
Andrew wonders how many people you've slept with
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A country singer claims Andrew asked her an outrageous question at dinner, as fresh reports say he may look to the Gulf for relevance while old Epstein and Pizza Express headlines return. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/palace-intrigue-king-charles-meghan-markle-and-all-the-royal-family-gossip--4522904/support. Palace Intrigue is a daily British royal family podcast covering King Charles, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Kate Middleton and the House of Windsor. New episodes every day. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Part of the Caloroga Shark Media network.
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because I've been tested for the testers and I've been able to use I'm your host, Mark Francis. A country singer claimed Andrew asked her how many people she had slept with.
The allegation comes from Harriet James, formerly of the country band Pearl, Tennessee. In her new memoir, What Harriet Did, James says the encounter took place in 2005 when Royal Ascot was temporarily held at York Racecourse while Ascot underwent redevelopment. According to James, she and her husband, former racehorse trainer Ed James, were invited to a formal black-tie dinner where Andrew was staying with mutual friends. She writes, we were told we had to have dinner with Andrew.
They were staying with friends of ours and we were instructed to dress in black tie in honor of him being royal and all that. He arrived in jeans and a thick weave gray cardigan. According to her account, she was seated directly opposite Andrew when he opened the conversation with an unexpected question. How many people have you slept with? She claims he asked.
James said she immediately challenged him. You can't ask me that. How many people have you slept with? She writes that Andrew responded with what she described as a pompous gasp before replying, you certainly can't ask me that.
According to Radar Online, a source claimed Andrew now sees the Gulf as offering opportunities that no longer exist at home. Andrew knows Britain is no longer a place where he can rebuild either his reputation or his sense of purpose.
He feels every door has effectively been closed to him, whereas in parts of the Gulf, he believes people are still interested in the relationships he has cultivated over decades and the international connections he can offer. In his view, he is treated there as someone with experience and influence rather than simply being defined by the controversies that have overshadowed his life.
Another insider claimed Andrew has accepted that there is no realistic path back in Britain. He has become increasingly convinced that if he is ever going to regain any sense of purpose, relevance or personal respect, it will have to be outside the UK. He's now almost 100% ready to flee Britain for the Gulf. The report also claims Andrew is looking to his daughters,
Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, to help preserve the York family's standing within the monarchy. One long-time associate alleged, Andrew speaks about Beatrice and Eugenie as if they are his front-line troops in his battle to be welcomed back into the royal fold. Andrew sees Beatrice and Eugenie is carrying the banner for him. In his book, as long as they are still visible and
active in royal circles, the York name stays present, and that keeps the door slightly open for him to inch back toward some kind of role in royal life one day. According to the report, Andrew has encouraged both daughters to maintain a visible presence at major royal and society events. He urged them to walk in as though they belonged there, to keep their chins up and make
sure the cameras saw them. One source claimed he didn't want them melting into the background or behaving as if they had something to be ashamed of. Stories of future King William trimming the monarchy are surfacing again. According to Radar Online, attention has focused on the York sisters after a report into royal residences revealed that King Charles pays the rent on Beatrice's
apartment at St. James Palace and Eugenie's home, Ivy Cottage at Kensington Palace, despite neither serving as a working royal. One insider claimed the revelation about the sisters' housing arrangements has caused concern within their circle. The level of outrage has shaken Beatrice and Eugenie, the source said the girls are desperate to hold on to their royal connection being cast aside like
their parents is their ultimate nightmare the report notes that both sisters have successful careers in substantial private homes beatrice and her husband eduardo mapelli mozzi own a home in the cotswolds while eugenie and jack brooksbank divide their time between britain and a villa in portugal according to another source william believes the non-working royals should no longer
receive benefits linked to the monarchy, he thinks it's egregious for non-working royals to be feasting off the royal pie like this, the insider claimed. Charles needs to trim the fat, and nixing Beatrice and Eugenie's free rent is a no-brainer. For now, however, the report suggests the sisters have little control over what decisions may come. They're powerless, the insider said,
so their only option is to ride it out and hope for the best. More palace in just a moment. Andrew could once again find himself facing uncomfortable headlines over his past association with Jeffrey Epstein if a reported new documentary moves forward. Several major studios are said to be interested in producing a documentary based on the story of Sarah Kellan, one of Jeffrey Epstein's
long-time assistants. A source described as a senior production insider told Radar Online, interest in Sarah's story has intensified because she occupied a unique position inside Epstein's operation for many years. She is said to have maintained meticulous records of appointments,
visitors and movements involving some of the most powerful people in his circle. Kellen, who worked for Epstein for roughly 15 years, has denied knowingly participating in his crimes and has described herself as one of his victims.
Reporting has revealed that Pizza Express carried out its own internal inquiry after Prince Andrew cited one of the chain's restaurants as part of his explanation during his 2019 BBC Newsnight interview. During that interview with Emily Maitlis,
Andrew said he had been at a Pizza Express restaurant in Woking on the day Virginia Chuffery alleged they had sex. Andrew has consistently denied any wrongdoing. Explaining his whereabouts, Andrew said,
I'd taken Beatrice to a Pizza Express in Woking.
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