In the latest updated chapter of biographer Andrew Lownie’s book, the exiled and arrested former Prince Andrew is described as spending late nights playing Call of Duty at Marsh Farm—while fresh allegations and document releases keep looming over his future. T
By the time the night has stretched long enough for most people to turn out the lights, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is still awake—according to biographer Andrew Lownie, he’s playing video games.
Stripped of his royal titles. evicted from his sprawling mansion and arrested by British police in February. the former prince now awaits what comes next at Marsh Farm. part of King Charles’ Sandringham estate. Lownie describes the life that has replaced the one he once knew as “bleak. ” not just because his world has narrowed. but because his days and nights are reportedly filled with gaming instead of the high-profile schedule that once defined him.
Lownie. whose updated book “Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York” will be released in the US on May 26. tells that “His life is very empty at the moment.” In his account. Andrew’s routines have grown repetitive: he “stay[s] up all night playing Call of Duty. ” and it’s “not uncommon. ” with gaming taking priority over “work. health and hygiene.” Lownie also writes that Andrew “loves war games with helicopters. ” framing the games as a kind of instant gratification—something. he says. Andrew gets in a life that is “most often…devoid of” the same level of normalcy and access.
Andrew served in the Royal Navy for more than two decades, but Lownie’s portrayal of his current focus lands in sharp relief against the public role he lost. With ongoing police investigations, the stakes remain high: the process could result in a criminal trial and possible jail time.
That legal uncertainty is part of what makes the new details feel so unforgiving. Lownie says that Andrew “doesn’t know what is going to happen,” adding that “the police could turn up any day.”
The sequence of facts moving around him has not slowed: new allegations about past conduct toward women, documents tied to his trade envoy post, and the police case dating to his arrest in February have all kept him in the spotlight—just not the kind he built a life around.
In the updated material, Lownie describes fresh claims of alleged inappropriate behavior by Andrew toward women, including an incident involving a British Airways employee.
Lownie’s book depicts a 2004 episode that. according to him. involved police officer John Longmuir witnessing an airline crew member put her hand out to greet Andrew. Lownie writes that Andrew responded by pulling the woman toward him and spinning her around. then “bent her forward so that his groin was clearly and firmly in contact with her back-side.” Longmuir told Lownie. in the account described in the book. that the actions amounted to a “possible sexual assault. ” but there was “no way” British police or the airline would have taken further action at the time against a member of the royal family.
Another alleged incident described by Lownie centers on a British Airways flight to New York in 2010. After Andrew asked for a bottle of water. Lownie writes that he moaned “it was too cold.” The airline employee. Lownie says. “apologized and said all the water was in the chiller. ” after which Andrew “undid his flies. shoved the bottle of water down his trousers and said. ‘This will warm it up.’”.
Lownie also reaches back years earlier. describing an account in which a longtime friend of the royals stayed at Sandringham about 20 years ago and attended a pheasant shoot. As guests gathered for hot soup and sausage rolls. Lownie writes that Andrew’s labrador “leapt and snatched” a sausage roll from a guest standing next to Andrew. While the guest laughed, Lownie says Andrew “kicked the dog in the head, leaving him whimpering on the ground.”.
In that retelling. the guest reacted in horror. telling Andrew he “should be ashamed” and Andrew reportedly responded: “It is none of your business and I will do precisely what I want to MY dogs.” That same evening. Lownie says. Prince Philip praised the guest for calling out Andrew’s behavior. saying. “Andrew needs a good scolding from time to time.”.
On the other side of the ledger, Andrew’s denials remain constant. He has said he regrets his friendship with Epstein and has continuously denied the allegations against him. In 2022. he reached an out-of-court settlement with Virginia Roberts Giuffre. who said she was coerced as a teenager into repeatedly having sex with Andrew as part of Epstein’s sex-trafficking ring. Giuffre died by suicide in 2025.
The pressure around Andrew has also been shaped by official document releases and the timeline of his arrest.
On May 21, the British government released a trove of documents relating to Andrew’s appointment to the role of UK trade envoy, which he held from 2001 to 2011. The documents reveal that it was the Queen’s “wish” for Andrew to fill the post, as reported by the BBC.
The trade envoy files arrive after British police arrested Andrew on Feb. 19, his 66th birthday, on suspicion of misconduct in public life, with charges tied to his role as UK trade envoy. Documents released by the U.S. Justice Department indicate that Andrew passed confidential government information to Epstein during his time in the role.
King Charles addressed the moment of arrest in a statement, saying, “The law must take its course.” The Palace no longer represents Andrew and declined to comment on Lownie’s book.
At the center of this story is the tension between the life described in Lownie’s pages and what the legal system may still demand. Lownie says he does not believe Andrew truly accepts he has done anything wrong—adding that Andrew “feels he’s been penalized” and has “shown no remorse.” In Lownie’s account. Andrew “just thinks he’s invincible. ” describing him as “the master of the universe.”.
That confidence sits uncomfortably beside the reality of an estranged family and a case that has already moved beyond private scandal into public procedure. Before the birth of his nephew Prince William, Andrew was second in line to the British throne for over 20 years. Now, Lownie says, he is alienated and estranged from a “fractured” family.
Around the royal family, the ripples are still felt beyond courtroom documents. Giuffre’s family called on King Charles to meet with survivors during his recent state visit to the U.S. but the monarch declined. saying it could impact any developments in the case. A Palace spokesperson said in a statement at the time. “We fully understand and appreciate the survivors’ and their advocates’ position. But can only reiterate that anything arising from such meeting that could potentially impact on ongoing police inquiries and assessments.”.
For now. Andrew’s future remains suspended between denial and investigation. between a reportedly sleepless routine of gaming and the possibility that police could ultimately bring the case to a decisive point. Lownie’s description—of someone waiting. uncertain. and still believing he can outrun consequences—captures the emotional churn of a fall that has already upended years of status.
And in the background, as he stays at Marsh Farm while police inquiries continue, one line in Lownie’s portrayal keeps returning: “the police could turn up any day.”
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