Why Queen Elizabeth is being blamed for Andrew Windsor’s disgrace

Giuffre wrote in her memoir during their alleged 2001 encounter: He seemed “friendly enough, but still entitled — as if he believed that having sex with me was his birthright.”

The latest batch of Epstein-related documents released by the US Department of Justice, including photos and emails, has renewed the investigation into the former duke. Royal historians and observers say the psychology of privilege around Windsor was falsified years ago.

A palace source said: ‘From the very beginning of his life, Andrew was surrounded by ceremonies and confirmations. When a child is consistently addressed with grand titles and treated with visible reverence, this inevitably shapes how they interpret their place in the world. If everyone in the room stands up when you enter and adheres to your wishes, this can skew your understanding of boundaries.

“Andrew has grown up in a system that protects and protects his higher-ups. Protocol, personnel, security – it all reinforces the idea that you are operating on a different level from mainstream society. Over time, that can create a mentality where conventional rules seem negotiable or even irrelevant.”

“In that atmosphere of lifelong reverence, the distinction between what you can do and what you should do can become dangerously blurred,” the insider added.