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The Queen had a very simple, one-word response when Prince Andrew explained his relationship to Jeffrey Epstein to her, a new book has claimed. 

A new book has revealed intimate details of the Royal Family, including aspects of Her Majesty’s relationship with the Duke of York. 

Author Gyles Brandreth, who was a close friend of Prince Philip, reveals in the book, which is being serialised in the Daily Mail: “The first time he gave her the full account of the whole sorry saga, she listened carefully.

“Then the Queen, who never said more than was necessary, responded with just one word: ‘Intriguing.'”

The book, titled Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait, goes on to detail the Queen’s impressive resilience and stoicism towards the end of her life – including claims that she suffered from bone cancer.

Her Majesty wasted no time in stripping the Duke of York of his titles, the book claims, with one senior courtier revealing that she “took a firm grip of things”.

Mr Brandreth added that due to the “cloud hanging over his reputation”, the Queen “essentially fired her own son”.

The Prince was stripped of his honorary military roles, including Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, and obliged to give up his HRH style in public.

However, the Queen continued to “stand by” her son, the book said. 

It claimed that she intentionally allowed the pair to be photographed together the following day during a ride through Windsor Great Park.

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