Buckingham Palace 'Knew About Andrew For Six Years' — Why The Queen's Loyalty May Have Protected Him

It's the Royal Family scandal that simply refuses to go away — and now bombshell new claims suggest Buckingham Palace had been sitting on serious concerns about Prince Andrew for over six years before the rest of the world caught up. With a police investigation now expanded to include allegations of sexual misconduct, the questions being asked of the institution are growing louder by the day.

According to a well-placed insider who spoke to RadarOnline, the culture inside the Palace under Queen Elizabeth made it virtually impossible for anyone to raise the alarm about Andrew. The source claims that concerns about his "judgment, behaviour" and "the company he kept" were circulating internally long before Jeffrey Epstein's name became synonymous with one of the most sordid scandals in modern history. But with the late Queen's unwavering devotion to her second son, staff were reportedly too nervous to push back. "People inside the royal household apparently felt there was very little appetite for confronting the issue head-on," the source revealed, "because nobody wanted to be viewed as challenging Elizabeth herself."

The claims don't stop there. According to a BBC report, the Lord Chamberlain — the most senior officer of the Royal Household — allegedly received 30,000 emails back in 2020, some of which reportedly contained evidence that Andrew, now 66, shared confidential information with convicted sex offender Epstein during his decade-long tenure as the UK's trade envoy. When approached for comment, Buckingham Palace offered only a brief response, citing an ongoing police enquiry.

Former dancer Jess Michaels, who claims she was sexually assaulted by Epstein, didn't mince her words when addressing the Palace's apparent inaction. Her statement to The Telegraph was nothing short of devastating — both for the institution and for the memory of the late Virginia Giuffre, who settled a civil sexual abuse case against Andrew in 2022 and who tragically died by suicide in April 2025.

Andrew was arrested at his Sandringham estate in Norfolk back in February, with Thames Valley Police confirming he was taken in on "suspicion of misconduct in public office." Since then, the investigation has widened significantly. As recently as 22nd May, police confirmed they are also assessing reports that a woman was taken to an address in Windsor in 2010 "for sexual purposes" — a claim being handled with sensitivity, with authorities stressing any cooperation will be entirely led by the alleged victim's wishes. Police are said to be working alongside the Crown Prosecution Service and the US Department of Justice, combing through a significant volume of material including details surfaced in the Epstein Files. King Charles III has pledged the Royal Family's "full and wholehearted support" for the investigative process — a pointed signal that the era of Palace protection for Andrew appears to be well and truly over.