Overview

• Bryony Gordon has published opinion pieces accusing the royal family of applying “ridiculous double standards” to Meghan Markle compared to Prince Andrew
• Gordon recalled her 2018 meeting with Markle at a Royal Foundation event and described their ongoing friendship through lunches, charitable projects and visits to Frogmore Cottage and Montecito
• Andrew Lownie’s new book serialised in the Daily Mail recounts decades of alleged misconduct by Prince Andrew, including sexual abuse accusations and ties to Jeffrey Epstein
• Neither Buckingham Palace nor Prince Andrew’s representatives have issued a comment on the fresh allegations detailed in Lownie’s extracts
• Prince Harry publicly rejected claims in Lownie’s book that he physically confronted Prince Andrew, calling them “gross inaccuracies” and defamatory remarks