Palace staff knew Andrew was sharing confidential files with Epstein so what will happen to them?

[CesarSoubreyon]

On the email Andrew sent to Epstein sharing confidential information, palace staff were CC'd in, meaning that they knew what he was doing and did nothing to stop it.

Does this mean that palace staff could be arrested and possibly charged too? And if they knew, then surely higher up the chain would have known too? Probably the late Queen and Charles.

Ok thankyou, that’s what I wanted to know, so Andrews staff then.
well I’m not surprised.

He was not promoting British Business. He was an appalling trade envoy. People raised concerns, diplomats and other staff knew. The taxpayer was being billed. It is beyond belief that no one in the Palace raised concerns with The Queen had pushed for him to be given the job, and was paying him. If the staff had not raised concerns with The Queen, or if they had but it wasn't acted on, both of these things mean that the Palace machinery is not working. They either didn't feel able to raise serious concerns or their brief was to cover for the RF whatever they did.

Sorry been at work so delayed replying. But yes, Amanda Thirsk who i would imagine is considered palace staff, unless I am wrong in that?

She’s was Andrews private secretary for 16 years.

It won’t be long before the republicans on here will be demanding the cook, cleaner and gardener are arrested for breathing the same air as Andrew, it’s all gone very Witchfinder General on here.

No? Why would anyone want someone arrested who had no knowledge of anything Andrew was up to as far as malfeasance in public office. Doing that would just muddy the waters.

What sort of information was he passing on??

This cannot continue.

I once caught a couple, who were both married, and very senior having a quickie in the store cupboard. Never said a thing to anyone

Having an affair isn't illegal. Some of these people were police officers. They have a duty to report potential crimes.

Not so easy when you are worried about losing your job.

The email request from AMW re asking a royal protection officer to look for dirt on Virginia Guiffre was sent to TLQ’s deputy press secretary in 2011 - just before the Mail published the photo of AMW with his arm around her. What did that man do with that information?

Well exactly which brings us back to why? Who was threatening them with losing their jobs? If someone in the Royal Household then the Royal household needs to be subject to an external audit. If the police then they are public servants who are supposed to be upholding the law. So it's all very well everyone saying ' not one is above the law' and patting themselves on the back about arresting a Prince to prove it, but clearly the RF are above the law. The Queen would never have allowed police to arrest AMW and never have stripped him off his titles so he would have got away Scot free as he had for 25 years if the Epstein files had not been released.

But this power imbalance is just how things are at every level.

It's sad but it's the way of the world. You've just got to hope people aren't doing things that are too horrific.

I mean, I'm watching this thing on the water companies and it's horrendous - a post office style scandal. And here we are with the RF, partly tangled up in this horrific grooming operation.

You've got corporate cover ups, Royal cover ups.

Honestly I still love people, my friends and neighbors but I don't trust anyone in power.

You would first need to establish that the information was confidential, and how confidential (at the time).
Then you would have to establish who was 'in the loop' so to speak, and who was not. Epstein seems to have been 'friends' with lots of important people in various countries, so we do not know who else he knew and in what capacity.

Also, the person at the top of the BP pyramid - the monarch - cannot be prosecuted. So the person finally accountable....... doesn't have to give a damn what goes on below them.

Just a pedantic point. The monarch IS above the law.