Historian Andrew Lownie's book Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, charts Prince Andrew's dramatic journey from favored son of Queen Elizabeth to disgraced royal. The author paints a picture of the Duke of York's extravagant tastes and how he demanded luxurious treatment while traveling on behalf of the Crown—a mindset that was at odds with the other members of his family. Andrew earned the nickname "Air Miles Andy" because of how extensive he traveled, and it wasn't always on behalf of the British government.
Prince Andrew served as the U.K.'s Special Representative for International Trade and Investment from 2001 until 2011, when he was forced to step down because of his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. During one such trip in 2004, Lownie wrote that while the duke insisted on staying in the lap of luxury in China, he "showed no interest in his role nor the country."
