Andrew’s Despicable Behavior Was ‘Enabled’ at the Highest Level

It’s the Queen’s fault that Andrew turned out the way he has, argues legendary journalist, Tina Brown.

Brown, who has published two books on the Royal Family, told The New York Times podcast The Interview that the late British monarch bears responsibility for the behavior of her now-blacklisted son.

“The fact is that she has quite a lot to answer for with Andrew, is the truth,” Brown told Lulu Garcia-Navarro. “Because the Queen enabled Andrew in a really terrible way.”

Andrew—formerly “Prince,” “Mountbatten-Windsor”—was stripped of his royal titles and evicted from Royal Lodge by his brother, King Charles, at the start of the month.

The 65-year-old former prince has long battled accusations that he sexually assaulted Virginia Giuffre when she was a teenager during his friendship with