At 73, Princess Anne has shattered decades of royal silence with a bombshell confession: she revealed that the person she hated more than anyone in the entire royal family was her brother, Prince Andrew. In an unprecedented interview, the Princess Royal—who has never been known for holding back—said Andrew’s behavior and scandals made her “exasperated” and “fed up” to a point she couldn’t ignore.
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The revelation stunned royal observers, as Anne has traditionally been the most stoic, duty-bound member of the family. But she admitted that Andrew’s involvement in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, his damaging BBC interview with Emmaong Bamford, and his overall pattern of unprofessional conduct left her deeply frustrated. She described Andrew as someone who “never took his responsibilities seriously” and who “damaged the monarchy more than anyone else in recent decades”.
Anne said she’s "long sided with" her brother King Charles in supporting the monarchy’s core values, and that she’s been “fed up” with Andrew for years. A royal biographer noted that Anne’s frustration with Andrew mirrors Charles and William’s own exasperation, and that she sees Andrew as a liability who brought unnecessary shame to the family.
The confession also highlighted Anne’s blunt, no-nonsense attitude toward family members who don’t uphold the monarchy’s standards. She criticized Andrew’s lack of discipline, his poor judgment, and his inability to handle public scrutiny. “He’s the one I’ve hated more than anyone,” Anne said, referring to how Andrew’s actions made her feel both personally and professionally betrayed.
While Anne has made cutting remarks about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in the past, including a discreet dig about the “slimmed down” monarchy and Meghan’s “short shelf-life,” she never expressed the same level of personal hatred she now admits toward Andrew. Her final confession confirms that Andrew’s scandals have caused more damage to the royal family than any other member’s actions—and that Anne’s patience with him has finally run out.