Andrew

[Seabag]

Yes him!

Thoughts?

[KidKruger]

Keeping up appearances.

[Seabag]

After much hide-&-seek things are heating up for our Andy

So given this whole thing isn?t going to go away, shouldn?t ?they? just pay her off and get this over with?

How they didn?t do this in the first place, we?ll never know. I suppose arrogance and the word of a Prince against a regular person was deemed defence enough, but she?s turned out to be somewhat more tenacious than HRH had bargained for.

Then that interview with Emily Matis pretty well put Andy deeper in the firing line (honestly, what the fcuk was he thinking) and doubt has been cast over his version of things.

Lastly, he?s not doing the whole ?monarchy? thing much good.

Option B.

https://apple.news/A8RNgtHhzQnGAAASnKTUnKA

[KidKruger]

Randy Andy he was called back in the day, if memory serves.

[Earl Aelfheah]

I blame Meghan!

[JohnL]

He was called Randy Andy - but the only girlfriend of his I remember is Koo Stark

[wordsworth]

JohnL Wrote:

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> He was called Randy Andy - but the only girlfriend

> of his I remember is Koo Stark

...so you're implicated

[Seabag]

Poor Andy

Manoeuvres by his family to keep him out of the spotlight

https://apple.news/Ao5TT56igR1qrxk0o0alqQw

[KidKruger]

Perhaps he?ll follow Epstein?s chosen route, there?s nothing for him here.

[sjsl]

The fact he's going to such lengths to avoid being implicated is really not helping his case. If he was innocent he just wouldn't behave like this. All rather depressing, but time Her Maj gave him the elbow.

[KidKruger]

The entire show is an example of how protected some people are from answering for the vilest of crimes.

[Chick]

We should give them all the elbow.

sjsl Wrote:

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> The fact he's going to such lengths to avoid being

> implicated is really not helping his case. If he

> was innocent he just wouldn't behave like this.

> All rather depressing, but time Her Maj gave him

> the elbow.

[Seabag]

He?s not everyone?s favourite is he.

And it looks like they?re trying to wriggle some kind of technicality via the courts in the US.

Possibly the most unsavoury situation the RF have found themselves in for a long time, and a difficult one too. In the death they could easily just pay her off, but then the other side will splash that in some way. Even if her lawyers said ? we?re dropping the case? there?s the obvious suspicion that they?ve been paid off/ settled by the RF.

Yet if he continues to fight it, then the stench just gets worse. So ultimately it?s drip drip corrosive on the monarchy?s rep.

[JohnL]

nothing from Maxwell ?

She's not exactly singing like a canary.

[Seabag]

And the Met adopt a ?nothing to see here? approach for the third time.

Still given the Met?s record on everything else right now, hardly surprising.

No doubt being leant on by no 10, somewhere somehow.

[Dogkennelhillbilly]

Don't think Johnson really cares unless Andrew starts to make more donations than the Tory pary base of Russian oligarchs and dodgy property developers.

Private Eye reckons that Brenda (QE2) can't stand Johnson.

[JohnL]

The Queen probably knows all his little peccadillos.

[Seabag]

Sooooooo?..

After a making a ham fist of the whole situation, Andrew has finally snapped his own dick off and seen sense. Who knows what member of the RF finally got through to him, to make him see how things were looking outside of his bubble, but holy moly it?s been painful to watch.

The document submitted to a US court read: ?Virginia Giuffre and Prince Andrew have reached an out-of-court settlement. The parties will file a stipulated dismissal upon Ms Giuffre?s receipt of the settlement (the sum of which is not being disclosed).

?Prince Andrew intends to make a substantial donation to Ms Giuffre?s charity in support of victims? rights. Prince Andrew has never intended to malign Ms Giuffre?s character, and he accepts that she has suffered both as an established victim of abuse and as a result of unfair public attacks.

?It is known that Jeffrey Epstein trafficked countless young girls over many years. Prince Andrew regrets his association with Epstein, and commends the bravery of Ms Giuffre and other survivors in standing up for themselves and others.

?He pledges to demonstrate his regret for his association with Epstein by supporting the fight against the evils of sex trafficking, and by supporting its victims.?

And maybe we?ll get a Part 2: Emily Maitlis BBC interview and Andrew can explain the whole story end to end. But somehow, I doubt it. He?s most likely going to be locked in the Tower of London for his own personal well-being. And to be less of a public liability to the Royal Family.

However, the damage he?s caused is huge, I?m amazed it got this far.

Good performance by VG and her team.

[Seabag]

Lisa Bloom, an attorney representing eight victims of Jeffrey Epstein, said in a statement: "We hail Virginia?s victory today. She has accomplished what no one else could: getting Prince Andrew to stop his nonsense and side with sexual abuse victims. We salute Virginia?s stunning courage."

Maybe Andrew can celebrate with a pizza, sitting sharing with his Mum.

He can cuddle up with his vast collection of teddy bears for solace.

[Guest]

Yeah he finally admits his guilt and shame by making a substantial settlement payment, probably from the Royal Estate, oh that's us the Tax Payer, so we have to pay for his misdemeanours.

Locking away in the Tower of London is far too good for Andrew, I can think of a far better punishment than that for him.

[SpringTime]

The whole sordid story makes me sweat (because I can).

[Seabag]

jazzer Wrote:

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> Yeah he finally admits his guilt and shame by

> making a substantial settlement payment, probably

> from the Royal Estate, oh that's us the Tax Payer,

> so we have to pay for his misdemeanours.

>

> Locking away in the Tower of London is far too

> good for Andrew, I can think of a far better

> punishment than that for him.

He?s not in any way ashamed, don?t think that. Only he?s been caught out and made to pay.

Everything he does from here on in, is because of conditions and obligations of the case and the agreement to settle.

But his way is one of entitlement, of which he?s conditioned in part by his position, and in part by nature of his character.

He?s loathsome, the type of man that no one wants to be.

But the Royal Family are ashamed of him, and culpable.

[Seabag]

Just a reminder, this is our future King, should 8 people in front of him meet an unfortunate end.

It?s worth bearing this in mind

Trump

Prince Andrew

Boris Johnson

It?s quite a corker of an era we?re living in.

[alice]

But ?12000000??!

[Seabag]

alice Wrote:

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> But ?12000000??!

It?s a bargain. Johnson spent 56 million on a garden bridge that never happened. And squillions on the duffness of Brexit.

Say ?12,000,000,000 now, seems like pittance.

Good riddance Andrew.