Ex-Prince Andrew Could ‘Demand’ ‘Taxpayer-Funded Security’ Following Latest ‘Incident’

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor‘s latest security scare has put King Charles III in an impossible position, a source tells Examiner.

According to The Telegraph, police arrested a ski mask-clad man who allegedly threatened the former Duke of York, 66, while he was out walking his dogs in Norfolk on Wednesday, May 6.

“As awful as this whole incident was for Andrew, there’s no doubt it’s played directly into his hands because he can now point to a very real threat and double down on his demands for taxpayer-funded security,” says the insider.

Just last month, Andrew — who lost his police protection in 2022, per People — faced another scare when two people scaled a gate and attempted to peek over the 6-foot fence outside his Marsh Farm house, the Daily Mail reported, before his private security detail sent them packing.

Should Charles, 77, “cave and start paying for Andrew’s protection again,” explains the insider, “there’s enormous fear about the backlash” but “at the same time, he’s terrified over what his brother might do if he feels cornered.”

Or what he might reveal.

“There’s long been this sense inside royal circles that Andrew knows where a lot of bodies are buried,” Examiner‘s insider reveals, “and he’s made it very clear over the years that he could cause catastrophic embarrassment for his brother if he ever chooses to speak out.”

The disgraced royal “doesn’t even have to do some big tell-all,” notes the insider. “A quick interview is all it would take to do tremendous damage, and everyone knows it.”

Prince William “is absolutely furious that Andrew keeps making demands,” says the insider, “and his stance is that Charles ought to just stand up to him once and for all and toss him out.”

It’s not that simple though, the insider continues. “Andrew clearly has dirt that he can spill and he’s threatening to do just that if he doesn’t get what he feels is right.”