How come William chose to ignore the massive elephant in the room and no one challenged him on it?

[Roadtripwithpretzels]

Prince William spoke about the very important subject of mh yesterday on Radio One and while it’s a subject that should be highlighted, does no one else think that his credibility on this issue has now been damaged by the AMW case?

He may not have been personally responsible for the alleged cover up, and he may well loathe Uncle Andrew, but he is still a central player in the institution that helped to pay off and cover up the voices of AMW’s alleged victims? Virginia Giuffre took her own life fhs! He can’t just ignore it!

To me this interview came across as incredibly unintelligent and insensitive in current circumstances. And proof that William himself just doesn’t “get it”.

Why on earth did he not say that in the light of current circumstances and out of respect for victims; the interview couldn’t go ahead?

Or why did his new ex crisis manager PR person not advise this?

And why was he allowed to sit there by the BBC and not address this?

And what about the mh of the Palace staff who have suffered because of AMW’s boorish and inappropriate behaviour for years? The nanny who allegedly left because of AMW being inappropriate and the policeman whose arm was hurt by AMW’s speeding at Windsor? The maids who were screamed at? What about the mental health of the police protection offices who quite recently were, according to Lownie, reminded about their NDAs and the safety of their pensions if they spoke out?

I don’t think it’s good enough any longer for a senior member of the RF to sit there and say yet again in a rather generic way “we all need to talk about our mental health” while ignoring what their own institution has covered up for years and is still allegedly trying to suppress?

And the BBC should hold some accountability about this too!

I listened to Newsagfnts last night, it was the Andrew interview they cancelled in early 2019, as they refused to talk about it and then he finally agreed.

True about not discussing it if they know criminal charges pending. I also think he's supposed to be close to his cousin's so he might not want to join in if it is understandably hard for them.

I suspect the press were tipped off that an arrest would be happening.

100%

Presumably they wouldn’t arrest him without having a pretty serious intention of charging him?

Or maybe it’s just performative?

What the Royal family do is all of our business as they represent the Uk. That's like saying if you dont like the Labour Party, stop watching the News and finding policies to criticise

Who was trafficked into the country for him. A very important point!

I see the usual monarchists apologists have arrived on the thread!

Unbelievable! Read Andrew Lownie’s book everyone please! You won’t be tempted to minimise afterwards!

Quite simply it’s because he doesn’t want his gravy train derailed. It’s clear from the Norman Baker and Andrew Lownie books just how the ‘royals’ have enriched themselves in return for cutting ribbons. It is a hustle/grift par excellence

@Roadtripwithpretzels I have never read about the Royas, not that interested tbh before all this. That book does sound interesting but I’m worried it will raise my blood pressure!

If we want a fair trial then you have to be careful what you say. So William would have to be careful what he says in public (just like we have to be careful what we say now Andrew has been arrested). But whatever we say won’t be broadcast to the millions unlike anything William says

Highly recommend them @treeowl you won’t regret it

It was Randy Andy he was known as. May as well get our facts straight.

Bloody hell!

Wealthy, powerful people have platforms to speak about these things and reach people. I don't think anyone would suggest that he is solving the worlds ills or making moutains of progress; but lets be real, if he didnt ever say anything on any issues people who dislike him would criticise him for that. Having volunteered for many years with a semi well known charity, we always see peaks in interest, donations and volunteers after someone famous mentions it.

I am not sure why he should speak about his uncle, if he was obstructing justice or coming out in support of him then sure.

That’s a vile comment. Weaponizing someone’s illness in a conspiracy narrative shows a complete lack of decency

Whoops, wrong thread.

@Doseofreality
That is an appalling comment. I have reported it.

The interview was pre recorded and had nothing to do with AMW anyway.
There are set questions an interviewer will ask and wonr be deviated from.

Giving the profits & assets of the Crown Estate back would leave the taxpayer worse off though?

A bit less self indulgent chat about mental health, and a bit more getting on with it might be in order given the enormous welfare bill in the UK.

Dont be silly. Its half term. Wills doesnt do a thing in half term, even when his family are facing the biggest crisis of a generation. It was pre recorded and they are still hoping they can carry on as normal and they can pretend their enabling over the past 15 years will be ignored.

What ?

All of the crown estate would go to the state .

Another poster suggested the Duchy of Cornwall should all be rolled into the crown estate . I agree completely. No need for such medieval nonsense just because he’s next up Other European heirs have jobs.

If we still tolerate a monarch he can fund himself from the duchy of Lancaster- after all tax is paid as the rest of us must do

Oh come on! In no way, shape or form was he the ' black sheep'. They were riding with him, sitting with him at Christmas, driving him around, the Palace were issuing statements calking VG a liar, right up until people started asking questions about their own role in this, and how many of the rest of them are also living rent free on Crown Estate ( our) property. Only then were they ' shocked' at allegations they had simultaneously been shutting down for over 20 years and also had no idea about- despite having armies of staff dedicated to making sure they knew.