Prince Andrew continues to receive taxpayer-funded police protection

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Prince Andrew continues to receive taxpayer-funded police protection

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Must be nice.

I guess the lesson here is pay £12 million to a woman who accused you of rape and you claim to never have met to retain your tax payer funded security.

Others have to fight for the privilege to pay their own way in court.

Happy Friday.

Probably an unpopular view, but I think anyone who is entitled to protection and is at risk should have it, including that arrogant gobshite, Prince Harry, Trump, Blair, Thatcher (when alive) and every other odious twerp who qualifies.

Yes JenniferBerkeley. I have no time for Andrew, but if the RAVEC Committee have access to credible current threats against Andrew (which, given his general unpopularity wouldn’t exactly be surprising) and given he lives full-time in the UK, then it is what it is. (If he moves to the infamous ski chalet in Gstaad permanently, I don’t imagine he’d still be protected).

There’s some properly unpleasant career criminals being protected in the UK under the Protected Persons Regime. Andrew falls under a different scheme due to his family, but he’s just another one. 🤷‍♀️

Fine with me, although I can’t stand him. It’s not just an issue of his personal safety but of national security.

Re Andrew : it's 1000 days since he vowed in the Emily Matiss interview to help the FBI with their enquiries into the trafficking of girls .

Still waiting .

I'm not sure what national security issue you are referring to but if he needs security he should pay for it himself - not the public

@Serenster
"There’s some properly unpleasant career criminals being protected in the UK under the Protected Persons Regime. Andrew falls under a different scheme due to his family, but he’s just another one. 🤷‍♀️

The difference being the protected persons are HELPING the police
There is no 'scheme' that Andrew falls under . It's just free loading and it's a disgrace .

It’s not his decision though - it is the decision of the Metropolitan police that based on the level of threats against him, he requires protection. I don’t imagine they are thrilled about it either!

Any royal being taken hostage would be an issue if national security without question. That’s why it’s not up to them whether they have police protection.

Neither Andrew or Harry deserve a penny of taxpayer's money imho. Said by a die hard royalist.

Andrews taxpayer security costs nearly half a million

I've read it may be linked to Harry's current legal case re security when in the uk. If harry loses so should Andrew . Neither are 'working ' royals ( not that any human is royal)

If he moves to the infamous ski chalet in Gstaad permanently, I don’t imagine he’d still be protected

Sounds like a plan ... except I don't suppose the Swiss would want him either

I agree with this. I don’t like him but he is in the position so the protection is needed

Neither Andrew or Harry deserve a penny of taxpayer's money imho. Said by a die hard royalist

And as a diehard republican I agree.

It’s not his decision though

He can choose to forgo it. Anne and Edward who are only guarded on official engagements (none of which feature heavily in his diary) seem to manage fine.

Protection is not a lifestyle perk - its to stopped him from being murdered.

Protection is not a lifestyle perk - its to stopped him from being murdered

And yet so many ditch it when it suits,

See Diana and Fergie slipping the leash to enjoy nights out on the town way back when and coming bang up to date a security naked Prince William berating a photographer who found him cycling on a public road.

Which is why Harry is fighting to be able to pay for his security, he doesn't want to be a burden on taxpayers. The tax payers seem pretty chill about paying for Andrew's security though. I haven't observed any outrage at all.

Some of them are not very bright. Still doesn't mean they deserve to die.

@Meanderings I didn't know that re Harry . Why is he being stopped from paying for it himself?

Which is why Harry is fighting to be able to pay for his security, he doesn't want to be a burden on taxpayers.

Welll.. it is a bit more complicated than that.

There is a whole parallel defamation case that is currently ongoing, where Prince Harry is suing Associated Newspapers Ltd for defamation on the basis that after ANL saw the court papers filed in his “fight to be able to pay for his security” they realised that in fact no such offer to pay had been made to the committee that makes the security decisions or indeed to the Home Office, prior to Prince Harry starting the litigation seeking to overturn their decision not to grant him security. The story that ANL ran (and that he is suing over) was that this was all a cynical spin to get public opinion on his side when actually what he had been asking for was taxpayer-funded security.

Watch this space, essentially…

Why is he being stopped from paying for it himself?

In large part because the Met is a public body, they don’t provide private security. You either meet the criteria for them to provide you with protection, or you don’t.

In the same way that you can’t override the clinical criteria for NHS treatment by saying “I’m happy to pay for it, though”.

Ann and Edward only have security on a 'needs' basis - presumably when the Met has identified that their own staff may need support when they are attending a particular function.

I suppose few people want to kill them!

@Serenster the question is, why on earth wouldn't Harry quality for protection if ANDREW does? Neither are 'working' ( lol) royals .

Harry has offered to pay for his own security . His private security can't carry guns in the uk. That is why it has gone to court .

I would think Harry was far more in need of protection than most of them - haven't there been serious plots to attack him and his family, that have lead to convictions?

Harry would get protection if it was deemed necessary by the Met. They monitor the threat level against high profile individuals. What they won't do is share their information (and guns!) with private security, beyond flagging up any issue and the action they are taking to keep an individual (or individuals) safe.

Yep , there have been. and it's well known that Harry receives threats due to his 'race traitor' status. lol.

Every random person seems to get protection, except him and his wife - I remember that MM had to be issued protection by Suits.

RAVEC made the decision