prince-andrew-cheerleader-in-chief-for-the-arms-industry "Prince Andrew: 'Cheerleader in chief for the arms industry'"]. Channel 4 News. 10 March 2011.</ref>

In January 2014, Prince Andrew took part in a delegation to Bahrain, a close ally of the United Kingdom. Spokesman for CAAT, Andrew Smith said, "We are calling on Prince Andrew and the UK government to stop selling arms to Bahrain. By endorsing the [[Human rights in Bahrain|Bahraini dictatorship]] Prince Andrew is giving his implicit support to their oppressive practices. When our government sells arms it is giving moral and practical support to an illegitimate and authoritarian regime and directly supporting their systematic crackdown on opposition groups. (...) We shouldn't allow our international image to be used as a PR tool for the violent and oppressive dictatorship in Bahrain."<ref>[https://www.caat.org.uk/media/press-releases/2014-01-15 "Campaigners call for UK to halt arms exports to Bahrain as Prince Andrew joins sales drive"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119003303/https://www.caat.org.uk/media/press-releases/2014-01-15 |date=19 January 2015 }}. Campaign Against Arms Trade. 15 January 2014.</ref>

Andrew Smith has also said, "The prince has consistently used his position to promote arms sales and boost some of the most unpleasant governments in the world, his arms sales haven't just given military support to corrupt and repressive regimes. They've lent those regimes political and international legitimacy."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/1/17/prince-andrew-britainelites.html|title=What Scandal Involving Prince Andrew Says – Al Jazeera America|access-date=19 April 2016}}</ref>

===Reaction to election to the Royal Society===
Andrew's election to the [[Royal Society]] prompted "Britain's leading scientists" to "revolt" due to Andrew's lack of scientific background, with some noting he had only a secondary school level of education.<ref name="sunday"/> In an [[op-ed]] in ''[[The Sunday Times]]'',  pharmacologist, [[Humboldt Prize]] recipient, and [[List of Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1985|Fellow of the Royal Society]], [[David Colquhoun]] opined, in references to Andrew's qualifications, that "if I wanted a tip for the winner of the 14.30 at [[Newmarket Racecourse|Newmarket]], I'd ask a royal. For most other questions, I wouldn't."<ref name="sunday">{{cite news|last1=Leake|first1=Jonathan|title=Royal Society bust-up over Andrew|url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/National/royalwedding/article1255387.ece?CMP=OTH-gnws-standard-2013_05_04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131124034411/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/National/royalwedding/article1255387.ece?CMP=OTH-gnws-standard-2013_05_04|url-status=dead|url-access=subscription|archive-date=24 November 2013|access-date=21 April 2016|work=[[The Sunday Times]]|date=5 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Colquohon|first1=David|title=Dukes of York don't belong in our Royal Society|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/dukes-of-york-don-t-belong-in-our-royal-society-8604503.html|access-date=21 April 2016|work=[[Sunday Times]]|date=5 May 2013}}</ref>

=== Allegations of racist language ===
Rohan Silva, a former Downing Street aide, claimed that, when they met in 2012, Andrew had commented, "Well, if you'll pardon the expression, that really is the [[nigger in the woodpile]]."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/nov/18/prince-andrew-used-n-word-former-no-10-aide-claims|title=Prince Andrew used the N-word, former No 10 aide claims|last=Waterson|first=Jim|date=18 November 2019|via=www.theguardian.com|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> Former home secretary [[Jacqui Smith]] also claims that Andrew made a racist comment about [[Arabs]] during a state dinner for the [[Saudi royal family]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Davies |first1=Gareth |title=Prince Andrew made 'racist' comment about Arabs, ex-home secretary says |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2019/11/19/politician-breaks-ranks-label-prince-andrew-complete-disgrace/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2019/11/19/politician-breaks-ranks-label-prince-andrew-complete-disgrace/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=The Telegraph |access-date=19 November 2019|date=19 November 2019 }}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=O'Neill |first1=Sean |title=Prince Andrew was racist about Arabs at state banquet, claims former home secretary Jacqui Smith |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/prince-andrew-was-racist-about-arabs-at-state-banquet-claims-former-home-secretary-jacqui-smith-wrbqjgzxw |newspaper=[[The Times]] |access-date=19 November 2019|date=19 November 2019 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> Buckingham Palace denied that Andrew had used racist language on either occasion.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/the-times/former-british-home-secretary-accuses-prince-andrew-of-racism/news-story/6c9de3b5dab38bc6e64487377332b810 |title = Former British home secretary accuses Prince Andrew of racism | url-access=subscription | website=The Australian}}</ref>

=== Allegations of ramming gates in Windsor Great Park ===
In March 2016, [[Republic (political organisation)|Republic]] CEO Graham Smith filed a formal report to the police, requesting an investigation into allegations that Andrew had damaged sensor-operated gates in [[Windsor Great Park]] by forcing them open in his [[Range Rover]] to avoid going an extra mile on his way home.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/mar/16/duke-of-york-should-be-prosecuted-for-ramming-open-park-gate|title=Duke of York 'should be prosecuted for ramming open park gate'|work=The Guardian|first=Matthew|last=Weaver|date=16 March 2016|accessdate=24 January 2022}}</ref> The [[Thames Valley Police]] dismissed the reports due to lack of details.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/mar/17/prince-andrew-reported-to-police-for-ramming-windsor-great-park-gates|title=Police won't investigate Prince Andrew over alleged gate ramming|work=The Guardian|first=Matthew|last=Weaver|date=17 March 2016|accessdate=24 January 2022}}</ref>

===Treatment of reporters, servants and others===
During his four-day [[Southern California]] tour in 1984, Andrew squirted paint onto American and British journalists and photographers who were reporting on the tour, after which he told Los Angeles county supervisor [[Kenneth Hahn]], "I enjoyed that".<ref name="UPI-LA84">{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/04/24/Crown-may-pay-for-cameras-clothes-sprayed-by-prince/1107451630800/|title=Crown may pay for cameras, clothes sprayed by prince|work=UPI|first=Deirdre|last=Childress|date=24 April 1984|accessdate=25 January 2022}}</ref> The incident damaged the clothes and equipment of reporters and the ''[[Los Angeles Herald Examiner]]'' submitted a $1,200 bill to the [[List of diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom#Americas|British consulate]] asking for financial compensation.<ref name="UPI-LA84"/>

''[[The Guardian]]'' wrote in 2022, "his brusque manner with servants is well-documented. A senior [[footman]] once told a reporter who worked undercover at Buckingham Palace that on waking the prince 'the response can easily be "fuck off" as good morning'."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jan/08/royals-await-anxiously-the-fallout-from-prince-andrews-disgrace|title=Royals await anxiously the fallout from Prince Andrew's disgrace|date=8 January 2022|accessdate=9 January 2022|work=The Guardian|first=Andrew|last=Anthony}}</ref> Former royal protection officer Paul Page said, in an [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] documentary, that Andrew maintained a collection of "50 or 60 stuffed toys" and if they "weren't put back in the right order by the maids, he would shout and scream and become verbally abusive."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/ghislaine-maxwell-itv-page-prince-two-b1994572.html|title=Andrew's teddy bear collection was not to be disturbed, claims documentary|work=The Independent|date=17 January 2022|accessdate=17 January 2022}}</ref> Page later stated in the documentary ''Prince Andrew: Banished'' that different women would visit Andrew every day, and when one was denied entry into his residence by the security Andrew allegedly called one of the officers a "fat, lardy-ass [[cunt]]" over the phone.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/bully-prince-andrew-revolving-door-women-entering-bedroom-former-royal-officer|title='Bully' Prince Andrew had a 'revolving door' of women entering 'his bedroom,' former royal officer claims|work=Fox News|first1=Stephanie|last1=Nolasco|first2=Ashley|last2=Papa|date=5 October 2022|accessdate=11 October 2022}}</ref> The Duke's former maid, Charlotte Briggs, also recalled setting up the teddy bears on his bed and told ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]'' that when she was bitten by his [[Norfolk Terrier]] in 1996 he only laughed and "wasn't bothered".<ref name="Cartwright-Jan22">{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/royals/former-palace-maid-spills-on-prince-andrews-entitled-demands/news-story/de6a4f333b55090f4e154915d0258d34|title=Former palace maid spills on Prince Andrew's 'entitled' demands|website=news.com.au|first=Lexie|last=Cartwright|date=22 January 2022|accessdate=25 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.womanandhome.com/us/life/royal-news/prince-andrew-laughed-when-his-dog-bit-maid-leaving-her-bleeding/|title=Prince Andrew laughed when his dog bit maid, leaving her 'bleeding'|work=Woman & Home|first=Aoife|last=Hanna|date=21 January 2022|accessdate=25 January 2022}}</ref> She said that she was reduced to tears by Andrew for not properly closing the heavy curtains in his office and added that his behaviour was in contrast to that of his brothers Charles and Edward who "weren't anything like him" and his father Philip whom she described as "so nice and gentlemanly".<ref name="Cartwright-Jan22"/>

[[Massage therapist]] Emma Gruenbaum said Andrew regularly overstepped the mark, making creepy sexual comments when she came to give him a massage. Gruenbaum maintained Andrew talked continually about sex during the first massage and wanted to know when she last had sex. Gruenbaum said Andrew arranged regular massages for roughly two months, and she believed requests for massages stopped when he realised he would not get more.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/prince-andrew-royal-massage-physiotherapist-b2012935.html|title=Prince Andrew 'was constant sex pest' to massage therapist|work=[[The Independent]]|first=Chiara|last=Giordano|date=11 February 2022|accessdate=12 February 2022}}</ref>

===Finances and debt problems===

The Duke of York received a £249,000 annuity from the Queen, which was cut from April 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/TheRoyalHousehold/Royalfinances/FinancialarrangmentsofothermembersoftheRoyalFamily.aspx |publisher=Royal Household |title=Financial arrangements of members of the Royal Family |access-date=7 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122004226/http://www.royal.gov.uk/TheRoyalHousehold/Royalfinances/FinancialarrangmentsofothermembersoftheRoyalFamily.aspx |archive-date=22 January 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2023/02/19/king-charles-has-vowed-not-leave-prince-andrew-homeless-penniless/|title=King Charles 'has vowed not to leave Prince Andrew homeless or penniless'|work=The Telegraph|first=Ewan|last=Somerville|date=19 February 2023|accessdate=22 February 2023|url-access=subscription}}</ref> In the twelve-month period up to April 2004, he spent £325,000 on flights, and his trade missions as special representative for [[UK Trade & Investment|UKTI]] cost £75,000 in 2003.<ref name="GProfile-2004"/> ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' reported in July 2008 that for "the Duke of York's public role{{nbsp}}... he last year received £436,000 to cover his expenses".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Foggo|first1=Daniel|last2=Swinford|first2=Steven|last3=Mikhailova|first3=Anna|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/prince-andrew-his-pound15m-home-and-the-kazakhstan-connection-l6ldqp0fq7l|title=Prince Andrew, his £15m home and the Kazakhstan connection|work=The Sunday Times|location=London|date=27 July 2008|access-date=24 November 2019|url-access=subscription}}</ref> He has a Royal Navy pension of £20,000.<ref name="Bloomberg-Loan"/>

The Duke is also a keen [[Skiing|skier]] and in 2014 bought a [[chalet|skiing chalet]] in [[Verbier]], Switzerland, for £13 million jointly with his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-30759303|title=Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson buy luxury chalet|work=BBC News|date=10 January 2015|accessdate=28 January 2022}}</ref> In May 2020, it was reported that they were in a legal dispute over the mortgage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/may/08/prince-andrew-to-face-legal-case-over-reported-5m-ski-chalet-debt|title=Prince Andrew to face legal case over reported £5m ski chalet debt|newspaper=The Guardian|date=7 May 2020|access-date=9 May 2020}}</ref> To purchase the chalet, they secured a loan of £13.25 million and were expected to pay £5 million in cash instalments which, after applying interests, amounted to £6.8 million.<ref name="Telegraph-Bodkin">{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/08/07/sarah-fergusons-5m-mayfair-mews-purchase-outrages-chalet-owner/|title=Sarah Ferguson's £5m Mayfair mews purchase 'outrages' chalet owner burned by the Yorks|work=The Telegraph|first=Henry|last=Bodkin|date=7 August 2022|accessdate=8 August 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Despite claims that the Queen would help pay the debt, a spokesperson for Andrew confirmed that she "will not be stepping in to settle the debt".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/queen-will-not-pick-up-andrews-chalet-debt-zpphcdvmk?region=global%2Cglobal|title=Queen will not pick up chalet debt, says Prince Andrew|work=[[The Times]]|first=Nadeem|last=Badshah|date=1 June 2020|access-date=1 June 2020|url-access=subscription}}</ref> 

''[[The Times]]'' reported in September 2021 that Andrew and Sarah had reached a legal agreement with the property's previous owner and would sell the house.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/09/prince-andrew-and-sarah-ferguson-ski-chalet-sale|title=Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson Have Solved One Big Financial Woe|magazine=Vanity Fair|first1=Katie|last1=Nicholl|first2=Erin|last2=Vanderhoof|date=28 September 2021|accessdate=28 September 2021}}</ref> The owner agreed to receive £3.4 million, half of the amount that she was owed, as she had been under the impression that Andrew and Sarah were dealing with financial troubles.<ref name="Telegraph-Bodkin"/> The money from selling the property is reportedly to be used to pay Andrew's legal expenses over the [[#Civil lawsuit|civil lawsuit]] as well.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/prince-andrew-trial-swiss-chalet-b1988575.html|title=Prince Andrew 'rushing through sale of £17m Swiss chalet' as legal bills spiral|work=[[The Independent]]|first=Chiara|last=Giordano|date=7 January 2022|accessdate=9 January 2022}}</ref> In June 2022 it was reported in ''[[Le Temps]]'', a Swiss newspaper, that the chalet has been frozen because of a £1.6 million debt Andrew owes unnamed people. Law professor Nicolas Jeandin told ''Le Temps'' "A sale is in principle impossible, except with the agreement of the creditor."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/421845-prince-andrew-branded-absolute-fool-over-16-million-swiss-debt|title=Prince Andrew branded 'absolute fool' over £1.6 million Swiss debt|work=Geo TV|date=11 June 2022|accessdate=11 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/06/10/absolute-fool-prince-andrew-embroiled-another-debt-battle-time/|title='Absolute fool': Prince Andrew embroiled in another debt battle, this time over £1.6m|work=The Telegraph|first=Victoria|last=Ward|date=11 June 2022|accessdate=11 June 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

In 2021, [[Bloomberg News]] reported that a firm connected to David Rowland had been paying off Andrew's debts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/nov/16/prince-andrews-15m-loan-paid-off-by-firms-linked-to-tory-donor-report|title=Prince Andrew's £1.5m loan paid off by firms linked to Tory donor – report|date=16 November 2021|accessdate=24 November 2021|website=The Guardian|first=Heather|last=Stewart}}</ref> In November 2017, Andrew borrowed £250,000 from Banque Havilland, adding to an existing £1.25 million loan that had been "extended or increased 10 times" since 2015.<ref name="Bloomberg-Loan">{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-16/prince-andrew-s-2-million-loan-paid-off-by-top-political-donor|title=Prince Andrew's £1.5 Million Loan Paid Off by Top Political Donor|work=Bloomberg Businessweek|first1=Harry|last1=Wilson|first2=Gavin|last2=Finch|date=16 November 2021|accessdate=3 February 2022}}</ref> Documents showed that while "credibility of the applicant" had been questioned, he was given the loan in an attempt to "further business potential with the Royal Family".<ref name="Bloomberg-Loan"/> 11 days later and in December 2017, £1.5 million was transferred from an account at Albany Reserves, which was controlled by the Rowland family, to Andrew's account at Banque Havilland, paying off the loan that was due in March 2018.<ref name="Bloomberg-Loan"/>

Several months after Andrew's controversial 2019 ''Newsnight'' interview, his private office established the Urramoor Trust, which owned both Lincelles Unlimited (established 2020)<ref name="Lincelles">{{Cite web|title=Lincelles|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12699827|access-date=7 January 2022|website=Companies House}}</ref> and Urramoor Ltd (established 2013),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Urramoor Limited|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08424933|access-date=7 January 2022|website=Companies House}}</ref> and according to ''[[The Times]]'' was set up to support his family. Lincelles was voluntarily wound up in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/law/article/prince-andrew-winds-up-investment-company-linked-to-disgraced-coutts-banker-harry-keogh-f6tn3vgpt|title=Prince Andrew winds up investment company linked to disgraced Coutts banker Harry Keogh|work=[[The Times]]|first=George|last=Greenwood|date=5 January 2022|access-date=6 January 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Andrew was described as a "settlor but not a beneficiary", and did not own either of the companies, though [[Companies House]] listed him and his private banker of 20 years Harry Keogh{{efn|Keogh was accused of inappropriately touching a female employee in 2015 in his previous job at [[Coutts]], an allegation which he denied.<ref name="Newsweek-Apr22"/> It resulted in an internal investigation that led to him quitting under pressure and later suing for unfair dismissal.<ref name="Newsweek-Apr22"/>}} as people with "significant control".<ref name="Newsweek-Apr22">{{cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/prince-andrew-coutts-banker-harry-keogh-accused-sexual-harassment-new-business-lincelles-1586631|title=Prince Andrew Teams Up With Banker Accused of Sexual Harassment For New Business Venture|work=Newsweek|first=Jack|last=Royston|date=27 April 2021|accessdate=6 January 2022}}</ref>

In March 2022, it was reported that, on 15 November 2019, the wife of the jailed former Turkish politician [[İlhan İşbilen]] transferred £750,000 to Andrew in the belief that it would help her secure a passport.<ref name="Teleraph-Turkey">{{cite web |title=Prince Andrew took £1 million from Turkish 'fraudster' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/03/31/duke-york-took-1m-turkish-fraudster/ |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |first1=Hayley |last1=Dixon |first2=Robert |last2=Mendick |first3=Victoria |last3=Ward |date=31 March 2022 |access-date=1 April 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The Duke repaid the money 16 months later after being contacted by İşbilen's lawyers. ''The Telegraph'' reported that the money sent to Andrew's account had been described to the bankers "as a wedding gift" for his elder daughter, Princess Beatrice, though the court documents did not include any suggestions that Beatrice was aware of the transactions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/04/01/princess-beatrice-eugenie-prince-andrew-fraud-money-news/|title=Exclusive: Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie received money from Turkish 'fraudster' linked to Prince Andrew|work=The Telegraph|first1=Hayley|last1=Dixon|first2=Victoria|last2=Ward|first3=Robert|last3=Mendick|date=1 April 2022|accessdate=3 April 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref> İşbilen alleges that a further £350,000 payment was made to Andrew through businessman Selman Turk, who İşbilen is suing for fraud. Turk had been awarded the People's Choice Award for his business Heyman AI at a Pitch@Palace event held at [[St James's Palace]] days before the £750,000 payment was made by İşbilen.<ref name="Teleraph-Turkey"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/apr/04/new-questions-raised-over-prince-andrews-award-to-selman-turk|title=New questions raised over Prince Andrew's award to Selman Turk|work=[[The Guardian]]|first=Jamie|last=Grierson|date=4 April 2022|accessdate=5 April 2022}}</ref> 

Libyan-born convicted gun smuggler, Tarek Kaituni introduced Andrew to Selman Turk in May or June 2019 and held later meetings on at least two occasions.<ref name="Guardian-Kaituni">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/apr/03/more-details-emerge-of-prince-andrews-alleged-links-with-banker-selman-turk|title=More details emerge of Prince Andrew's alleged links with banker Selman Turk|work=[[The Guardian]]|first=Jamie|last=Grierson|date=3 April 2022|accessdate=3 April 2022}}</ref> Kaituni, for whom Andrew allegedly lobbied a British company, had reportedly given Princess Beatrice a £18,000 gold and diamond necklace for her 21st birthday in 2009, and was invited to Princess Eugenie's wedding in 2018.<ref name="Guardian-Kaituni"/> Andrew also got "half" of £100,000 that Turk claimed was a payment to businessman Adrian Gleave to fund a search for "finding yoghurt production facilities in America".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2023/12/19/prince-andrew-invited-fraudster-smuggler-st-james-palace/|title=Prince Andrew invited alleged fraudster and smuggler to St James's Palace, documents reveal|work=The Telegraph|first=Fiona|last=Parker|date=19 December 2023|accessdate=20 December 2023|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

===Relationship with alleged Chinese spy===
In December 2024, it was reported that Andrew had invited [[Chris Yang]], a Chinese businessman who was initially given the name "H6" in legal documents, to events at royal residences. Yang was given permission by a royal aide, Dominic Hampshire, to act on the duke's behalf when dealing with potential investors in China. Yang was barred from entry to the United Kingdom in 2023 due to alleged engagement in "covert and deceptive activity" on behalf of the [[Chinese Communist Party]]. Andrew ceased all contact with Yang following government concerns.<ref name=GuardianDec24>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/dec/13/prince-andrew-confidant-loses-appeal-on-uk-ban-over-national-security|title=Prince Andrew 'confidant' loses appeal on UK ban over national security|date=13 December 2024|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=14 December 2024}}</ref><ref name=TimesDec24>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-family/article/prince-andrew-invited-chinese-spy-buckingham-palace-qqpgsvvg6|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241213212842/https://www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-family/article/prince-andrew-invited-chinese-spy-buckingham-palace-qqpgsvvg6|title=Prince Andrew invited 'Chinese spy' into Buckingham Palace|date=13 December 2024|work=[[The Times]]|accessdate=14 December 2024|archivedate=13 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 December 2024 |title=Sir Keir Starmer defends China policy after spy scandal |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/identifying-chinese-spy-alleged-links-073500309.html |access-date=16 December 2024 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-GB}}</ref>