wellway
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Post by wellway on Jan 13, 2022 17:28:25 GMT
BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59987935Prince Andrew loses military titles and patronages, and will no longer be called HRH It's a breaking story and that's all it says atm |
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Post by papersilly on Jan 13, 2022 17:46:25 GMT
wow. that's big.
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Post by bc2ca on Jan 13, 2022 17:47:15 GMT
Is he really a private citizen if his only source of income is as a member of the Royal Family?
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Post by cakediva on Jan 13, 2022 17:49:28 GMT
Holy shit
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Post by mellyw on Jan 13, 2022 17:49:31 GMT
Not going to lie, I’m surprised. I thought this wouldn’t happen until Charles became King
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Rhondito
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Post by Rhondito on Jan 13, 2022 17:50:28 GMT
Wow... I'm shocked. But not shocked.
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Post by oh yvonne on Jan 13, 2022 17:51:31 GMT
woahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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Post by Rhondito on Jan 13, 2022 17:53:03 GMT
Do you think this indicates the degree of certainty the Royal Family has in the accusations?
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Post by busy on Jan 13, 2022 17:56:22 GMT
Is he really a private citizen if his only source of income is as a member of the Royal Family? But a lot of the Royal Family's income and net worth is private; only a portion of it comes from public funds. If he is supported by those private funds/assets, then yeah, I think it's fair to call him a private citizen. No different from any other adult child of a wealthy family who is supported by generational wealth rather than work. |
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Post by used2scrap on Jan 13, 2022 17:56:57 GMT
Do you think this indicates the degree of certainty the Royal Family has in the accusations? My opinion is he’s been denying everything behind the scenes and likely finally admitted to something so they know he’s lying and the Queen/Charles/William are furious. |
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Post by used2scrap on Jan 13, 2022 17:58:34 GMT
Is he really a private citizen if his only source of income is as a member of the Royal Family? I took it more to mean he can’t make any legal defenses claiming any sort of immunity based on being a member of the royal family. |
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Post by luckyjune on Jan 13, 2022 18:02:39 GMT
The Queen must have some intel. This is kind of a big deal!
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Post by fuji on Jan 13, 2022 18:13:20 GMT
Would it also be to protect the royal assets in case there is some sort of settlement?
It sounds like they have been advised by legal counsel that things don't look good for him.
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Post by scrappinwithoutpeas on Jan 13, 2022 18:19:21 GMT
Would it also be to protect the royal assets in case there is some sort of settlement? It sounds like they have been advised by legal counsel that things don't look good for him. This is my thought as well. Wow. |
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Post by workingclassdog on Jan 13, 2022 18:21:50 GMT
Quiet shocked but not..
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Post by Skellinton on Jan 13, 2022 18:25:05 GMT
Would it also be to protect the royal assets in case there is some sort of settlement? It sounds like they have been advised by legal counsel that things don't look good for him. That is what I was thinking, but man, this is a pretty damn big deal! |
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Post by lucyg on Jan 13, 2022 18:45:08 GMT
I haven’t followed the case closely. Is he being sued civilly, or is there a criminal component to this business? What if, for example, he were proven to have been implicated in Jeffrey Epstein’s underage girl trafficking? Is there any chance of him being sent to prison, under virtually any circumstances?
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Post by lisacharlotte on Jan 13, 2022 19:03:05 GMT
I don’t think he owns anything but the chalet in Switzerland? Isn’t Royal Lodge grace and favor? The house he and Sarah received when they married was sold long ago. He has his earned military retirement. All his other money comes from the Queen as I understand it. I don’t see how the court could try to get money from the royals as a family, it’s all either attached to the Crown or Prince Charles. None of it is Andrew’s.
Losing that HRH has got to be a massive blow to his ego. Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy!
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Post by ceepea on Jan 13, 2022 19:14:12 GMT
WOW!! I'm another one that is shocked, not shocked. I also thought it wouldn't happen until Charles was King.
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Post by papersilly on Jan 13, 2022 19:19:18 GMT
i wonder if the palace is going to do anything to detract from all this bad press? release some nice pics of William's family? announce another royal pregnancy? put out some rumor about Meghan?
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Post by Jennifer C on Jan 13, 2022 19:20:42 GMT
If he still Duke of York? And does he still receive money from that title?
Jennifer
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 13, 2022 19:23:33 GMT
I have no sympathy for him whatsoever.
I hope this gives his victim(s) some small sense of justice.
I am hoping against hope Prince Andrew will come clean and tell everything he knows. I'll bet there are some powerful men who are very nervous about this turn of events.
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Post by sassyangel on Jan 13, 2022 19:29:28 GMT
😨 That’s 1932 biggish, I’d think. Even then he was a born royal in direct succession who willingly gave up his title, in the end. So maybe having it removed in circumstances like this (even though he’s much further down down the succession line now) is bigger? Wow.
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Post by zima on Jan 13, 2022 19:32:34 GMT
Do you think this indicates the degree of certainty the Royal Family has in the accusations? Well, given that this was the same "punishment" that H&M got for asking to step away from duties (vs. allegedly raping an under-age person), not sure I'd read too much into it. |
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Post by mom on Jan 13, 2022 19:34:30 GMT
I think this is a huge blow to his ego. Good.
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Post by sassyangel on Jan 13, 2022 19:37:57 GMT
If he still Duke of York? And does he still receive money from that title? Jennifer They still refer to him as that in the press release, I’m not sure what he receives from that, though. |
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Post by sassyangel on Jan 13, 2022 19:38:53 GMT
Do you think this indicates the degree of certainty the Royal Family has in the accusations? Well, given that this was the same "punishment" that H&M got for asking to step away from duties (vs. allegedly raping an under-age person), not sure I'd read too much into it. This isn’t really the same. |
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Post by sassyangel on Jan 13, 2022 19:40:46 GMT
Would it also be to protect the royal assets in case there is some sort of settlement? It sounds like they have been advised by legal counsel that things don't look good for him. That is what I was thinking, but man, this is a pretty damn big deal! He can’t use royal privilege in court, might be part of it, too. Not, sure. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jan 13, 2022 19:41:09 GMT
Surprised but not!
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Post by refugeepea on Jan 13, 2022 19:49:28 GMT
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