Prince Andrew, Duke of York, named in underage 'sex slave' lawsuit

[eatmorecheese]

You've got to laugh:

Prince Andrew settles sexual abuse lawsuit with Virginia Giuffre – as it happened

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www.theguardian.com

Lol, the final damning indictment

 

[chandlerp]

Rolf's been out for ages.

 

[Sprocket.]

Rolf's been out for ages.

No doubt living off his Stylophone royalties.

 

[Spymaster]

Rolf Harris is performing at sell-out gigs at the London Palladium too.

Nope. RH was found guilty and did time. Andy’s mob will see this as his vindication because they want to. He’ll be back on the slopes in Verbier before you can say “no sweat”, and poncing up at Ascot and Henley in the next year or two.

 

[Sprocket.]

Nope. RH was found guilty and did time. Andy’s mob will see this as his vilification because they want to. He’ll be back on the slopes in Verbier before you can say “no sweat”, and poncing up at Ascot and Henley in the next year or two.

When he really should spend the rest of his days like the man in an iron mask. Walled up in a Balmoral cellar.

 

[friedaweed]

I think he'll retire somewhere quiet for a while in order to get the tabloid press off his back.

With Gary glitter on backing vocals

Once refused admission to Thailand as a threat to domestic morality. Maybe Andrew might struggle to get back on the slopes if his passport's marked Nonse

 

[bemused]

Yeah, especially since its not his money. The only thing that would have got in the way would've been if she'd refused to do so. But I guess it's hard to turn down the sort of sums they're probably looking at.

The remedy she was seeking was cash, she's short-circuited the process which happens in most civil cases. She beat him without the bother and cost of a trial.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Once his ma's brown bread I can't see old sausage fingers being too kind to the sweaty nonce, he's already said he's going for a slimmed down monarchy, just the direct line of succession, so that's Andy and his twatty family out of the picture. I believe he does have a lifetime lease on Royal Lodge, but it's fairly public, rather than Balmoral or somewhere where he can't be seen or heard, nor can he see or hear folk shouting Nonce! at him either...

 

[GarveyLives]

I always suspected he was going to settle, a trial would have been too much tabloid fodder to deal with.

I think he'll retire somewhere quiet for a while in order to get the tabloid press off his back ...

They are mmaking the most of it while they can:

 

[bemused]

Just watch, they'll try to seek him back into public life after the Queen's big party is over. It's a rotten system run by rotten people.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Just watch, they'll try to seek him back into public life after the Queen's big party is over. It's a rotten system run by rotten people.

I very much doubt that, too much damage has been done.

 

[bemused]

I very much doubt that, too much damage has been done.

It'll happen. He'll sneak back in.

 

[killer b]

It'll happen. He'll sneak back in.

how are you imagining he will sneak back into a high profile public facing role in the royal family? which jobs will he be doing? who's going to want a sweaty nonce cutting the ribbon to open their new hospital wing? It's really not going to happen, because their only purpose is PR, and it isn't good PR to be associated with someone who's paid tens of millions of pounds to make a rape charge go away.

 

[Sprocket.]

Just watch, they'll try to seek him back into public life after the Queen's big party is over. It's a rotten system run by rotten people.

Liked for a “rotten system run by rotten people”

 

[bemused]

how are you imagining he will sneak back into a high profile public facing role in the royal family? which jobs will he be doing? who's going to want a sweaty nonce cutting the ribbon to open their new hospital wing? It's really not going to happen, because their only purpose is PR, and it isn't good PR to be associated with someone who's paid tens of millions of pounds to make a rape charge go away.

Not sure they'll be high profile but he'll sneak into low-level roles - parks commissioner or something that fulfilled his immense entitlement.

 

[killer b]

Not sure they'll be high profile but he'll sneak into low-level roles - parks commissioner or something that fulfilled his immense entitlement.

But the only purpose for any organisation in having a royal involved with them is for publicity purposes - they don't do anything else. The parks commission won't want him. No-one will want him, because the only publicity he will bring with him will be bad.

 

[rubbershoes]

Oh, the grand old Duke of York
He had ten million quid
He paid it out to someone he'd never met
Cos he's a sweaty nonce


It needs more work, I know.

 

[MickiQ]

Not sure they'll be high profile but he'll sneak into low-level roles - parks commissioner or something that fulfilled his immense entitlement.

Get him a pointy stick with a black bin bag, it'll be the first useful thing he's done since he left the RN. I doubt he would be all that interested in a 'job' that a) keeps him out of the public eye and b) requires him to do some actual work even if it is just sat behind a desk and attending meetings. Entitled people like attention and praise and he isn't going to be all that welcome in roles where praise might be forthcoming. Doubt he will have to sign on though, I suspect whatever deal has been struck with Mum and Bro to bail his (non) sweaty ass out includes an income enough to keep him out of the public eye. I imagine Chucky would prefer not to be reminded of him.
Mrs Q was expressing her disappointment last night, she was kind of hoping that the Judge might order him to sit under sun lamps for a bit to test whether he does actually sweat.

 

[MickiQ]

Oh, the grand old Duke of York
He had ten million quid
He paid it out to someone he'd never met
Cos he's a sweaty nonce


It needs more work, I know.

but a good start

 

[Athos]

The remedy she was seeking was cash, she's short-circuited the process which happens in most civil cases. She beat him without the bother and cost of a trial.

To a point. But I'm sure she'd have preferred a judicial finding against him as well as the cash.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Nope. RH was found guilty and did time. Andy’s mob will see this as his vilification because they want to. He’ll be back on the slopes in Verbier before you can say “no sweat”, and poncing up at Ascot and Henley in the next year or two.

Yeah, can't see him being a 'working' (cough) royal again, but getting back to his privileged life sponging off the rich? Quite possible. imo that's why him avoiding making an explicit admission of guilt to anything other than misjudgement is important. Of course we can all see the truth (and this particular case is very likely only one of very many), but he has not admitted to anything and never will.

 

[Spymaster]

Yeah, can't see him being a 'working' (cough) royal again, but getting back to his privileged life sponging off the rich? Quite possible. imo that's why him avoiding making an explicit admission of guilt to anything other than misjudgement is important.

Exactly. Among the people who want to turn a blind eye (and there are many; royalists, poshos, misogynists, etc), all that was necessary was for him not to be found guilty in court, or to admit to any wrongdoing. This can all be gradually swept under the carpet now.

And of course, I meant vindication, not vilification

 

[Kaka Tim]

Let me tell you of the equestrian statue of Charles I in Trafalgar Square. It was made before the civil war and then sold as scrap to a cunning fellow, who sold bits of it to royalists as momentos of their dead hero and to parliamentarians as a souvenir of their great triumph. And when the monarchy was restored lo and behold the statue reappeared whole and made its concealer another nice sum of money

 

[Pickman's model]

Yeah, can't see him being a 'working' (cough) royal again, but getting back to his privileged life sponging off the rich? Quite possible. imo that's why him avoiding making an explicit admission of guilt to anything other than misjudgement is important. Of course we can all see the truth (and this particular case is very likely only one of very many), but he has not admitted to anything and never will.

When his own ma has stripped him of pretty much all his titles and the heir apparent wishes he'd curl up and die it's a fair bet that the things that formerly made him attractive to the ultra-rich have been largely chopped away from him.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Fuck, they can even spin this as him doing his duty if they're that way inclined. He wanted to fight the case in court and expose the lies, but that would have spoiled the Queen's jubilee.

 

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[Kaka Tim]

I reckon he might be pretty fucked financially once Chas takes over - you cant exactly trade on your name anymore when your name is "prince andrew the nonce" . Suspect he might get stripped of the Duke of York title as well once his mum has gone.

 

[friedaweed]

Oh, the grand old Duke of York
He had ten million quid
He paid it out to someone he'd never met
Cos he's a sweaty nonce


It needs more work, I know.

I think it's got enough poetic magnificence as it stands .

 

[Sprocket.]

I reckon he might be pretty fucked financially once Chas takes over - you cant exactly trade on your name anymore when your name is "prince andrew the nonce" . Suspect he might get stripped of the Duke of York title as well once his mum has gone.

He should be happy if he doesn’t end up like Fredo Corleone after his mother dies.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Oh, the grand old Duke of York
He had ten million quid
He paid it out to someone he'd never met
Because he fucked a kid