Prince Andrew is a "hypocrite" who believes he is above the law, according to author Andrew Lownie, who has written an unauthorised biography on the under-siege royal.

Sarah Ferguson is preparing to "turn on" Prince Andrew in what royal insiders are calling the "ultimate betrayal," as both face mounting scrutiny over their financial ties to Jeffrey Epstein and pressure from the King to vacate Royal Lodge.

After Prince Andrew announced that he was giving up his royal title, his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson removed her title of Duchess of York from her X page.

Prince Andrew could escape to Switzerland or the Middle East and live “in exile” if he is ever the subject of a criminal investigation, a royal author has claimed.