Prince William might be more sympathetic to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor than the public thinks. According to biographer Robert Hardman's new book, Elizabeth II: In Private. In Public. The Inside Story, the Prince of Wales contacted his disgraced uncle after he was stripped of his titles and evicted from Royal Lodge over his connection to Jeffrey Epstein. In the tell-all via Page Six, the author claimed William reached out to Andrew to "offer condolences" after his public downfall. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Prince William wave to onlookers at the Golden Jubilee in 2002.