Andrew is supposedly the Queen’s favorite child, so she has a serious blind spot when it comes to him. She also has a long history of ignoring problems and hoping they will go away on their own until a situation blows up right in her face.
For all her reputation as Queen Fierce head of the Firm, I have come to believe that the real force for keeping the family in line all these years was Prince Philip. He has been retired for a few years now, and it shows. The Firm seems to have no strong leadership and direction at this time.
The lack of steady management of the Windsor family is troublesome in that their extraordinary role requires that they be celebrities but with a reasonable standard of good behavior. Young men drinking to excess can be accepted by the British public, but an association with a sordid character like Epstein can lead to serious trouble.