Has there ever been such a drive-by shooting of a living figure by their biographer? A new book about Prince Andrew is so stuffed with allegations about sex and acts of stupidity that, even before it is published later this month, many have been left wondering if its author has simply gone too far.
Certainly, there are many breathtaking allegations contained in Andrew Lownie’s biography of the duke – his appalling treatment of Buckingham Palace staff, yet more links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, how he was once given a bloody nose at a family gathering by Prince Harry, which Harry has strenuously denied. There are also several upsetting and intensely private revelations that appear to pass the legal threshold for a defamation lawsuit.
