Prince Andrew was not pleased to hear that his taxpayer-funded private security detail will be over in December following the scandal over his close ties with Jeffrey Epstein, RadarOnline.com has learned.

Sources said Andrew, 62, demanded that he keep his £3 million per year private security, however, his older brother, King Charles III, did not oblige.

“Why should we pander to this over-inflated egotist called Andrew?” said ex-head of Royal protection Dai Davies, on bending to Prince Andrew’s wishes to continue his taxpayer-funded security detail.

[He’s lucky he’s not getting his personal security from the same folks as Ghislaine Maxwell does these days. — Ed]