Prince Andrew Is No More

King Charles III has begun the process of stripping his brother of all royal titles and his residence. This is the consequence of Andrew Mountbatton-Windsor's unwillingness to be open about his relationship and behaviour around the convicted sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein. The UK part of this awful abuse scandal is clear and actions have been taken. There still seems to be some ambivalence (to understate it, perhaps) in the USA towards those with privilege who may also have been associated with the abuser.

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JamesBugman

So the "I want to be your tampon" king is going to keep all his brother's money and possessions I suppose?
So much for family love. hah

FreddieUK · 70-79, M

@JamesBugman On what basis do you suppose that?

JamesBugman

@FreddieUK You think he is going to give the money back to UK people? What else is there to assume?

FreddieUK · 70-79, M

@JamesBugman The money is part of the Settlement given to the Monarchy and is a fixed amount, so I'm guessing it will remain within that pot of money. However, it remains to be seen if the British taxpayer benefits at all.

bijouxbroussard · F

@JamesBugman And the person Charles once said that to is now his wife. Andrew’s lucky not to be going to jail, where he’d be losing all of his possessions.

JamesBugman

@FreddieUK And who is the king of the Monarchy, isn't that Charly?

FreddieUK · 70-79, M

@JamesBugman There is the wealth of the Institution of the Monarchy which is not the same as the personal wealth of the Monarch. He's not poor though.

Neoerectus · M

@JamesBugman Uhm ... Andy has been milking others and the his royal positlon for decades.

gandalf1957 · 61-69, M

@FreddieUK I don't see how the British taxpayer is going to benefit at all. According to press reports that I have seen the Crown Estate will have to reimburse Andrew around £500k, which I should imagine he will be happy to receive given that as a non working royal, he gets no money from the taxpayer.

He is being housed at Sandringham on an estate that belongs personally to the Royal family, actually the King (Sandringham & Balmoral both do) so the King is covering any shortfall there on what Andrew can pay him.

Then we come to Royal Lodge itself, Well, again press reports that I have read suggest that because of where it is located amongst other Royals the security requirements mean it can only be occupied by a Royal, and I'm not sure which Royal could live there - so I think it will stand empty and the Crown Estate will have to pay for its upkeep whereas as I understand it previously Andrew had to pay for the upkeep and that is one reason why he had a "peppercorn" rent.

One suggestion was that the Prince & Princess of Wales might have liked to move to the Royal Lodge but that ship has sailed and they are now going nearby instead.

FreddieUK · 70-79, M

@gandalf1957 Thanks for filling in the detail.