The Queen had to step in to resolve a row after Prince Andrew took a bathroom that was reserved for Prince Charles, a former maid has claimed.
Janette McGowan, a former Buckingham Palace maid, claimed the Duke of York refused to remove his toiletries from a bathroom at Sandringham intended for his older brother.
She said the row, which took place at Christmas in 1999, was only resolved when the Queen intervened and spoke to Andrew, who was 39 at the time.
Ms McGowan, who was a housemaid from 1999 to 2000, claimed household staff were alerted to an 'ongoing situation' after the Queen's second son took a bathroom reserved for Charles, then 51.
She told The Sun: 'We were told not to move anything and not to touch anything in that bathroom because there was an 'ongoing situation'.'
Janette McGowan, a former Buckingham Palace maid, said Prince Andrew refused to remove his toiletries from a bathroom at Sandringham intended for Prince Charles (both pictured)
Ms McGowan, who had travelled to Sandringham with the family, said members of the Royal Family are allocated rooms and a bathroom at the Norfolk estate, but Andrew had taken a bathroom meant for Charles.
She said the 'bizarre stand-off' was only 'defused' when the Queen 'had words' with Andrew and tell him to use another bathroom.
Ms McGowan insisted there was 'nothing special' about the bathroom, saying it was a 'good old sibling row'.
She added: 'Charles was very grown-up about it, which is more than you can say for Andrew.'
When Ms McGowan worked at Buckingham Palace, Andrew was living permanently at the London residence, with the former maid describing him as 'spoilt'.
Ms McGowan, who went on to work for Princess Michael of Kent and the Earl and Countess of Wessex, said of the squabble: 'I think it was very petulant. He's [Andrew] very spoiled with regards to his own rights.'
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Ms McGowan said the row, which took place at Christmas in 1999, was only resolved when the Queen intervened and spoke to Andrew (both pictured with Charles), who was 39 at the time
Ms McGowan said members of the Royal Family are allocated rooms and a bathroom at Sandringham (pictured), but that Andrew had taken a bathroom meant for Charles
Meanwhile, another former maid at Buckingham Palace has spoken out about working for Andrew, calling the Duke of York 'demanding and entitled'.
Charlotte Briggs claimed on Thursday that she was 'left in tears' by Andrew's foul-mouth rants, and on one occasion faced his wrath over a tiny gap in his curtains.
Speaking to The Sun, Ms Briggs said the prince yelled at her: 'Can't you f***ing do anything right?' as she ran up and down the stairs to fix the curtains, some of which he was sitting a matter of yards away from.
'This man fought for his country in the Falklands but couldn't stand up to close his own curtains,' the 47-year-old mother of two told the newspaper.
'It was utterly ridiculous but spoke volumes about him,' she added.
By comparison, Ms Briggs said that the Duke's brothers Charles and Edward, as well as other royals she encountered during her time at the palace, were 'wonderful'.
She began working at Buckingham Palace
