"Is this a Marie-Antoinette moment for the British monarchy? What first triggered animosity against the queen of France was a slew of excited publications stressing her extravagance and indulgence in flagrant luxury, as well as her alleged sexual decadence (an entirely false claim). Before being guillotined, her name was humiliatingly demoted – just like Andrew's – to "the Widow Capet"."
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Mary Kenny, "Has Andrew brought the British royal family to its Marie-Antoinette moment?", Irish Independent (8 November 2025). Echoing earlier comments by Peter Hitchens from an interview on (1 November 2025): "I'll be accused...of defending "Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor", as we must now call him, in French-Revolutionary style, as I think Marie Antoinette ended up being called "The Widow Capet" in the same fashion."
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, (Andrew Albert Christian Edward; born 19 February 1960), formerly known as Prince Andrew, Duke of York, is the third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; his elder brother is King Charles III. A former close associate of Jeffrey Epstein, in February 2026, Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
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