ha ha!Erm men???? That's a new one surely?
Oh I see the men in the army, got ya!!! Thought it was rumoured that he was another friend of Dorothys for a moment.
ha ha!Erm men???? That's a new one surely?
Oh I see the men in the army, got ya!!! Thought it was rumoured that he was another friend of Dorothys for a moment.
Actually, there are just as many rumours about his not so Hero Harry like behaviour as there are about Andrew. Lots of anonymous personal claims by people that know someone who served with either one of them. I don’t think we can believe or dismiss the ones about Anderw without doing the same with Harry.yeah, especially as the men and women under Harry's command actually liked him and he spent most of his time socialising with them instead of inside the officers' mess.
Well there are these drunken photosErm men???? That's a new one surely?
Oh I see the men in the army, got ya!!! Thought it was rumoured that he was another friend of Dorothys for a moment.
They are all assholes. I despise the monarchy tbh.Actually, there are just as many rumours about his not so Hero Harry like behaviour as there are about Andrew. Lots of anonymous personal claims by people that know someone who served with either one of them. I don’t think we can believe or dismiss the ones about Anderw without doing the same with Harry.
I think the BRF did the right thing in both cases. A decade or two too late in Andrew’s case though. Harry stepped back or rather demanded a different set up for his job profile and when he didn’t get it started to publicly attack first some employees, then the institution and lastly his own family members. If you don’t do the job anymore, because you quit or were let go, you don’t get to keep the job titles and benefits.
Andrew has behaved appallingly over the last decades and letting him go was long overdue.
Both don’t represent the monarchy or Britain anymore and therefore have lost certain positions, and rightly so. They should loose more if you ask me, but I get that it’s not that easy to revoke the other titles if at all.
The reason as to why they are out of the family business are very differently though, but it’s not relevant for the outcome. A CEO screwing over the company will loose his business card just as the one that retires or quits for another job.
I think the thing to remember is that it hasn‘t been done to either protect Andrew or throw him to the wolves, it’s been done to protect the Monarchy. They literally survive by the optics and public opinion.I find ARRSE a good source of Royal tea…Prince Andrew Accused of Underage Sex Acts
No. I've formed my own view of HRH The Prince Andrew having more recently seen him in action in his interview with Emily Maitlis You based your entire view on one interview? Also you just stated he was an utter cock, for something that turns out to not be true.www.arrse.co.uk
I feel like I want to quote the Judge in the Djokovic case … on mature reflection the obviousness of that circus might have occurred to everyone before <the suitcase was sent out for booze>No 10 apologised to the Queen for having had the party on the eve of PP's funeral. Morons
I imagine they wanted him stripped long ago, I don’t think it’s a secret Charles and Andrew aren’t the best of friends. As well as keeping the cushy life, I think there is still a family element. No one wants other members of their family embarrassing them and bringing shame upon the family, whether it’s to a small town of people or the world. I don’t speak to one of my brothers because I find him absolutely deplorable and I think they’ll be the same.Apparently Charles and William wanted him stripped of his titles (and rightly so. I can see why, they want to make sure their cushy life continues.
He hasn’t lost his royal titles. He lost patronages and military roles, and the style of HRH. He is still a prince, still has his dukedom.Apparently Charles and William wanted him stripped of his titles (and rightly so. I can see why, they want to make sure their cushy life continues.
You may well be right. But there is a very good reason this is a civil trial and not a criminal one. Virginias testimony in court over time has changed so often that she is not considered a credible witness. Added to which she was unable to specify places or dates and even the names of the men she claimed she was forced to have sex with. Prince Andrew wasn’t even mentioned in the early versions of her story. She had sex with men for money for years and her dad often dropped her off and collected her from work at Epstein’s place. She groomed girls for Epstein. She claims she was trafficked but she also did some trafficking. It’s money she’s after and she’s caught the biggest fish of her life with dopey Andrew. I hope he has a competent lawyer.The thing is, he has a chance of walking away just fine. He needs to be proven guilty and I can see Virginia and her team having a hard time to do so. Not that I think he is innocent, but that’s sadly not really the point. The question is- can they prove what they accuse him of without doubt. My gut tells me no. It doesn’t matter what the public‘s or the judge‘s gut tells them. It’s the factual evidence.
I don’t think he will pay up- only if there is a bigger chance to be found guilty than not. And I don’t see that this point.
Thankfully, the whole thing very probably will spare us his face for the rest of his life. No matter the outcome, he is tarnished beyond everything because even if they can’t prove him guilty he has, by himself for a big part, made it impossible for anyone to think he actually is.
I'm not sure her not specifying places, dates and names is a fair criticism. Would you have gotten the names of the multiple men who raped you before they left the room? It sounds like JE had a constant stream of people coming and going so it's understandable she probably had no idea herself. She may not be entirely innocent but she's definitely dealing with a lot of trauma which could explain the holes in her story.You may well be right. But there is a very good reason this is a civil trial and not a criminal one. Virginias testimony in court over time has changed so often that she is not considered a credible witness. Added to which she was unable to specify places or dates and even the names of the men she claimed she was forced to have sex with. Prince Andrew wasn’t even mentioned in the early versions of her story. She had sex with men for money for years and her dad often dropped her off and collected her from work at Epstein’s place. She groomed girls for Epstein. She claims she was trafficked but she also did some trafficking. It’s money she’s after and she’s caught the biggest fish of her life with dopey Andrew. I hope he has a competent lawyer.
If they were well-known positions and business men - as she had claimed - then yes.I'm not sure her not specifying places, dates and names is a fair criticism. Would you have gotten the names of the multiple men who raped you before they left the room? It sounds like JE had a constant stream of people coming and going so it's understandable she probably had no idea herself. She may not be entirely innocent but she's definitely dealing with a lot of trauma which could explain the holes in her story.
OMG, I just wondered whether it was me who wrote this?? I couldn't remember it, but kind of agreed....You may well be right. But there is a very good reason this is a civil trial and not a criminal one. Virginias testimony in court over time has changed so often that she is not considered a credible witness. Added to which she was unable to specify places or dates and even the names of the men she claimed she was forced to have sex with. Prince Andrew wasn’t even mentioned in the early versions of her story. She had sex with men for money for years and her dad often dropped her off and collected her from work at Epstein’s place. She groomed girls for Epstein. She claims she was trafficked but she also did some trafficking. It’s money she’s after and she’s caught the biggest fish of her life with dopey Andrew. I hope he has a competent lawyer.
This is an interesting read. Virginia Guiffre is obviously a fairly disturbed and unhappy young woman, who seems to have got involved in drink and drugs and selling her body as a teenager.This is worth a read:
PRINCE ANDREW – The SHOCKING Truth
THE press and mainstream media are refusing to report on a wide range of startling and crucial facts surrounding the Epstein scandal. Facts that could finally reveal the truth about serious accusat…vote-watch.com
I agree that the gov should issue a general apology to the public and particularly to people who lost loved ones.Maybe I should put this in the unpopular opinions thread but The Queen chose to sit alone at the funeral, she could have had someone in her bubble support her or have someone sit 2 metres away. Also, it great that Downing Street did a personal apology to the Queen but what about the thousands of others who suffered and they partied? Do we get a personal apology too? I don’t know, maybe it’s too close to home for me because my Dad died from Covid and I found out it was on one of the days of the parties.