Andrew Faces More Humiliation After an On-Air Caller Delivers a Brutal Remark

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s move out of Royal Lodge has done little to calm public anger. Following the release of the latest tranche of documents linked to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, the wrath of the subjects does not look like it will calm down anytime soon. As pressure grows for Mountbatten-Windsor to give evidence in the United States over his relationship with Epstein, public frustration spilled onto the airwaves during Friday’s episode of The Jeremy Vine Show on Channel 5.

During the program, which debated the question, “Is the King’s silence on Andrew damaging the Royal Family?”, a caller went as far as suggesting that Mountbatten-Windsor should be deported. The former prince has consistently denied any wrongdoing. The discussion came days after the former prince was photographed horseback riding around Windsor, while the Epstein files were released on Monday. Shortly afterwards, he was moved out of Royal Lodge and relocated to Wood Farm on the Sandringham estate, where he is now staying while renovations are completed on what is expected to be his permanent ‘shoesized’ home.

Jeremy Vine, 60, was joined on the panel by Lin Mei and Nina Myskow when he asked a caller from Kent whether she felt the King should address the situation publicly. “Do you think the king should say something?” Vine asked.

Jill from Kent replied, “I feel very, very sorry for the king. He’s been through a hell of a lot with his cancer treatment, and then he has been worried about Kate with her cancer treatment. And also Harry, whom I call a spoilt brat! With his book… he damaged the Royal Family. I feel so sorry for them all. But Andrew, the best place for him is Rwanda, isn’t it?”

Vine responded and said, “What… because they have government-assisted living there?” The comment was a reference to the Conservative government’s policy of relocating asylum seekers to Rwanda to deter small-boat crossings. “Yeah, that will do him,” Jill replied.

The remarks prompted an even harsher response online, where some commentators dispensed with any restraint. One reacted by saying, “Prince Andrew should stay right where he is among the elite pedos.” Another pushed back angrily, asking, “Because Rwanda deserves pedophiles???? He needs to confess and be in prison.” A third questioned the legality as much as the possibility of it happening, writing, “Can not stand Andrew, never have, but how can you deport a British-born citizen??? Maybe exile, but in God’s name who would want this self-entitled, ignorant person?”

Others took issue not just with the suggestion itself, but with how Andrew continues to be described. One user wrote, “Jill is right. Why are we reverting to calling him the former Prince though? He’s simply Andrew." 

The disgraced royal's departure from Royal Lodge was also framed as a response to public anger. A friend of the King previously acknowledged to The Times that Charles was acutely aware of how the situation was being received, saying, “The King is acutely aware of the public feeling. He doesn’t need to be heckled to understand the mood of the nation.” The same source added that accelerating Andrew’s exit was deliberate: “A plan made is not the same as a plan enacted, and the King wanted that plan enacted ASAP.”