Unexplained Wealth Order

[Hymie]

This story interested me in that the woman had been subject to an UWO (unexplained wealth order), which got me thinking of Prince Andrew.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-50763204

Apparently he gets by on an annual £20k pension from his armed forces career plus his mum gives him £250k p.a. spending money. By my maths Prince Andrew’s gross lifetime income (before tax) is a tad over £10 million.

Recently his total wealth has been reported at over £50 million.
I think Prince Andrew should be asked how over his lifetime he has lived on £10 million (less tax) and managed to turn it into over £50 million.

[New Judge]

He’s been lucky on the horses.

More seriously, if you believe the Queen’s son will be asked to account for his wealth I think you may be sorely disappointed. Whatever the papers would have you believe, they are not the same as everybody else.

[Peter Pedant]

stop thinking of Prince Andrew - it will do your head in.

she is opposing the order as she says it is based on a less than fair foreign conviction. And since we are leaving Europe, their lordships may feel less obliged to say - oh no no it is all completely fair

she has to rebut it on the balance of probabilities - so she just may do it

[jourdain2]

I think I heard today that the Diocese of York has asked Prince A. to dissociate himself from his connections with them, by the way. It's all I've got. I was disappointed when he became Duke of York, but we were stuck with him. Dr. Sentamu is a good bloke (met him a few times) and very strong-minded, hugely powerful speaker) and I can't see him shying away from getting rid of Prince A..

[woofgang]

he's the bloke who reorganised the Minster bell ringers isn't he?

[Peter Pedant]

erm yeah if you say so

[Hymie]

Prince Andrew and I are of a similar age – I reckon over my lifetime my net income to be somewhere south of £1 million.

I would estimate my current total wealth to be of the order of £300k (mostly in the value of property), and I have not suffered the cost of a divorce. If I was to have a total wealth of just under £5 million, I might reasonably expect to be asked how I came by such a large sum of money based on my limited income.

If Prince Andrew has legally come by this wealth – he should have absolutely no problem in accounting for how he amassed such wealth.

[david small]

Should, but won’t. Don’t you know?

[Hymie]

Clearly we need to start a campaign to have an Unexplained Wealth Order applied to Prince Andrew.

[Mamyalynne]

He is also said to get money from Trusts, twp of which were set up by Elizabeth the Queen Mother and his Grandfather.

[albaqwerty]

allegedly
Back in 2012, consultancy firm Wealth X estimated Prince Andrew’s net worth at $75 million. Much of his money comes from a trust fund established when he was a child, according to the blog Royal Splendor, and he receives a yearly stipend of $408,000 from the queen, according to Vanity Fair. He also receives pension from the Royal Navy.

I have no idea who wealth X are, I don't seem to be able to find anything to offer to link to. Apologies.
(Can't stand the man, never met him, don't want to)

[Gromit]

Arms dealing is very profitable.

[aelmpvw]

he's very frugal, pizza express instead of expensive restaurants ...