Entitled
The Rise and Fall of the House of York
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Entitled
Narrated by:
Andrew Lownie
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Andrew Lownie
THE SUNDAY TIMES #1 BESTSELLER
** NOW INCLUDING AN EXCLUSIVE BEHIND-THE-SCENES INTERVIEW WITH ANDREW LOWNIE**
‘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
‘This book has changed the way its readers think. Possibly the most important book that touches on the British monarchy since the days of Thomas Payne’ WILL LLOYD
‘As represented in the book’s pages, the royal family, with its appendages and penumbra, can be seen as an impossible entity, toxic to those in it and attached to it, and subtly contaminating the rest of us.’ DAVID AARONOVICH
Drawing on four years of research, numerous FOI requests and interviews with over a hundred people who have never spoken out 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.
Having still lived together until their departure from Royal Lodge in 2025, they claimed 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 their links with Jeffrey Epstein.
Chronicling their lives in parallel, the picture that emerges is of a spoilt former prince unable to connect and a former 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
©2025 Andrew Lownie (P)2025 HarperCollins Publishers
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Critic reviews
‘The most damning royal takedown since Spare paints Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson as venal, grifting and obsessed by sex' OBSERVER
‘Those who think Andrew has been hounded by a vengeful mob, and that it’s all gone too far, should read Lownie’s book and then wonder why it didn’t go further and faster' JANICE TURNER, THE TIMES
‘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
‘Explosive … Makes Prince Harry’s Spare look positively restrained’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘The most devastating royal biography ever written’ DAILY MAIL
'Less a biographer than a mortician, he has delivered a 456-page obituary for the Duke and Duchess of York. It may also prove to be the first line of an obituary for the monarchy itself' NEW STATESMAN
'This searing biography of Prince Andrew crackles with scandals about sex and money on almost every page. The author's best-selling biographies have a habit of changing the reputation of famous figures… Although in the case of Entitled, he hasn't so much cemented Prince Andrew's reputation, as put it in concrete boots and thrown it in the river. It is hard to see how he might come back from this' BBC NEWS
‘Devastating … this is more than just a hit job on the duke. By examining Andrew’s taxpayer-funded role as the UK’s “special representative” for trade and investment, the author takes aim at an “Establishment cover-up”' THE TIMES
‘Indispensable’ THE NEW YORKER
'A jaw-dropping account of arrogance, financial incontinence, greed and, indeed, entitlement' DAILY EXPRESS
'In the latest devastating biography by Andrew Lownie, which – in any rational scheme of things – should surely drive the final nail into the woodwormed remnants of his reputation' THE INDEPENDENT
'Among the most lurid, marmalade-dropping outlandish books published about a senior royal’ SUNDAY TIMES
It is understood that so many people have now approached him with their stories that he is preparing a follow up next year. His books are well written and researched and that creates a confidence for the reader. I think a third is needed just to itemise their creditors.
Andrew and Sarah do not come across as nice people but that in itself is not a crime. Entitled encapsulates them perfectly. They both behaved badly and with rudeness and neither ever owns their mistakes. Five minutes in Sarah’s company listening to her ridiculous word salad would be maddening but the switch to tough cookie doing deals in stings shows her character is a long way from the marshmallow she likes to present. Andrew’s pomposity, the way he belittles his staff, shows them up and insists on their deference to him is the behaviour of a bully and someone who frankly needs to clean up after himself.
Reading this book, you come away feeling how grubby and deeply unpleasant this pair are on so many levels. I've always wondered how their daughters are their opposites but then learning that their parenting was down to good nannies explains why. I mean how low can a mother be who is conducting an affair whilst heavily pregnant carrying you. No more can Sarah or Andrew be given a way back.
Worth the read
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That said, it also made me reflect on something more universal. Many families have an unpleasant, uncle who everyone tolerates out of duty, so in a strange way the story felt familiar. It raised the uncomfortable question: are these flaws unique, or would many of us turn out just the same if we had been raised, utterly spoilt, in a gilded cage with no accountability?
An entertaining, exasperating and oddly relatable account of the lives of this odious couple
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This book seems very well researched and lots of antidote so I haven’t heard before - so much more than the usual rehash of what we’ve read in the papers, as many royal books tend to be
I hope this puts an end to the Yorks but unfortunately they are so brazen they’ll ride it out
Brilliant
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Over the years Sarah has (very publicly) shown a lack of sense. She has made unpleasent headlines, behaved clumsy and with ill, financial judgement. She has lived beyond her means for years; bills unpaid, facing lawsuits and so on. She has been an embarrasment for her ex-in-laws several times. She has not been welcomed to family events in the Royal Family until quite recently, when Charles took over from the late Queen. And still - she is an embarrasment. Financially she has been saved several times - but how?
Andrew has never come across as an 'intelligent' book person, but what he lacked in genuine knowledge he compensated with charm. He got his role within the Royal Family and worked hard to help british businesses abroad (among other things, of course). Or so I thought. In reality he worked hard to line his own pockets, behaved entitled and could not hold a decent conversation.
His friendship with Epstein - and hist and lust for young women became his downfall, Entitled as he is, he didn't listen to advisers and is now the persona-non-grata of the Royal Family (along with his nephew, Harry. That will be the next book, I hope).
Andrew Lownie has written a well researched book, and it paints a picture of a couple depending deeply on one another - defending each other publicly. Lownie has been in contact with a lot of people who have known the couple /knows the couple and we're left with an entitled pair, who expects everybody else to pay for their lavish lifestyle. Who can't live within their means - who couldn't care less about other people, if they can't use them. And they have used at lot of rich people over the years - and one might wonder how a duke and his ex-wife can get financial aid from rich foreign men... Lownie has the answer to that (too).
The book is really well written. I've listened to the book - well read by Lownie himself. I highly recommend it.
Well researched, interesting and well read
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I believe the author’s research is meticulous and honest and he notes that of over 3000 people contacted, only some 300 agreed to be interviewed. Many of the anecdotes are familiar, but all reinforce the fact that this an individual with no moral compass and limited emotional intelligence. His sense of entitlement just because of his royal ‘status’ beggars belief. It’s no excuse for rudeness and I have little doubt that he’s boorish and insufferable. The author raises serious concerns about the involvement of other royals in covering up and buying off. Andrew has used his privilege for personal gain, not least in his role as so called Ambassador and paid from the public purse for a trade role. There’s still a can of worms to be opened there. The chapter about Epstein is particularly revealing, detailing involvement which was far more than superficial. And his alleged liking for “effete young men” may be unsubstantiated but in the context of this exposé seems highly plausible.
Ferguson doesn’t come out of this well. Greedy, grasping and again on the make, constantly, her profligacy is astonishing. In a way, they are suited to one another; flawed, self centred, personable but cold. They remain an embarrassment, not only to the royals, but to decent, hard working human beings who aren’t blessed with their privilege. This is a book which doesn’t hold back. How can one take a man with a large collection of dressed teddy bears seriously? He’s a joke, but considering the damage he’s done, it’s not funny. I wondered if the account would help me empathise with them more; maybe something redemptive to alter my perception. It doesn’t. They remain a largely odious and toxic pair and their actions are largely inexcusable. The monarchy has been supportive and I hope Andrew, in particular, never worms his way back to a public role. I’ve listened to this in a single sitting, reeling from one awful account to the next. Just when you think it can’t get any worse, it does. I think it gives real insight into both individuals and an outdated monarchy that’s colluded over many years. Well written and informed.
Riveting
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