Fresh claims about Prince Andrew and his alleged connections to Saudi Arabia have resurfaced in an updated royal biography, raising questions about his past dealings and overseas visits.
The allegations appear in a revised edition of Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York by author Andrew Lownie. The new release reportedly adds 41 pages of material, including a chapter titled Reckoning, which revisits controversies linked to the former Duke of York.
According to the book, Andrew frequently travelled to Saudi Arabia and maintained close ties with members of the Saudi royal family. Lownie cites Wendy Erskine, the wife of an RAF wing commander stationed at RAF Lossiemouth in 1998, who allegedly recalled conversations about the royal’s repeated visits to the Gulf nation.
The author claims Andrew once remarked that although he found the Saudi royals “very boring,” he continued travelling there because the trips “made his mother, the Queen, a lot of money in arms deals.”
The book also describes an unusual incident involving a decorative Arab dhow, said to have been gifted to Andrew by Saudi royals. According to the account, the former Duke jokingly suggested using the large glass-encased model for target practice or even dropping it from a plane to get rid of it.
The renewed allegations have once again placed scrutiny on Andrew’s past international connections and his role within the royal family during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
