A “SCRUFFY” Prince Andrew wearing a tracksuit told stunned royal cops to “f*** off” after the Duke sparked a security scare outside the Queen’s bedroom at Buckingham Palace, an officer has claimed.
Paul Page, who served as a Royal protection officer at the Palace for six years, also described the prince as “rude” and “a bully”.
Speaking to The Celeb Report Online, Page said the alleged incident happened in the early 2000s.
“It was at night, and we were checking CCTV in the control room when we saw a man walking along the corridor in the Queen‘s private quarters,” he said.
“Her Majesty was not at Buckingham Palace at the time, so this was a major potential security scare.
“A sergeant, myself, and two other police officers went to her apartments to investigate.
“We approached from either end of the corridor so we could surround the potential intruder. But when we got there, we realised it was Prince Andrew.”
Page went on: “He looked scruffy and was wearing a tracksuit.
“I apologised and said, ‘I’m sorry, your Highness, we went to investigate a possible intruder in Her Majesty’s apartments’.
“Andrew replies, ‘This is my house, I go where I want, now f*** off’.”
Prince Andrew’s main residence is the Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park, which he shares with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson.
However, the Queen’s favourite son had his own rooms at Buckingham Palace, where he would frequently stay when he was in London.
Page described the incident as typical behaviour for Andrew, who he called “a f***ing a***hole and a bully”.
He added: “I never had any problems with any other members of the Royal Family in my time at Buckingham Palace. The Queen is a lovely lady.
“But Prince Andrew had this nasty side to him, he treated staff terribly. He got away with it for so long.”
Page, who provided armed security to the Royal Family between 1998 and 2004, was interviewed by ITV’s Ranvir Singh for the documentary “Ghislaine, Prince Andrew and the Paedophile” earlier this month.
In the interview, he claimed the Duke of York would have a tantrum and “shout and scream” if his huge collection of teddy bears was positioned out of place by royal servants.
He said Andrew had a picture in a drawer next to his bed showing his 50 to 60 bears in the correct position.
“The reason for the laminated picture was if those bears weren’t put back in the right order by the maids, he would shout and scream,” he said.
Page told The Celeb Report Online that he brought up that anecdote because he wanted to show how the prince “would coerce his staff and mistreat them”.
He has also called for a royal bullying probe into Prince Andrew similar to that faced by Meghan Markle, The Mirror reports.
Page was jailed in 2009 for his part in a £3m property scam, setting up a sham company and tricking colleagues, friends, and family into giving him their money.
“I’ve admitted my crimes, and I’ve served my time,” he said.
Last week, a former Buckingham Palace maid told The Celeb Report Andrew made her run up four flights of stairs to shut his curtains while he was sat next to them.
Former Buckingham Palace worker Charlotte Briggs claimed she was left in tears by the “demanding and entitled” Duke’s foul-mouthed rants.
The Celeb Report Online has approached Prince Andrew’s spokesperson for comment.
