The Queen gave a brutal one word response when her son Prince Andrew told her about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, a new biography reports. The claims were made in an upcoming book called Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait by Gyles Brandreth, who was friends with Prince Philip.
The author claims that Her Majesty simply listened carefully to the Duke of York before simply stating that the friendship was “intriguing”, the Mirror reports. Brandreth also claims that the Queen had no “hesitation” in removing Andrew from his royal roles when the scandal continued to grow.
The writer said: “The Queen took a firm grip of things”. A court senior reportedly told Brandreth: “There was only a few days between flash and bang. Action was called for and she took it.”
