Despite his villainous behaviour, anyone feel a teeny bit sorry for Andrew?

See I’m delighted to see Andrew face justice but even if we stripped the Royals of their 80 million a year, it would be pissing in the wind when it comes to child poverty.

As adults we all have choices to make. Even if we were abused as children (of which there is no proof that AMW was), we are still adults and we get to decide what actions we take.

I would like to see all the men who have been involved in the nest of vipers that Epstein created to be held accountable for their actions. I don't just want to see Andrew Mountbatten Windsor as the only one. All of them should be held accountable for any wrong doing towards women and children most particularly but also to selling out their own country for private gain.

I do not feel sorry for any of them - they chose their actions. I feel sorry for all the vulnerable women and children who didn't have the same choices.

Therefore @busymomtoone YABU.

Not in the slightest.

I don’t feel a shred of sympathy, although certainly he’s been enabled all his life and should have been called out many many years ago, as should all the completely immoral people involved in the whole sorry saga. How can people turn a blind eye just because someone is rich and famous? I know it’s easier said than done when there’s a power imbalance but how can those enablers have stood by and watched while all the shady shit went down? I couldn’t live with myself. Where were the whistleblowers?

I know I’m naive. I want to live in a world where people don’t lie and cheat, where people ‘in charge’ (be it the government, the monarchy, the police) can be trusted! It will
never happen. Humans are predictably corruptible.

Absolutely not! I knew someone in the Royal Protection Police who said he was completely vile, a really nasty person to be around. Then we hear about his involvement with Epstein and his other shady activities. He's a slimy piece of shit whether he committed any crimes or not (which he obviously did) so he deserves what's coming to him.

No, he had the world on a plate and still wanted more.

You think committing adultery is on a par with everything AMW has done??

Yes! Poor chap…heartbroken for him

A PhD 😂😂😂?

Where did you get that from? I don't even think he has A levels

Or did Epstein tell the then pm to give him that role ? Who knows.

I don't believe he is without private family support.

You play with fire, you're gonna get burnt and rightly so - whoever you are. He deserves those burnt fingers, so no, I don't feel sorry for him.
I feel sorry for any poor girl who he has taken advantage of and I feel sad he's let the Royal Family down. But I don't feel sorry for the pompous, arrogant, sleezy, selfish and boorish man who has thrown away an incredibly privileged life which he could have used so differently and positively like his hard working Sister Princess Anne has done

No

Grateful? I'm struggling to think of ANY reason why I should be grateful for a monarchy. Should I be grateful millions of taxpayer money is being spent allowing people to live an unimaginable life of luxury while we're seeing some of the worst cases of child poverty in decades.

He does NOT have a PHD.

He didn't go to university. He was made Honorary Chancellor of the University of Huddersfield, replacing Patrick Stewart.

I agree. People are people regardless of what they do.The ability to see others as less than "people" is what leads to crimes against others in the first place.

No. I don't believe he's sorry he did it, he's sorry he got caught.

He couldn't even say her regretted it in his car crash interview. Never shown any remorse and couldn't just take a step back even when he lost all his privileges.

He will live the rest of his life in luxury. He is protected by what he was born into. He has never known, nor will he ever know, struggle. He’s a criminal of the worst kind. I don’t feel sorry for him of the likes of him.

Incredible that someone on here says they feel more disgust for the press, than they do for Andrew.

Get over it people. It's a big story. Historians are looking back to the 1600s for anything similar.

I have watched a lot of reports about this and there was this man on yesterday who had some link somewhere to the royal family and as soon as he opened his mouth, (very posh) I knew what sort of thing he would say.

It's all OK, the Monarchy will get over it, it's not as serious as the abdication, and more, the general public should be grateful we have a royal family.
The abdication happened because of love. (Not an ideal scenario I know but bottom line is, he gave up the throne for love)
This has happened because of avarice, entitlement, repeated deceit, and dare I say it, behaviour with this misconduct, not far off treason.

he's a royal, do you really think he's had to work as hard as everyone else has in life to get these things?

Many of my friends have PHD's and I'll be honest, they are not any smarter than me, they've just found something and stuck it out longer than I did. The hardest part of a PHD is finding one and getting funding through it, he'll not have struggled with any of that

I read recently that he was known in the RN as ‘pin head’ and AFAIK did not serve with any sort of distinction.

In general the RF is not renowned for its brains!

Nope , although I don’t agree with taking pictures in that situation- the papers were more than happy to laugh and joke about his antics when he was younger - it was all very ‘red blooded male etc - they are hypocrites-
If it’s about the trade envoy and passing secrets and information then maybe they need to dig rather more for all the Russian connections and back handers /funding going on amongst those keen to destabilise the EU and the UK . maybe a little less royal flag waving and total arse licking from the Express and Mail etc over the years and a bit more actual journalism of the type of the Dimpelby 3 part documentary about the machinations and cash/tax/ business ongoings would have been more useful .and for the person who mentioned Boris J - same applies here, maybe a bit less toadying and isn’t he wonderful , what a laugh and a bit more actual holding to account and we wouldn’t. E in the position the country is , a guy who admits he couldn’t actually look at a report in the evening that was more than 2 pages long and his car was an absolute tip - it’s the same with Farage, do they question deeply about policy/affordability/his funding/past links with Russia etc - nope because they’ve all decided he suits their agenda, good for clicks and copy - whereas you know Starmer, well he’s a bit dull, kind of just gets on with it day to day - it’s clowns that ‘sell’ and people are being played - Andrew will now of course be big business for them ,

Not a chance. The poster boy for 'Entitled' His past is catching up with him and he may find he has few friends in Government or within the RF. Let's not forget that Boris told us the Royal Family were above reproach. How's that looking Boris, any comments?

Nope, not even the tiniest shred of sympathy.

The only thing I feel sorry about is the fact it’s taken so long and so many women and children have suffered.

I think its hilarious he was arrested on his birthday, I hope he gets exactly what he is due!