‘I worked for royals – Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and family member shared harsh nickname’

A former royal police officer claims Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor shared a brutal nickname with another member of the royal family, as he addressed misconduct claims

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was once given a harsh one-word nickname, according to a former royal police officer. The revelation follows Thames Valley Police’s confirmation that they’re reviewing allegations of misconduct in public office against the ex-prince.

Earlier this week, King Charles voiced “profound concern” over allegations surrounding his brother’s behaviour, connected to documents made public through the United States Department of Justice’s Epstein files.

In a statement, Buckingham Palace stressed that should police formally launch an investigation and contact the royal household, full cooperation would be provided.

Speaking on the Palace Confidential podcast, the Daily Mail’s Jo Elvin described the circumstances as “uncharted territory” while questioning former royal protection officer Dai Davies on the issue.

Davies, who worked as an operational commander for royal protection from 1994 to 1998, was tasked with safeguarding senior Royal Family members.

Throughout the discussion, he emphasised that such protection represents a substantial expense for taxpayers.

With regard to Andrew particularly, Davies calculated that delivering security throughout his life may have cost the public approximately £150 million.

“If you include the family, since he was born he’s had protection. When he went to Gordonstoun (a prestigious boarding school where two generations of the Royal Family have been educated) he had protection, in the Navy even,” he said.

The ex-police officer outlined where these costs come from, pointing to static protection teams and technical support systems as just a couple of the contributing factors.

“I think that’s a very small estimate, so how he’s repaid us, allegedly, is a national scandal which has to be explored properly,” he added.

Davies went on: “[Andrew] was known as a blabbermouth, and interestingly Edward VIII, his uncle, was also known as a blabbermouth because he spoke freely to journalists.

“He couldn’t be trusted either, but this has been allowed to fester until we’ve now reached this stage.”

Emails disclosed by the US Department of Justice seem to show Andrew sharing reports from official trips to Hong Kong, Vietnam and Singapore during his tenure as the UK’s trade envoy.

The father-of-two, who has been stripped of his titles and royal patronages, is also under renewed pressure to testify in the United States about his connections to Jeffrey Epstein.

He has previously expressed regret over the friendship, but has consistently denied any wrongdoing. The former Prince hasn’t made a statement on the current misconduct allegations.

In a statement this week, Thames Valley Police Assistant Chief Constable Oliver Wright said: “We can confirm today (11/2) that Thames Valley Police is leading the ongoing assessment of allegations relating to misconduct in public office. This specifically relates to documents within the United States Department of Justice’s Epstein files.

“As part of this assessment, we have engaged in discussions with specialist Crown Prosecutors from the CPS. We will provide updates as and when they are available, but at this stage it would be inappropriate to discuss further specifics of this work.”

He continued: “Whilst we cannot provide timescales for when a decision will be made as to whether a criminal investigation will be opened, we can assure you that Thames Valley Police is making progress as quickly as possible.”

Buckingham Palace has been contacted for comment.