Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York: The Rise and Fall of the House of York

by Andrew Lownie

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A Book of the Year for The Times, Financial Times and Waterstones

‘This isn’t a book; it’s a case for revolution’ CAMILLA LONG, SUNDAY TIMES

‘A damning cannonball of truth through the York ramparts’ MAIL ON SUNDAY

‘Surely has a claim to the title of book of the year, for its seismic impact’ JANINE GIBSON, FINANCIAL TIMES



The first joint biography of the Duke and Duchess of York and the first full biography of either of them, by renowned royal biographer and literary agent, Andrew Lownie.

Drawing on four years of research, numerous FOI requests and interviews with over a hundred people who have never spoken before, the book traces the lives of the late Queen’s second son and his ex-wife through their childhoods, courtship, marriage, divorce, careers, and royal and charitable activities.

Still living in the same house, they claim to be "the happiest divorced couple in the world". The book investigates the reality of their relationship and their love lives. It charts Andrew’s record in the Falklands, his business activities and reveals details of how the couple have been able financially to sustain their extravagant lifestyles. It also recounts the full story of the Yorks’ links with Jeffrey Epstein.

Chronicling their lives in parallel, the picture that emerges is of a spoilt prince unable to connect and a duchess pushed by her insecurities into a desperate need to maintain the attention her ‘royal’ status brought. Rigorously researched and packed full of revelations, this is eye-watering biography at its best.

‘This isn't just a royal biography. It's a study in reputational collapse and the danger of unchecked power inside Britain's most protected institution' THE STANDARD

‘A catalyst for Andrew’s de-princing’ THE TIMES

Genres: Nonfiction, Biography, Audiobook, History, Royalty, Biography Memoir, British Literature

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First published January 1, 2025

Reviews

[heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

Accuracy-Based on a 2 star review that is inaccurate

I just downloaded the book but took pause when I saw a review stating the author was factually inaccurate. I was very alarmed by this since Mr. Lownie is a renowned historian. I just want to clarify what a previous reviewer wrote, so this book does not inadvertently get flagged as inaccurate. The author wrote,"Prince Andrew was born on 19 February 1960 at Buckingham Palace, the first issue to a reigning monarch since Queen Victoria gave birth to Princess Beatrice in 1857." The previous reviewer stated that Queen Victoria had other children while queen which is true. However, the comparison the author was trying to make was there had not been a "reigning monarch to give birth since Queen Victoria's daughter, Princess Beatrice , the youngest daughter." Another child would not be born to a "reigning" monarch until Prince Andrew was born to Queen Elizabeth II. So Queen Victoria's last child as queen and Queen Elizabeth's II first child as queen (over 100 years). I only thought it was fair to give this update for the author's reputation.

[Karren Sandercock]

Andrew Lownie spent four years researching and interviewed hundreds people who have never spoken out before in his dual biography Entitled about the former Duke and Duchess of York.

Andrew Albert Christian Edward Mountbatten was the third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip and he was born at Buckingham Palace on the 19th February 1960. From all accounts the Queens second son was a down right nuisance and a spoilt brat by the time he was eight. Palace officials were constantly covering up what he did, sending out apologizes letters, and paying money to repair any damage he had caused and this never stopped.

Known as “Randy Andy” by the press, he had a string of beautiful and famous girlfriends, and none of these relationships lasted. Andrew met Sarah Ferguson and after a quick courtship they were married on the 23rd of July 1986, and had two daughters Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie; it only lasted six years and finally after being separated for ten years they divorced and still lived in the same house. I think Sarah was his only friend, both grew up with absent parents and had physiological issues from their childhoods.

Andrew was an officer in the Royal Navy, he fought in Falklands and later the Representative for International Trade and Investment for the UK. Andrew was obsessed with making money and get rich quick schemes and to maintain his and ex-wife’s extravagant lifestyles and as we know Sarah was in debt and had financial problems multiple times.

Both Andrew and Sarah met Jeffrey Epstein, he was an American financier, and later a convicted criminal who preyed on young women and girls and pimped them to his rich friends. The former Duke of York was one of these men, while reading the biography you will discover what Andrew Lownie uncovers about this and it’s truly shocking.

I have always had a soft spot for the Royal Family, my grandmother worked at Gordonstoun School as a domestic in the 1960’s, she met King Charles III on many occasions, Mrs Ross or Mumba liked the future King and thank goodness she'd retired by the time Andrew arrived.

Four stars from me, I think this is an accurate as it can be account of the first sixty five years of Andrew's life, a spoilt and entitled child who grew up to be a horrible man and thought he could do whatever he wanted and get away with it. I’m sure if he put’s so much as a toenail outside of the UK, he will be arrested and put in jail and that’s what he deserves.

[Stacie Morris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredible Read

I thoroughly enjoyed this much anticipated book by Andrew Lownie. I have loved his books in the past and this one did not disappoint. We have heard so much about Prince Andrew's antics and the author does do a deep dive supported by so many facts. How Andrew and Sarah got away with their deplorable behavi
or for so many years is incredible...they truly have used their names and positions to cash in while the tax payer has been fleeced. It's truly sickening and thanks to Andrew Lownie for bringing this all to light and for all your blood , sweat and tears that went into this fabulous book.

[Montzalee Wittmann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York
by Andrew Lownie
I finally received the book from the library. I had been on the waiting list for a long time! I had watched the author on a couple of programs discussing the book. What he talked about was probably the most interesting parts of the book. The rest was info gleaned from watching news and gossip from across the pond. It was very informative and well-researched.
Prince Andrew, just Andrew now, was a spoiled brat, who never grew up. He remains childish, even with adults, from everything that was said in the book. I see why the book was titled as such. Worth the read.

[Annette Poro · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm slightly sorry I bought this depressing read. It's an ugly tale designed to publicise the very worst behaviours of two damaged people.
Andrew has likely done a lot of serious damage to others and may well be guilty of sex abuse of minors, as well as wasting public money and damaging UK interests. For this he should indeed be held accountable to society under the law.

Sarah's chief sin against others is probably wasting public money.

Its not a justification, but both had difficult childhood experiences which would have been interesting to explore a bit further instead of the very detailed litany of their faults and failing.

I went off the book early on when the author missed the opportunity to explore the complex psychology of Andrew's childhood and how this influenced his behaviour-but instead started to paint a simplistic picture of a nasty child.

I found the negativity throughout the book a bit too much. There were occasional attempts at balance but the author's heart wasn't it.This book is about destroying the Yorks.

The strongest conclusion I come to is that nobody should be born into a public role. The institution of monarchy is seriously flawed and has no role in the modern world.

And I'm not sure that books like this add much to human knowledge...is anything to be done ..probably not. We buy these books out of curiosity...and only the author benefits from the whole sorry business.

[Cathy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I felt like talking a shower after reading this book. It illustrates how power, money, and the entitlement that goes with it thoroughly corrupt people. I struggled with a rating because the author shed light on the dishonorable, and sometimes criminal, activities of people who think they are above the law; but the relentless catalog of wrongdoing was very depressing.

[Donna L Shelton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Horrifying story

This book is an indictment of the royal family. By supporting and denying the despicable behavior of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, they are equally guilty. The incredible graft and corruption revealed in sordid detail go so far beyond the Epstein story. The taxpayers of England deserve a full accounting that will never come!

[Jamad · Rating 1 out of 5]

Entitled certainly delivers on the promise of digging into the lives of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, and if you're prepared to take every assertion as gospel, it paints a truly damning picture. From the outset, the book leans heavily into a narrative of entitlement and questionable choices.

However, the relentless piling up of every perceived misstep and questionable expenditure becomes quite wearing after a while. Endless accounts of Sarah’s holidays, details about who Andrew had "a good time with," and precise figures spent on this or that, while possibly factual, start to feel like an exercise in overkill. The sheer volume of this kind of detail can make it challenging to maintain engagement with the narrative.

An example of this includes paragraphs such as: "that summer a British couple staying with Ghislaine met Andrew at a party at Epstein’s house where guests, including a two-time Oscar-winning actress, played games of virtual tennis on the huge movie screen in the basement. The next night they ate at a Neighbourhood restaurant and were told Andrew would be joining them as one recounted I remember seeing him sitting at a table at the far end with these three young not underage, blonde girls when we walked in immediately got up I imagine to join us, but instead, he said goodbye and left with them in tow. It was all very strange.” Do we care that a two time Oscar-winning actress was there?

Entitled seems to be meticulously researched book. However, the endless listing of wrong doings all gets a bit tiresome.

[Jill Meyer · Rating 3 out of 5]

I feel dirty. No, really, I feel dirty after having read British author Andrew Lownie’s book, “Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York”. It is the story of Prince Andrew, his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, and seemingly dozens of trashy hangers on.

Part of the problem with reviewing books - particularly biographies - is the question of how many stars to give a book. And do we rate them on the quality of the author’s writing or on the lives of those being written about? In the case of Lownie’s book, I’d say the writing is serviceable, but the characters he writes about come off as pure trash. I mean, we’re talking about “Air Miles Andy” and Sarah Ferguson, who seem never to have passed up the chance to travel or party, as long as the bills were paid by someone else.

And, of course, there are the others, especially Jeffrey Epstein and his side piece, Ghislaine Maxwell. They were part of the York world, but I can’t quite figure out who was using the others and who was being used, for money and influence. Their little group was so incestuous that maybe there’s no firm answer.

Should you waste your time and coin to read this book?I actually received the book for free from Kindle. It was a bonus gift for some reason. I’ve read half of it, but I’m putting it to the side and reading the most childish and innocent book can find. Maybe “Heidi”, for instance. But I will come back to Entitled”…

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was aware of all the Epstein stuff, of course, and of the Fergie grift, but knew nothing about the huge amounts of money Andrew had skimmed from sketchy foreign governments/nationals. I thought he was the bottom of the barrel and turns out he’s worse. He must have broken his mother’s heart.

[Jo Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

I couldn’t put this book down. I had now idea how corrupt, dishonest, mentally ill and without guilt Andrea and Sarah were. I knew they were grifters and thieves, and I knew he was a sick man, but this book provided all the facts. It made me think less of the British royal family, especially Queen Elizabeth, who allowed Andrew to do what he did. I also wonder about his daughters. The next time someone criticizes Meghan Markle this book should be recommended.

[KOMET · Rating 5 out of 5]

ENTITLED: The Rise and Fall of the House of York is a dual biography of Prince Andrew (the second son - and favorite - of Queen Elizabeth II) and Sarah ("Fergie") Ferguson, his wife from 1986 to 1996. This is the third book from Andrew Lownie that I've read and enjoyed. He did a thorough job of researching his subjects here. The book resulted from a 4 year effort to unearth the Duke and Duchess of York, during which time Lownie also interviewed 100 people, many of whom are either close friends of Prince Andrew and 'Fergie' or interacted with both of them during various periods of their lives.

Andrew and Fergie both grew up with parents with whom they had distant, complicated relationships. Fergie would suffer most of her life from abandonment issues because of her mother having abandoned her family when she was a young girl, owing to Fergie's father and his various affairs, and having fallen madly in love with an Argentine polo player - with whom she went to live in Argentina.

Andrew attended a number of boarding schools before entering the Royal Navy and being trained as a helicopter pilot. He would go on to distinguish himself in combat during the War in the Falklands (1982). Afterwards, he cut a dashing image as a hero. He was widely regarded as the most handsome of Queen Elizabeth II's three sons. But as the decade wore on, the real Andrew would begin to emerge. That is, a selfish, boorish jerk and insatiable womanizer with an overweening sense of entitlement. " --- Andrew is awkward in company, finds it hard to relate to people and has few friends. He rarely reads, preferring camera manuals [Andrew had a passion for photography] or mindless videos such as Terminator. His ex-wife described him as 'an intellectual zombie.' "

In Entitled, Lownie carefully lays out before the reader the trajectory of Andrew and Fergie's lives. Both had extravagant lifestyles and took part in a variety of financial and charitable endeavors as a way of enriching themselves. I lost count of the number of times Fergie went in and out of debt. The part of the book that deals with Andrew's relationship with the superwealthy pedophile (and fellow sex freak) Jeffrey Epstein revealed a lot about both men, and Andrew's later fall from grace.

Of the two, Andrew I thoroughly disliked. He now is the pariah of the Royal Family, having been stripped of his formal duties because of his seedy relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. I don't feel sorry for him at all. And Fergie shares the same residence (rent free) with him. They manage to get on together, albeit at a certain remove.

At some point, I would like to re-read Entitled as a way of reacquainting myself with the House of York, which hitherto I knew little about. I recommend the book for anyone with a modicum of interest in the royals. It will be time well spent.

[Lois · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is meticulously researched and interesting.

[Jim Parker · Rating 4 out of 5]

If ever there were a book to provide conclusive evidence of the lack of correlation between power and wealth on the one hand and intelligence and good judgement on the other, this joint biography of the disgraced Duke and Duchess of York is the one. It reveals a boorish, stupid and mediocre couple, sponging off the UK taxpayer, ruining the lives of countless people around them and leaving a permanent stain on an already rotten and anachronistic institution.

In ‘Entitled’ (a perfect title BTW) royal biographer Andrew Lownie delivers a forensic account of the scandal-saturated life of Prince Andrew - the spoilt, pompous and dim second son of Queen Elizabeth II - and his ex-wife - the conniving opportunist and champagne-quaffing party girl Sarah Ferguson. Separated just six years after marrying in 1986, Andrew and Fergie essentially remained business partners for decades afterwards, during which they cynically monetised their privileged positions via confected ‘charity’ work, business ambassadorships and myriad associations with shonks and spivs.

Of course, the grubbiest of the scandals listed here was Andrew’s seedy association with notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and his social fixer accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell. Indeed, it was Epstein’s late night photo of Andrew with his arm around the then 17-year-old Virginia Giuffre (who Epstein and Maxwell had sex trafficked) which led to Andrew’s ultimate disgrace. (Tragically, Giuffre, who led the whistle-blowing against Epstein, recently committed suicide at her home in Western Australia). And, of course, Epstein himself died in mysterious circumstances in his New York jail cell before he could go to trial and spill the beans on Trump and all the rest.

The Epstein case is the most fascinating part of the book, intersecting as it does with the monster currently in the White House. Suffice to say, there is ample evidence that Epstein (an alleged Mossad asset) conspired with the socially connected Maxwell to compromise morally weak men in powerful positions by setting them up with underage girls. The gormless, sex-obsessed Andrew was one of the more gullible of these targets. But any sympathy one might have felt for him is undone by the many tales of his bullying, entitled and boorish behaviour.

As for the perennially insecure Sarah, she is exposed as an even greater low-life than I imagined. So determined was Fergie to cling onto the royal gravy train (even after her divorce from Andrew) that she was prepared to sell anyone out - including her own ex-husband. Tales of her extraordinary extravagances offered here in some detail are mind-blowing. Perhaps you could excuse her for draining the Royal Family dry. But she has left behind millions in unpaid debts to florists and housekeepers and other working people who stood by her.

When it comes to dealing with entitled, extravagant royals, it is tempting to conclude that the Jacobins had the right idea 230 years ago. Chop chop old chap!

[Susan Liston · Rating 3 out of 5]

Having followed the royal family for many years, a lot of this information I remember from the time (I even flew from London to Los Angeles on the same flight as Andrew on his way to spray-painting the reporters at a housing project). I've seen several interviews with the author, which were interesting, and there is a lot of detailed research here. If you knew nothing of the Yorks, this would be the source of everything you've ever wanted to know about them. I myself bogged down a bit in a lot of the minutiae of Andrew's business dealings (although I didn't know the half of what Sarah had been up to, and that was rather fascinating). Overall, these are two rather messed-up people, and this is truly a train wreck of a story.

[Julia James Burns · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was very well researched and referenced. But, like one of the reviewers said.. I felt like I needed a shower after reading it! Two not very bright losers who are greedy, unethical and would do anything for money and sex including selling each other and his mother.
I am most disappointed that the Queen knew all about what he was doing sleeping with young girls but did nothing and kept protecting him. It’s a dirty, ugly tale and I can’t imagine them ever being able to show their face again after this intense shaming.

[Merrikay Shade · Rating 3 out of 5]

Entitled

This story was so overwhelming with corruption and immortality that you shudder to think that this continues. It was an okay read, but filled with too much financial details that made it slow reading. These two people are beyond the pale. Not much good can be said about them.

[Bargain Sleuth Book Reviews · Rating 5 out of 5]

I took a break from reading all my ARCs to dive into the latest book on the Royal Family. Entitled chronicles the life of the Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, the Duke and Duchess of York. Boy, did I learn a lot about these second-tier royals.

The overarching theme of this book is a very detailed look at the House of York. Almost none of the information in the book is positive. If you’re looking for an even-handed look at Randy Andy and Fergie, this isn’t it. But maybe that’s the point. On the whole, the Yorks seem to be crummy people.

The book’s spotlight on inherited privilege and celebrity scandal is something that I admit intrigues me. It’s really a case study on how wealth warps systems, and I was ready for the gossipy tone of the book. The fact that the machinations of The Firm reveal how power protects itself.

Entitled is an apt name for this book. Prince Andrew, from all accounts, behaved like a prat from early childhood, knowing he was his mother’s favorite child. He was a horrible little spoiled brat, who grew up to be a horrible big, spoiled brat. And the wife he chose, Sarah Ferguson, comes across the same way.

I won’t give a blow-by-blow recap of the many ways that the House of York is the worst branch of the royal family. The ties Prince Andrew had to Jeffrey Epstein are horrible enough, but there’s also so much more that makes him revolting. His role of being the face of diplomatic and trade relations for the crown was ridiculous. He did very little other than show up and flash his toothy grin, then appoint someone else to work out trade details.

However, as bad as Andrew is as a person, Lownie seems to have it out for Sarah Ferguson. At times, I thought the book was more about her than her ex-husband. Her very un-royal behavior, her reckless spending, then the 1,000 ways to make money while trading in on the fact that she was a former member of the royal family. The constant hustling gave me a major ick. And I won’t even get into the fact that both Sarah and Andrew would separately leave the kids with a nanny and take off to some other country to carry on their affairs.

Overall, I learned a lot about the Yorks, but I won’t be looking for more about the couple.

[Susan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Only two stars because, although this is an apparently thorough investigation of decades of financial opportunism and sexual laxity by the Yorks, it makes for a depressing and, at times, surprisingly boring, read. I wasn't surprised to read that Prince Andrew is immature, entitled, rude and sexually lax. I was less aware of the extent of his financial abuse of privileges of his rank and the complicity with which this has been covered up by the Royal household, and successive governments, who appear to have been content to let him abuse taxpayer funded initiatives and privileges. Most shocking is the lack of any moral compass (or loyalty to his country) in relation to the people and outfits he has dealt with. I knew, of course, of Fergie's many business ventures since leaving (officially) the Royal family but not the extent of the money she has made and apparently squandered. The two Princesses seem equally mired in corruption and illicit pay-offs. It all makes some of Meghan's pathetic attempts to monetarize her royal connections seem almost benign in comparison, and one can understand to an extent the Sussex' bitterness at being cast out of the Royal family on the basis it is inappropriate to trade on membership commercially given what they presumably are aware had been going on for years. All very unedifying. Part of me commends Lownie's low-key narration of what could be regarded as sensational material but much of the book does descend into an endless list of dodgy payments from unsavoury despots and bent business men and trips to far flung flesh pots at taxpayer expense.

[Rebecca McNally · Rating 5 out of 5]

Seen a two star review complaining that the “endless list of wrongdoings got tiresome”. HELLO? Isn’t that the whole point? Are we just living with the idea that holding people accountable is tiresome now!? With all the money in the world, Andrew manages to prove that it in fact cannot buy you happiness but can buy you out of any questionable situation you could ever find yourself in. Ignorance truly is bliss. Lownie structures the book so well and discusses the background and context to the lives of the Yorks without making it seem like it’s a complete sob story and somewhere deep in our hearts we should feel sorry for them. Boohoo

[Leigh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Something that has amused me a bit is reading comment sections on stories and videos about the royals and nearly everyone saying the current king is weak and pathetic for not stripping everything and basically locking his younger son and his wife in the Tower of London. This is usually followed by if the queen were still alive she would've taken this action long ago. It amuses me because the stories in this book were somewhat known to me and although I'm not a Harry and Meghan fan to my knowledge they have never done anything illegal just annoying and mean spirited hurtful comments a lot of which have been proven false or unverifiable. Andrew we all knew was up to some shady stuff and apparently as another reviewer pointed out Sarah was the queen of grifting off her titles and Meghan doesn't even come close. Of course I've thought if Harry and Meghan were smart they would've stuck it out a few years longer and built up some good will with the public before they burned it all to the ground. Because even to this day Sarah still has quite a few supporters, and even in some polls Andrew is ranked slightly above Harry. Although this book makes me wonder how Andrew has anyone supporting him. Sarah won some goodwill after her cancer diagnosis a few years back.
As mentioned earlier people calling the current king weak should read this book to see that while the late queen was beloved by many she was weaker than Charles ever was. Charles has at least made an effort to kick Andrew out of Royal Lodge and ignored all the little barbs and pokes coming from his son and daughter in law. The queen gave Andrew promotions, made a point to be seen in public with him after a huge scandal broke. The only reason he was finally stripped of everything was when Virginia G decided to sue and it was headed for court. That coupled with his disastrous interview meant it could no longer be ignored. This book exposes a lot, most was known but its told in vivid detail here sometimes to the point where I felt disgust at the spoiled entitled behaviour of both Andrew and Sarah. It makes me wonder about their daughters who are often spun as being potential working royals which it seems is Sarah's goal.
The royals are flawed no doubt about it. With three generations of rebel couples, the Windsors, the Yorks and the Sussexes, four if you count Princess Margaret, we can hope William and Catherine might break this generational curse.
As I said this book lays a lot out there but it wasn't a gripping and entertaining as I'd hoped. Someone said it read like a long list of Sarah's shopping receipts and credit card bills. We get it she's addicted to spending. I found both Sarah and Andrew to be two broken people who found each other. Andrew it appears was born spoiled and a terrible person, Sarah you could feel kind of sorry for until you read some of the terrible things she did. Andrew was according to this book sexually abused as a child so hurt people hurt people? He's also incredibly immature, boorish and the author wrongly states he's the best looking of the Queen's children. You'd think with how handsome Phillip was and how pretty the queen was they'd produce better looking kids, I mean they aren't ugly but are also hardly Paris runway worthy. Sarah it seems felt unloved and abandoned especially by her mother and struggled with self esteem her whole life and does at times come across as someone desperate to please others while at others a spoiled gold digging, social climber. So the book gets three stars, definitely well researched but it comes across as kind of dry at times hard to believe considering the shocking content. It was heavily biased against the couple but that was most likely due to their close allies refusing to speak to the author. It's not a bad read but you might leave it feeling disgusted and in need of a bath.

[Brinna B · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sex pest final boss: Prince Andrew. Imagine having this sinew-skinned, husk of a man hit on you at a party? An actual night terror demon. This book basically reinforced my opinion that this guys is a true entitled weirdo. I hope he will be held accountable one day for all the women he has victimized. Including me for having to listen to his bullshit story.
I did enjoy this book! I just will always be a Prince Andrew hater.

[Justin Sarginson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just to be clear, I loathe the royal family and Andrew in particular, which is why I was keen to read this enthralling tale of greed, privilege and predatory behaviour.
Written in an impartial and factual manner, both Sarah’s and Andrew’s behaviour over all these years disgust and sicken. In particular Andrews’s paedophilic crimes are incredibly disgusting, likely without any accountability because of who he is.
I appreciate that sometimes one side is told, but the sheer variety of supporting evidence and accounts shared within this book is comprehensive.

[LA · Rating 5 out of 5]

The abject, lifelong gluttony and vulgar sense of humor of Sarah Ferguson and Andrew Mountbatten were not what I was expecting. Gluttony, in these terms, is the incessant, obsessive gobbling and stuffing of 100s of millions in hidden cash, secret deals, property, jewelry, wildly luxurious free trips, and yet refusing to pay “normal” peoples’ bills. The butcher, a fitness trainer, a woman who sold her house, and countless others had to sue after years and typically recouped only part of their fees. Either anonymous, fake businesses paid the partial debts or Queen Mummy did. Countless other debts were just eaten.

The arrogance and rudeness of them, breaking of societal rules of civility, costing UK citizens hundreds of millions in constant holiday-taking (occasionally but not usually tacked on to so called official events), and of course the explicit sexual exploits, harassment, and statutory rape were what I did expect.

If we were to have erased Epstein and Maxwell from the universe way back before either was born, Andrew would still be a stain. How the Queen covered for him and MI6 didnt bust him for accidentally working with two separate Chinese spies - one tied to North Korea, various Russian contacts including a Russian woman who planted listening devices, his Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan and Abu Dhabi and Saudi influencers, and more… I dont know!

This book was like a multi dayslong fire hose of one awful infraction after another. My mouth felt dry from it literally hanging open so often. Healers and psychics, Oprah freakin Winfrey, and others supported these two heinous people for years. Fergie supposedly wrote over 70 books, but she had ghost writers do them for her. She tried to sell access to Andrew for a business deal for half a million pounds. She was very polished in her approach, seemingly because she had been doing the same thing for years on end. But the sheik she asked for the money and from whose office she walked out with a briefcase of 40,000 in cash turned out to be a reporter that recorded everything in a sting.

When I hit about the halfway mark in this book, part of me wished I had a spreadsheet in front of me to tally up all of the money stolen from charities and foundations and book deals that were said to benefit the less fortunate, but instead went into the pockets of these pigs.

The two offspring are following the shameless grifting behavior of their parents. I had hope that the pretty one, the younger of the two might have more of a moral spine having read about the parents’ exploits. Turns out, both young women are ugly. If they all end up living in Abu Dhabi, don’t be surprised. Disgusting and abhorrent people. How the monarchy survived them, Ive no idea.

[Sally Bedow · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's Difficult To Put My Thoughts Into Words

Page followed by page followed by yet more pages of unimaginable money issues, Sarah trying 10,000 stupid things to make money to pay her enormous debts, Andrew living in his own mind on how great he is. For years I had thought I would probably like Sarah. Now I know I was 100% wrong. And Andrew I have never held much feeling about except what the title of this book is: ENTITLED. I now think even that would be an over statement.
The book is entertaining through about 75%. From there to the end it's just sickening. As was paraphrased in the book: it makes me as a Texan and US citizen glad our forefathers threw the tea into the harbor.
I do recommend the book and I am glad I read it. But I have come away with a far darker view of this Royal Family. ALL of them. YIKES! A & S need to be put out to pasture.

[Swaye · Rating 4 out of 5]

An exceptionally well-written and researched book about awful people.

[Lin · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am sorry that I read this book. I usually like royal tell-alls for a little light reading, but this was just discouraging and depressing.

[Gill Quinn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Depressing tbh. Never did the saying "money can't buy class" ring more true. Obviously meticulously researched, it did get a bit tedious in places, but it is quite shocking.

[BAM doesn’t answer to her real name · Rating 4 out of 5]

Scandalous! The title is perfect
What is wrong with people?
Part of me, before the poo hit the fan, almost rooted for these two. And then no. I backed away. I have one major conundrum however. I’ve been following this for awhile now, and I know this has momentous consequences, but the “girls” are late 30s now. How have they not been affected by this immoral trash can of adult role modeling? Ok yes they have their mother’s sense of style, especially when it comes to haberdashery, but I’ve not ever heard a peep about them otherwise except maybe something very current that was dug out about one of them. Something financial maybe? But not momma Sarah financial.
This book was fascinating and I do recommend reading it if you are an American royalist in particular.

[Suzanne Beaudoin · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you are an anglophile, and are interested in the details of their scandalous life, then you'll appreciate this book. I read the first third intently, then cruised thru the middle third (skipping much since it appeared to be reading from a detailed spend ledger,) then reading the last third about the Epstein scandal at a slower pace. There's scandal, entitlement, debauchery, betrayal, and idiocy on both sides of this relationship that started before their marriage and continues today. Their business ties with questionable foreign governments is what surprised and disappointed me the most. What crude and greedy people. The book is interesting and definitely has a TON of details and supporting contributors. It's worth a read if you "wonder" about the Duke and Duchess of York.