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A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler
A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler

Prince Andrew: Banished

Prince Andrew arrived at the Queen’s state funeral in an ordinary suit and tie. Stripped of his titles and military regalia, he is no longer a working member of the royal family. The severing of those palace links and the altogether grisly denouement—from the late monarch’s favorite son to accusations of sexual assault (and later a settled court case)—are the subject of Prince Andrew: Banished. He “thought he was more than a royal. He thought he was a celebrity,” says journalist Helen Kirwan-Taylor in a clip from the 90-minute documentary. Told through a series of new interviews with palace insiders, journalists, members of Andrew’s social circle, and the seasoned legal team who brought the first allegations to court—it’s an exposé of high society at its depths. —Bridget Arsenault