Prince Andrew

[anotheoldgit]

Breaking news Prince Andrew to step back from public duties.

[Jackdaw33]

Of course he will lose his allowance from the Civil List so Mummy will have to open her handbag to give him his dibs.

[davebro]

I skimmed the Daily Mail article & it seems he already has copious sources of undisclosed income as his expenditure far outweighs anything he is known to receive.

[Mamyalynne]

//The abolition of the Civil List was announced in the spending review statement to the House of Commons on 20 October 2010 by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne. In its place, he said, "the Royal Household will receive a new Sovereign Support Grant linked to a portion of the revenue of the Crown Estate". The Crown Estate is a statutory corporation, run on commercial lines by the Crown Estate Commissioners and generates revenue for HM Treasury every year (an income surplus of £210.7 million for the year ended 31 March 2010). This income is received by the Crown and given to the state as a result of the agreement reached in 1760 that has been renewed at the beginning of each subsequent reign. The Sovereign Grant Act 2011 received Royal Assent on 18 October 2011. Under this Act, the Sovereign Grant now funds all of the official expenditure of the monarchy, not just the expenditure previously borne by the Civil List.//

[maggiebee]

Can't stand the man but feel sorry for his daughters. Mud sticks.

[pixie374]

Is this just guilt by association? He appears to be an idiot, but not a criminal?

[retrocop]

Quite strange. I read somewhere that HMQ gave her endorsement and approval for the interview in order for him to clear the air. I think that gem came from Metro.

[Ellipsis]

From my POV, I think he's guilty of something. I'm not in a position to know what that something is, but it's likely that some people are ...

[anneasquith]

Will he become one of the unemployed now ? He won’t require * staff* will he ? Does he live rent free ? Might he qualify for WFP ?

[237SJ]

I bet he'll continue to live the luxury lifestyle Ann

[anneasquith]

Sj. I think we all know that .

[andres]

I don't think you need to worry ,anne.(ha-ha) Prince Andrew was gifted his home in 2003 and as I have said in previous posts has enough money of his own.

[retrocop]

Suspended from duty for the rest of your life on full pay. What a result.

[pixie374]

That may be fair enough, if you have to stop working without being found guilty of anything.

[retrocop]

//That may be fair enough, if you have to stop working without being found guilty of anything. //

Guilty of what? No crime has been established against him.

[jno]

he hasn't been found guilty of anything, but he has faced accusations of illegal behaviour. He may be able to claim diplomatic immunity over incidents abroad, nobody seems sure; if not he may yet appear in court. I wouldn't bet on it, though.

[pixie374]

That was my point, retro... x

[pixie374]

Accusations... is that enough?

[retrocop]

//but he has faced accusations of illegal behaviour. //
Where and what state or country for that matter? If anyone should be pursued and hounded for alleged crimes is Maxwell's daughter in the U.S. She was a pimp for child prostitution in America. Go Get her.

[andres]

retro--^^^--Quite right but no-one seems to know where she's hiding.

[retrocop]

No. A member of the Royal family is jucier bait for the media. :-(