‘I told Andrew to stop saying that he did not care any more’

PRINCE ANDREW was reportedly ordered to stop saying he did not care about the Royal family by the Duchess of York’s former lover.

John Bryan, the 67-year-old American financial adviser who had a relationship with the Duchess in the 1990s, said he was called to Royal Lodge in Berkshire to give “honest advice” to the Duke of York following his disastrous Newsnight interview in 2019, where he addressed allegations that he had had sex with Virginia Roberts.

The Duke has strenuously denied these claims.

On Saturday, Nov 30 2019, just over a week after the Queen suspended the Duke from his royal duties, Mr Bryan visited the couple and said he witnessed Prince Andrew allegedly say: “I don’t care anymore, I don’t care. I am being treated unfairly.”

Mr Bryan told The Mail on Sunday: “There were other advisers there, other PR people who were lining up to give him advice. I told him, ‘You may think you’ve been treated unfairly but you should never, ever say in front of third parties that you don’t care any more’.”

Mr Bryan, who was called in to provide advice about restoring the Duke’s reputation, revealed how he produced a five-page planning document to set out how the House of York would recover, as well at looking at what needed “to be done legally and Pr-wise”.

Despite being grateful for the advice, Mr Bryan said the Duke declined to follow his suggestions.

The Duke of York has been contacted for comment.