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

[Pickman's model]

It would have been the ultimate sign of respect to keep her as our beloved queen and just wheel the coffin round when she had duties of state.

Followed by Charles, dressed as a corgi

 

[Lord Camomile]

There’s no need for the head of state to be separate from the head of government. It could be the same person. Indeed, maybe try having no head of state. The argument “they don’t really do anything, it’s just symbolic” isn’t really the argument for retaining the post that people seem to think it is…

Good lord, I do love a good "that's really not the argument you think it is..." retort

And yup, also came up last night, people who claim the monarch has no 'political' power but then want to credit them with X, Y, Z achievements based on utilising their cultural importance and influence.

(Apols, probably veering into the territory of one of the other threads at this point)

 

[danny la rouge]

The problem with your analysis is that it's not the King's role to keep his majesty's government in its constitutional limits. It's really quite the other way round.

Indeed. “Glorious” Revolution and Bill of Rights and all that.

 

[DaveCinzano]

And they're doing a piss poor job of it!

 

[danny la rouge]

In case people are missing it in the welter of royal threads, Charles has appointed Andrew as one of his “deputy kings” for when Charles is sick or out of the country. So there’s that.

 

[danny la rouge]

Can we just have a think about that. The spin was that Charles was one of the ones trying to get Andrew to step back from a “front line” role. Turns out not to have been true. Imagine.

 

[Bingoman]

Followed by Charles, dressed as a corgi

Now that would be an image

 

[teuchter]

Prince Charles doesn't have any say in it though does he? It's determined by rules set out in some Act or other.

 

[danny la rouge]

Prince Charles doesn't have any say in it though does he? It's determined by rules set out in some Act or other.

He was only following rules.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Prince Charles doesn't have any say in it though does he? It's determined by rules set out in some Act or other.

It's King Charles now, do try to keep up at the back.

 

[danny la rouge]

It's King Charles

Spaniel.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Spaniel.

Yeah, I've found myself calling him King Spaniel.

 

[danny la rouge]

Yeah, I've found myself calling him King Spaniel.

Elton, as is traditional, is releasing a reworded version of an old hit.

 

[danny la rouge]

Prince Charles doesn't have any say in it though does he? It's determined by rules set out in some Act or other.

BBC version was he was stepping back from public life.

‘Prince Andrew's public life is over for now. The statement says the withdrawal is "for the foreseeable future".’

Prince Andrew stepping back from royal duties

The duke says his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has “become a major disruption to my family's work”.

www.bbc.co.uk

If he remained as counsellor of state, that wasn’t true. If he only recently returned as counsellor of state, then the rules can be overridden.

It seems, and I’m not an expert on the workings of the British Monarchy, he was his auld Mum’s counsellor of state from 19 February 1981 – 8 September 2022. So the stepping back from public life seems to have been a falsehood, a fabrication, a circumlocution, a dirty lie.

 

[teuchter]

He was only following rules.

Yes, the law set by parliament in fact. It seems that the argument should be with parliament rather than KC.

 

[danny la rouge]

Yes, the law set by parliament in fact. It seems that the argument should be with parliament rather than KC.

Who are always keen to help sex offenders and paedophiles.

 

[Duncan2]

He could hardly step into the shoes of the King if there was a chance of him facing arrest and extradition to the US.That would be nuts

 

[Pickman's model]

He could hardly step into the shoes of the King if there was a chance of him facing arrest and extradition to the US.That would be nuts

I've written to Bill burns c/o the cia, George Bush center for intelligence, to ask if he could arrange a rendition for The Nonce

 

[T & P]

 

[Dystopiary]

Exactly this:

 

[cesare]

Can we just have a think about that. The spin was that Charles was one of the ones trying to get Andrew to step back from a “front line” role. Turns out not to have been true. Imagine.

If we think Peston's got it right

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Yes, the law set by parliament in fact. It seems that the argument should be with parliament rather than KC.

 

[SpookyFrank]

I've seen a lot of people say things along the lines of "I'd rather have Queen Elizabeth than a President Blair or Macron", seemingly oblivious to the fact we could easily have had a King Andrew.

Not that King Charles is, y'know, great...

If it weren't for that Simpson unit we'd have had a nazi king.

 

[brogdale]

If it weren't for that Simpson unit we'd have had a nazi king.

For 12 months the UK did have a nazi (sympathiser) king

 

[bmd]

Can we just have a think about that. The spin was that Charles was one of the ones trying to get Andrew to step back from a “front line” role. Turns out not to have been true. Imagine.

Hard to believe.

 

[Nine Bob Note]

In case people are missing it in the welter of royal threads, Charles has appointed Andrew as one of his “deputy kings” for when Charles is sick or out of the country. So there’s that.

Now I'm sure I've mentioned it before, but if anything happens to William Wales before his firstborn is 21, then as soon as King Sausage Fingers succumbs to one of the health conditions he clearly has, Great Uncle Andrew will be Prince Regent.

 

[belboid]

Now I'm sure I've mentioned it before, but if anything happens to William Wales before his firstborn is 21, then as soon as King Sausage Fingers succumbs to one of the health conditions he clearly has, Great Uncle Andrew will be Prince Regent.

No he won’t. Harry & his offspring are still ahead of Andy. You can’t resign from the line of succession.

 

[Nine Bob Note]

No he won’t. Harry & his offspring are still ahead of Andy. You can’t resign from the line of succession.

Having a regent who lives in California would seem somewhat self-defeating. If they'd stayed in Canada on the other hand...

 

[danny la rouge]

If we think Peston's got it right

He’s not got it wrong, but he may have the emphasis wrong, and in doing so missed the better story.

 

[Lord Camomile]

No he won’t. Harry & his offspring are still ahead of Andy. You can’t resign from the line of succession.

Preeeeeetty sure you can just say "no, thanks".

Just three posts above yours is an example of someone who did pretty much exactly that.