He then entered the House of Lords after being made Baron Geidt and was appointed a Permanent Lord-in-waiting, which is a peer who holds permanent office in the Royal Household. Whitehall sources have now revealed that in 2019, the late Queen’s former Private Secretary was contacted by “highly placed informants” who warned him about Andrew’s business dealings with Russian oligarchs.
But he said that even though he’d pass on the information to his old colleagues, he had previously tried to warn the late monarch about her son’s dealings and she “just didn’t want to know”.
A source told the Daily Mail: “He said that he would pass on the information to his old colleagues at the Palace, but that he had long been aware of these issues and he had attempted to raise them before, ‘But the Queen just doesn’t want to know’.
“It seems clear that Andrew played a role in his departure in 2017.”
The latest claims spark further questions about the late Queen’s “favourite son”.
It comes after Andrew’s time as UK trade envoy, between 2001 and 2011, has come under scrutiny following the latest release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
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Andrew was arrested last month on suspicion of misconduct in public office, after some of the bombshell files appeared to show that he may have shared confidential information with the convicted paedophile.
He was held in custody for 11 hours but was later released under investigation.
Andrew has always denied any wrongdoing and has not commented on the latest bombshells.