The Duke of York lost his virginity at the age of 11, a new biography has alleged.

According to the book, the Duke had multiple sexual experiences before he turned 13.

The experiences, detailed in a new biography of the Duke and his ex-wife by Andrew Lownie, are said to have proved a formative moment, in which the young Prince Andrew “realised that he was obsessed with women”.

One source, quoted in the book, suggested that the early sexual encounters “might be the root of Andrew’s problems”, and the author said it “perhaps explains some of the behaviour later on”.

Another source, who knows the Duke, told The Telegraph they were aware of Prince Andrew previously alluding to “sexual experiences at what most of us would consider as too young an age”, and said his personal life has bee

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