Royal Bombshell: Moon Bumps, Fake Ages, Epstein secrets – Lownie and Bower expose it all.

Fairy tales that turned into a nightmare. Are you sitting comfortably? Let us begin. 

Once upon a time in the glittering but shadowed world of the British royals, two storms continue to brew side by side.

First came the fall of Prince Andrew, the Queen's second son, now simply Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. Historian Andrew Lownie a very well respected historian and author peeled back the layers in his 2025 book Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York.  He told a grim tale: a prince who once sailed proudly in the navy, but grew arrogant and cruel to those around him. He spent wildly, chased pleasures, and lied, even about small things that needed no lie. Reports from his staff reveal a harsh employer. Speak when spoken, bow when seen. How long does it take to line up 72 teddy bears in perfect order on your bed at the grand old age of 65 (he will be 66 on February 19^th). 

But things for the then Yorks got even darker. His friendship with Jeffrey Epstein ran deeper and longer than admitted, as far back to the early 1990s, not just 1999. Emails, visits, and palace doors opened wide for the disgraced financier. Sarah Ferguson, his ex-wife, stayed tangled in the web too, borrowing money and keeping contacts long after she said she cut them. Despite publicly distancing herself, it seems she regarded him as a brother figure.  

By early 2026, fresh Epstein files spilled out more sordid details, including emails, access bids, secrets and lies. Lownie said their reputations were "absolutely in the dust." No recovery possible. King Charles acted fast: stripped titles, pushed Andrew out of Royal Lodge, but many say he has not gone far enough. What happens now, will Andrew face court appearances, questioning and perhaps a trial? I suspect he will flee to the middle east in a palace he has been given the use of in Abu Dhabi by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.  So where will the disgraced ex Prince end up? Marsh Cottage on the Sandringham Estate or the Middle East. 

Tom Bower, an eminent investigate journalist, former Barrister, has been watching from the sidelines, and has called the new documents "utterly devastating".

But across the ocean, another chapter continues to unfold with Prince Harry and Meghan, the Sussex household. Bower, in his 2022 book ‘Revenge’, had already painted them as schemers who turned royal life into a personal brand, breaking family trust and monetising pain. By 2026, with a new book, he dug deeper into old whispers.

He pointed to Meghan's pregnancies with Archie and Lilibet. Photos showed bumps that seemed to shift, flatten strangely, or mismatch in size across events. Insiders whispered of "moon bumps", prosthetic bellies and surrogacy theories. No hospital births shown, medical records sealed tight, stories changing each retell. Bower called it part of a pattern: pregnancy lies exposed, shocking truth hidden behind perfect pictures. 

Then came the age question. A 1997 magazine listed her as 21 when she should have been 15 or 16, this quickly sparked claims that she was born earlier, perhaps 1975 or 1976, not 1981. Yearbooks, classmates, even "birth certificate proof" surfaced as rumours grow. 

And what of Meghan’s past? Soho House? Rumours of alleged yacht parties where she met the then Prince Andrew, before she met Harry?  

Lownie linked the households once: a 2013 clash where Harry allegedly punched Andrew over cruel words about Meghan ("opportunist," "too old," doomed marriage). Harry denied it all, no fight, no words. Nothing to see.

Both tales echoed the same warning. Entitlement bred lies. Secrets cracked open under scrutiny. Andrew's world crumbled in exile; the Sussexes faced growing isolation, with whispers that a future King William might banish them too.

The palace walls held, but the cracks are showing. And in royal stories, once the truth starts whispering, it rarely stays quiet. There will be more. 

On a final note, what was Princess Beatrice doing at Davos this year? She kept that quiet! 

If you think I have forgotten King Charles, I haven’t. More to come, stay tuned.