Prince Andrew 'demanded room temperature water and ironing board' on trips
dailyrecord.co.ukPrince Andrew was known for being "rude" and having unusual demands for staff according to a new report. Sources have revealed the Duke demanded any water he was served was strictly room temperature and that his valet lug around a six-foot ironing board when they were travelling, it is claimed.
The claims have come to light from Andrew's time as the UK's special representative for trade and investment. As well as being known as "rude", the embattled royal was said to have "childish obsessions" and was apparently ridiculed while on the road fulfilling his duties.
The report, in The Times, also suggests he was privately mocked in the Gulf while he toured as special envoy, while a diplomat says the Prince became known as HBH - His Buffoon Highness.The former deputy head of mission in Bahrain, Simon Wilson, says the royal's travelling entourage left people speechless.
He told The Times Andrew flew out a team which included his equerries and private secretaries. His valet would have a huge ironing board on hand to ensure his clothes were perfectly pressed, it was claimed.The diplomat, who had previously hosted the Duke, added that Andrew was "boorish" and wasn't well-liked.Mr Wilson explained he was known as a "buffoon" because of his "childish obsession with doing the exact opposite of what had been agreed".The latest awkward anecdotes come after Tuesday's claims that Andrew sketched out a plan for how his five teddies and cuddly toys should be positioned on his bed every night.Ex protection officer Paul Page tells ITV's Ghislaine, Prince Andrew and the Paedophile that he would “scream and shout” if his servants failed to place them exactly how he wanted.He immediately warned that Andrew's private life would “willy-nilly,
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