Andrew

[Readinginthesun]

Some posters complain there are not enough critical threads about Andrew so….
A new biography by Angela Levin claims that Andrew lobbied The Queen to bypass Charles as King and make him ( Andrew ) Regent if William was too young .
According to the book , he was backed by Diana and Sarah .
Somehow i think this has the ring of truth .

[KentuckyDerbyandJoan]

🥱

[ChickenGotLegs]

Spoken like a true Celtic fan 🤣

[SweatyAndGrumpy]

True or not, one of the greatest things the Queen ever did for this country was not giving birth to that arsehole first.

[smilesy]

It said this was one of the only times that the Queen said no to Andrew ( when he requested that she by pass Charles). Thank fuck she did 😱

[GrazingSheep]

She would never have agreed to this.

[kokor]

Andrew is TRASH. But Angela Levin is an actual crackpot.

A vile individual that spends her days retweeting conspiracy theories about Archie and Lili not existing, Meghan being a spy, Harry and Meghan about to divorce etc

I have no time for Andrew but this is utter drivel.

She also found time to lightly bash the Queen in her book. I despair for the people buying into her nonsense.

[AnnaMagnani]

I came across Angela Levin for the first time last week, getting called out of lying in a book.

Wouldn't believe anything she says, absolute parasite.

[HappyHamsters]

Who is Angela Levin

[ancientgran]

The thing about hereditary monarchy is that you are either next in line or you aren't. I think the Queen probably knew that, I think Andrew did as well. Diana, well she wasn't well was she.

[Wafflesnsniffles]

Sounds like trash for clickbait to me. Not a word of truth in it.

[Arbesque]

Why on earth would the Queen consider bypassing Charles for Andrew? I mean, it's not as if he was more intelligent, decently behaved or a better example. If it did happen I hope she sent him away with a flea in his ear.

[SpinCityBlue]

AL comes across as an absolute mentalist about the Sussexes. We really don't need the bonkers and vile embellishments of what is already a fascinating story (i.e. the Sussexes) that has its own legs.

OTOH the Andrew-loathing republican in me really wants this story about Andrew's ill-fated attempt at a Regency coup to be at least partly true. Because I despise him.

A coup de twat.

[TwoLeftSocksWithHoles]

Being 'backed up by Diana and Sarah' would certainly add weight to the argument! 😂😂 😂

[WinnieTheW0rm]

Diana did say in one interview that she thought that Chales would never hold the "top job" but somehow I don't think she would have meant a plot that ridiculous!

[Motnight]

@GrazingSheep

She would never have agreed to this.

This. If it is true Andrew is even more stupid than portrayed for him to think he had a chance.

[vodkaredbullgirl]

🙄

[JenniferBarkley]

@Readinginthesun

Some posters complain there are not enough critical threads about Andrew so….
A new biography by Angela Levin claims that Andrew lobbied The Queen to bypass Charles as King and make him ( Andrew ) Regent if William was too young .
According to the book , he was backed by Diana and Sarah .
Somehow i think this has the ring of truth .

This makes no sense. That whole family is reared with the whole order of succession as a fundamental, why would he even think he could jump his brother in the queue.

And if William had become King before he was an adult, Andrew would have been regent anyway. No need to lobby anyone for anything there surely.

[ImJustMadAboutSaffron]

@WinnieTheW0rm

Diana did say in one interview that she thought that Chales would never hold the "top job" but somehow I don't think she would have meant a plot that ridiculous!

I wonder what she meant by that? Whatever, she was wrong.

[SpinCityBlue]

@ImJustMadAboutSaffron

I wonder what she meant by that? Whatever, she was wrong.

I suppose a lot of people took it as meaning that Charles would 'abdicate' i.e. give up his place in the line of succession in favour of William. It was quite a popular opinion at the time.

Maybe Andrew got carried away.

[blockpavingismynightmare]

Yes I heard of this a while back and also that Edward was involved which is why Charles does not want him to be Duke of Edinburgh. Now it makes sense !

[CathyorClaire]

Andrew has form for arrogant entitled buffoonery stretching back years but I don't think even he would have been arrogant and entitled enough to think such a plot would ever grow legs.

I do however think he's resentful of the fortunate for us plebs accident of birth that didn't give him the top tiara and always has been.

[CathyorClaire]

Charles does not want him to be Duke of Edinburgh

I find this report more intriguing given Wills got PoW and the walletDuchy before Granny was cold.

[CPL593H]

I read the Angela Lewin extract in the Telegraph today. It is incredibly badly written with entirely contradictory opinions following each other (around whether William and Harry warmed to Camilla or not) and basically rehashed tripe. The Andrew/Diana/Fergie conspiracy theory is (apparently) from "a senior insider" and backed by no evidence whatever. We all know Andrew is an entitled git, but I'm not rushing to believe this.

One thing that I do believe is that Diana was wholly invested in her son being King one day and I doubt she would have seriously embarked on any course that would threaten that. Removal of Charles from the succession with Uncle Andrew as Regent would not be the best move. Also, on what valid grounds would Charles be bypassed? Adultery?

[BadgerB]

Also, on what valid grounds would Charles be bypassed? Adultery?

If that was a disqualifier it would depose pretty well every king we've ever had. And a few of the Queens