Prince Andrew seems to have a bleak future in the royal family as a new book highlights his frustration after losing royal titles due to his scandals involving Jeffrey Epstein and others.

Stripped of military ranks and royal patronages in 2022, the disgraced Duke of York now leads a quiet, reclusive life at Royal Lodge.

Royal commentators claim the explosive book by Author Andrew Lownie likely ends Prince Andrew’s hopes of reinstatement and keeps the Epstein scandal at the forefront.

Author Andrew Lownie offered a stark assessment of Prince Andrew’s future within the royal family, describing the Duke of York as frustrated and increasingly marginalized after losing his royal status.

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Now 65, Andrew is said to be still struggling emotionally with the aftermath of the scandal that led to his royal and military titles and patronages being revoked nearly three years ago.

In his new biography, “Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York,” Lownie shares insights into the prince’s troubled situation, suggesting that Andrew faces a limited future both publicly and privately.

He also noted that Andrew, who recently secured the right to remain at Royal Lodge, seems to have embraced a quieter, more withdrawn lifestyle.

“I don’t think he has any public future. I would say his private future is pretty limited, too,” Lownie told Sky News. “I mean, he lives in Royal Lodge, he plays golf, watches TV, and presumably sees his grandchildren … he’s living the life of a retired man.”

Lownie revealed that, according to a palace insider, the loss of his titles has deeply impacted Andrew.

“What most annoys him is his lack of a royal status. That’s what really sort of gave him his whole sense of identity,” he told the outlet. “And that’s, you know, it’s not being able to put on his uniforms and strut around and being self-important.”

Andrew’s position within the royal family rapidly eroded amid numerous controversies, including his close ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the sexual abuse lawsuit filed by the late Virginia Giuffre, and his connections to alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo.

In 2022, Queen Elizabeth II officially stripped her son of his military ranks, royal patronages, and his HRH title, forcing him to step down from his role as a working royal.

Soon after losing these titles and honors, Andrew’s Freedom of the City of York was also revoked following a landmark vote by councilors.

Elsewhere, Lownie has called for greater transparency and accountability within the royal family, highlighting the significant secrecy he encountered while researching his book.

The author spent four years working on his latest biography and filed hundreds of Freedom of Information requests to various government departments.

Yet, Lownie says many of his inquiries related to Andrew and his activities were rejected without a clear explanation.

“Clearly, there are details that people have picked up on and run with. And you know, that’s inevitable in these sorts of books,” he said, per the New York Post. “If they’re to earn our trust and support, they have to show that they are not hiding things — that they are behaving well.”

Lownie added: “They blame everything from security reasons, to cost and man-hours, to data protection, to my questions being too broad.”

Royal commentator Pauline Maclaran believes the book “appears to seal the fate of Andrew if he was ever hoping to be reinstated officially into the working royals.”

“The public will be wanting to see some clear action on the King’s part, I think – particularly as Andrew’s connections to Epstein are raked over again,” she said, per BBC News.

Historian Ed Owens notes that although nearly six years have passed since the infamous Newsnight interview, Andrew continues to make headlines “for all the wrong reasons.”

“This isn’t good for the monarchy,” Owens noted, while acknowledging that “King Charles and Prince William have sought to limit the reputational damage Andrew can have on ‘brand Windsor.'”

Already climbing the bestseller charts, the book has sparked debate among royal experts.

Commentator Richard Palmer points out that it thrusts “Andrew back at the front and centre of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal at a time when Donald Trump is facing serious questions about his own friendship with the late paedophile.”

He added: “It’s a scandal that just won’t go away for the Royal Family, even though they’ve tried to distance themselves from Andrew.”