Royal biographer Andrew Lownie, author of Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York , has described Prince Andrew 's fall from grace as "the worst crisis in living memory" for the British royal family.

In this week's bonus episode of A Right Royal Podcast, Andrew told hosts Andrea Caamano and HELLO!'s royal editor Emily Nash that while the controversy surrounding the King’s brother does not eclipse the abdication of Edward VIII, it remains "the worst crisis in living memory."

"I really feel there's collateral damage being done to the monarchy, and they’ve been too slow to realise what's actually going on," Andrew said. "They need to get ahead of the news agenda rather than play catch-up."

He continued: "Charles has been accused of being weak. I don't think anyone believes

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