Prince Andrew pictured on yacht with topless women

Prince Andrew pictured on yacht with topless women
REUTERS

JAN 4: British tabloids splashed pictures on Thursday of Queen Elizabeth's second son Prince Andrew enjoying a sunshine holiday on a yacht off Thailand with topless women.

Forty-year-old Andrew, whose marriage to the Duchess of York ended in divorce in 1996, was relaxing off the Thai island of Phuket where he had been the guest of Swedish millionaire Johan Eliasch, the mass circulated Mirror said.

Shortly after Andrew and the Duchess separated in 1992, newspapers splashed pictures of her cavorting topless with Texan businessman John Bryan -- causing a royal scandal.

Last year there was speculation of reconciliation and a possible remarriage between Andrew and Fergie, as she is popularly known from her maiden name Sarah Ferguson.

The couple have remained on amicable terms since their divorce and live in different wings of Andrew's Sunninghill Park mansion near London with their two daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie.

The Daily Mail quoted an unidentified friend of Andrew and Fergie as saying: "She knew about the (Thai) holiday. They both lead their own lives."

The tabloids reported that while Andrew was soaking up the sun, Fergie and their two daughters were on a skiing holiday in Switzerland.