Stupidity and royal self-entitlement sank Andrew, and it may not be over yet

‘Andrew was putting the monarchy’s reputation in danger in an age when deference and discretion is no longer enough.’ Photograph: Stephen Pond/Getty

It started with a simple photograph, probably the most consequential ever taken of a member of the royal family.

There was Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Earl of Inverness, Baron Killyleagh and Knight of the Garter, with his arm around a young woman, while Ghislaine Maxwell stood wolfishly grinning in the background.