Prince Andrew

[anotheoldgit]

Breaking news Prince Andrew to step back from public duties.

[naomi24]

Emmie, I can't imagine he's taking advice from palace advisers.

[emmie]

seems not, he should.

[youngmafbog]

I dont see he has a choice, should have done it ages ago.

And no more interviews mate!

[emmie]

no indeed ^^

[Bobbisox1]

“Stepping away from public duties”
Hopefully his cash cow will dry up then ?

[Smowball]

He’s been an absolute b*rk!!

[ludwig]

I assume he will go off and live quietly somewhere abroad like Edward viii after the abdication. That'd be the best thing. I can't see him facing any kind of criminal charges for anything.

The queen's Christmas speech should be interesting. I might even watch it this year.

[naomi24]

I feel sorry for the queen.

[Smowball]

Me too Naomi x

[andy-hughes]

I mentioned on another thread about PA that he clearly lacks the mental agility to get in the ring with a seasoned interviewer from the BBC.

Although he is not, to date, guilty of any criminal activity, his previous behaviour, and his apparent inability to realise the seriousness of his associations, is what has seen him undone as a public figure.

Had he thought for a few seconds, the answer to the question 'Do you regret your friendship with Jeffrey Epstein?' should have been an instant and convincing 'Yes I do, very much ...' and not to advise that he appreciated all the contacts he made through Mr Epstein's largesse.

Apart from not grasping the fundamental that Mr Epstein had much to gain from his association with PA, the Prince should be well aware that there is a permanent queue of influential people waiting to be his 'friend' - he really didn't need the patronage of a convicted sex offender in the way he clearly thought he did.

That refusal to distance himself from Mr Epstein showed the Prince's arrogance and naivity writ large, and this is the result.

[gulliver1]

Andy 10.51 Spot on.

[Khandro]

As far as we know, he's done nothing wrong or illegal, the virtue-signallers & the usual gang of Les tricoteuses of AB are having a field day.
He's been stupid but he hasn't betrayed anyone.

[diddlydo]

Hi Gulliver - I note that this post has remained in "News" despite there being no link to a news article. Your post which is now in Politics was apparently moved as it had no link. Clearly one rule for the right-wing and a different one for the left.

[vulcan42]

diddlydo, the thread was moved from News to Politics because:
\\ Please use the appropriate categories. The subcategories of the "News" section, "Politics" and "Current Affairs", are more appropriate for this kind of thread.

Therefore, I have moved this thread into the category "Politics".//
Your accusation is groundless, there is no mention of a link required.

[ludwig]

// the usual gang of Les tricoteuses of AB are having a field day. //

There might be more sympathy for his predicament if he'd ever displayed any vaguely likeable qualities.

[hereIam]

^ Well said, very unlikeable man.

[Barsel]

Khandro///As far as we know, he's done nothing wrong or illegal//
You think that being friends with a sex offender when you are a member of the RF isn't wrong? Or the possibility he may have slept with a 17yr old girl? How do you know he hasn't committed anything illegally through his contact with Epstein and the contacts he was given through him? How do you know about all the deals he will have made with these contacts, do you think they were all legal? If you do, then you must be very naive.

[vulcan42]

Barsel, your post is 90% supposition, has this country finally done away with innocent until proven guilty?

[Barsel]

Vulcan nothing in my post is supposition. We know for a fact he was friends with Epstein, we know for a fact Epstein introduced him to 'contacts' who were helpful to him, he said this himself. I also said 'the possibility he may have slept with this girl.' I have not said he is guilty of anything, but for the Queen to ask him to stand down from his duties must be because she thinks he has done wrong.

[woofgang]

Not necessarily Barsel. She may think that the publicity surrounding his actions is not a good thing for The Firm regardless of whether or not he did anything illegal. She also knows that her reign is coming to an end and may wish to leave Prince Charles with a solid foundation and get any public discussion of his own misdemeanours out of the way before he succeeds her....not that I am accusing Charlie boy of any illegality but he has himself owned up to being unfaithful to his wife and to having gone into marriage with no intention of being faithful to her.