Prince Andrew is said to have lost his virginity at the age of 11, a new biography has claimed.
The Duke of York is also alleged to have had multiple sexual experiences before turning 13.
The claims were published in Andrew Lownie’s new biography on the Andrew and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson.
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Lownie describes the explosive book as a: “Tale of childhood trauma, infidelity, lust, betrayal, corruption, greed, extravagance, arrogance, entitlement, establishment cover-up and hubris”.
Prince Andrew had his first sexual experience at the age of 11, a new royal biography has claimed
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The book, called ‘Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York’, proposes a narrative about Andrew’s life based on a number of sources.
One source “close to Andrew” claimed to Lownie that the Duke: “Had his first sexual experience aged eight and lost his virginity at 11.”
Later, the same source also alleged: “He admitted that his second sexual experience came before he turned 12 and when he was 13 he had already slept with more than half-a-dozen girls.
GB News has approached the Duke of York’s representatives for comment.
Source alleged the Duke had had multiple sexual encounters by his 13th birthday
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The book’s allegations were echoed by another source, also close to the Duke, who told the Telegraph he had: “Alluded to sexual experiences at what most of us would consider as too young an age, poor chap”.
“The Duke’s personal story is far more complex than people realise or have ever been prepared to properly consider”.
For his part, Lownie said he chose to include these suggestions about Andrew to help construct a more complete picture of the Duke of York’s life story.
“It seemed to me it was part of building a picture of behaviour, and how it shaped his life,” he said.
The claims were published in an explosive new book on Prince Andrew and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson
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“I think he (Andrew), in some ways, has been a victim. It does make him much more sympathetic, in a way,” Lownie said.
The author's new book has been advertised as the “most devastating royal biography ever written”.
Lownie revealed it had taken four years of intensive research, pooling over hundreds of interviews with apparent insiders.