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Prince Andrew, Duke of York was doted on by his mother Queen Elizabeth II  as a child and the monarch remains protective of him to this day. Andrew is 10 years his big brother, Prince

Charles' junior and the Queen managed to spend more time with him as a child than she had with his older siblings. One royal biographer has described the moment a mischievous young

Andrew suffered a humiliating punishment at the hands of Windsor stable staff. When Prince Andrew was five he wandered out of The Duke of Edinburgh’s sight and into the Windsor Royal Mews

stables, according to royal expert and author Ingrid Seward. In her book ‘My husband and I: The Inside Story of 70 Years of the Royal Marriage’, Ms Seward recounts how the badly behaved

young royal often “aimed sly kicks at dogs” or “taunted” guardsman. She wrote: ”The coachmen and grooms who worked there had little time for the prince [Andrew], having often seen him aim

sly kicks at dogs and taunting the helpless guardsmen. Sensing their studied indifference and trying to attract attention, the Prince started beating the ground with a large stick.”   Ms

Seward said: ”When he refused to stop, two grooms picked him up, threw him into the dung heap and shovelled manure all over him.” A young Andrew was not used to being treated like this and

was stunned by the humiliation. Ms Seward wrote: “The Prince was too shocked to cry, but the impact of his humiliation hit him and, when he managed to extract himself from the foul-smelling

mess, he ran as fast as he could up the hill to the castle saying: ‘I’ll tell my mummy.’” While it is not clear whether the Queen was ever told about the incident the grooms were never

reprimanded for their actions. Ms Seward wrote: ”No one knows if he ever did but there were no repercussions.” The Royal Family have banded around to support Prince Andrew in recent weeks

following the death of his disgraced financier friend Jeffrey Epstein. Mr Epstein was in prison awaiting trial for child sex trafficking charges when he was reported to have killed himself.

A statement from Buckingham Palace said the Duke York was “appalled” by recent reports of the Mr Epstein’s alleged crimes. The statement read: “The Duke of York has been appalled by the

recent reports of Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged crimes. “His Royal Highness deplores the exploitation of any human being and the suggestion he would condone, participate in or encourage any such

behaviour is abhorrent.”