Overview

• Andrew Lownie’s unauthorized biography, Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, was released Aug. 14 after four years of research and more than 100 interviews with mostly anonymous sources.
• The 448-page work details the duke’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, allegations of sexual misconduct and scrutiny of his financial dealings and foreign business arrangements.
• It revisits key legal events, including his 2022 U.S. settlement with Virginia Giuffre and Britain’s High Court finding of his planned dealings with Yang Tengbo on national security grounds.
• Recent polls find two-thirds of Britons favor stripping Andrew of his remaining royal titles and place his positive approval rating at just 5%.
• Prince William has publicly weighed title-removal measures and Buckingham Palace is reportedly considering formal steps, while Andrew’s representatives have not commented.