Andrew has imperilled the monarchy – can William and Kate save it?
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4.1 • 702 Ratings
🗓️ 23 February 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
If that deeply unflattering photo of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was not bad enough, there are now more revelations about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. The former prince is alleged to have spent taxpayer money on massages and faces questions over his use of RAF jets to meet with the sex offender.
The wayward royal could even be removed from the line of succession under potential Government plans.
Camilla and Tim ask if, amidst all the scandal, the Prince and Princess of Wales can keep the monarchy relevant, and if Labour’s latest talking point is simply a dead cat strategy to distract from their own failings.
Plus, Reform’s “shadow” home secretary has pledged that his party will create a British version of ICE and slap visa bans on six countries if they get into government. But while Zia Yusuf also promised to protect churches and Christianity, Tim asks: is his message on immigration un-Christian?
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:05.0 | Is the monarchy facing an existential crisis in the aftermath of the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Winzer? |
| 0:17.0 | There is a huge burden on the shoulders of William and Kate. Can they sell this medieval institution to a modern society? |
| 0:23.6 | And we unpack Reform's ice-style plan to deport 600,000 people during its first term in office. |
| 0:31.6 | Welcome to the Daily Tea with me Tim Stanley. |
| 0:33.6 | And me, Camilla Tomany. |
| 0:51.4 | Before we get fully stuck into the latest Andrew Mountbatten-Winzer Revelations, Tim, |
| 0:53.1 | can we just discuss the photo? |
| 1:16.9 | The up-the-nose photo. The photo, one red eye. Him in the back of the car. Also, just how hard is this? Lie down in the car. Put a coat over your head. Before it leaves the police station. Yes, he's clearly never done this before. I was always taught by my mother. Just put a coat over your head. Get in the boot. There is a genre of press photograph, which is disgraced person in back of car. |
| 1:21.3 | Yeah, love it. And no one looks good because they're through that slightly tinted windscreen, which gives everyone the pallor of grey slate. And as you're getting older, it's especially unflattering. |
| 1:28.1 | I thought he looked a bit like Prince Philip. |
| 1:30.1 | You could really see his father in him at that moment. |
| 1:33.4 | Yes. |
| 1:34.0 | But also, it's always a damning indictment of poor posture. |
| 1:37.9 | Yes, it is. |
| 1:38.5 | Because he was very slouched, which is why you get that angle. |
| 1:40.9 | But also, it just signifies so much the fall of the grand old Duke of York |
| 1:45.8 | in the back of a car, trying to hide from Papps. |
| 1:49.2 | Then all of the memes that are followed in this digital age of ours, |
| 1:52.2 | somebody literally within seconds sent me the commemorative plate. |
| 1:55.9 | We've got a mocked-up unveiling of a portrait by the king, |
| 2:00.0 | only for it to reveal the photo. It's in the Louvre. Yeah, in the Louvre. It's like, and out it is. And, you know, everyone's laughing. Yes. I think it was taken by Phil Noble. The photographer who's at Reuters, I heard this morning, he's been given a pay rise. Because clearly there were quite a few of them positioned and he just managed to get |
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