Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been accused of kicking his dog in the head by a royal biographer. Andrew Lownie’s upcoming book, Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, alleges the incident happened at Sandringham.
According to the book, a friend of the Royal Family joined the former prince at the monarch’s Norfolk estate for a pheasant shoot. Lownie writes: "Mid-morning, everyone gathered for hot soup and sausage rolls. The guest was standing next to Andrew, who had his Labrador by his side. Suddenly, the dog leapt and snatched the guest’s sausage roll from his hand, causing him to laugh.” Lownie alleges that Andrew then "kicked the dog in the head, leaving her whimpering on the ground." According to the author, the guest told Andrew: "That is the most disgusting thing that you have just done to your beautiful dog. You should be ashamed of yourself!"
Lownie claims the royal said: "F*** off. It is none of your business and I will do precisely what I want to my dogs.”
The author continues: "Over Andrew’s shoulder, the guest saw several members of the party giving him thumbs-up in appreciation of what he’d said.
“That evening, Prince Philip came up to him and said, ‘What you said to my son today was absolutely right and Her Majesty and I fully agree with what you said. Andrew needs a good scolding from time to time.'”
Author Tom Bower previously discussed Andrew's behaviour. He told the Daily Expresso: "In my book, I've got a story which hasn't been picked up, but I think it's actually indicative of Andrew. He was in Warsaw as a trade representative and was addressing a bunch of British businessmen at a large lunch.
"And the deputy ambassador came in to tell him that he was urgently wanted on the phone. Now, the deputy ambassador had a club foot, which was very noticeable. He had a huge physical deformity.
"And Andrew screamed across the room at him, What the f*** are you cripple doing coming to interrupt me? I mean, that was unbelievable. And that is the way that Andrew behaved. A really shocking, shocking, selfish, stupid man."
