Queen Elizabeth II paid special attention to her second son, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, for a deeper reason.
Her Majesty, who said Andrew was her ‘favourite’ son, knew he was the most vulnerable.
In an interview, royal biographer Robert Hardman told the Daily Mail’s “Queens, Kings and Dastardly Things” podcast how the monarch got it wrong.
“As we approach Elizabeth II’s 100th birthday, this is obviously on a relatively short list of things she got wrong,” Hardman said. However, he added, “I think they did a lot of things right.”
He added, “David Cameron told me that when I was writing the book, all the other members of the family knew the boundaries, they knew what they should and shouldn’t do.”
Speaking further on the Daily Mail’s podcast, Hardman said: “There was this horrific moment where he actually punched the Master of the Royal Household.”
“When the Queen heard about it, she wasn’t surprised at all,” Hardman said. “I think we can understand where the Queen’s sympathies were because shortly afterwards, the Master received a knighthood.”
