AMW continuing his effort to end the monarchy part 4

[simpsonthecat]

New thread. This is not ending

He was arrested for with possession of an offensive weapon - so armed with something

I presume the blood test was to see if he was under the influence - especially as reports said he'd been acting oddly. Custody would want to know if he needed medical assessment for drugs or mental health issues.

AMW swore and shouted and was abusive towards people all his life but was never charged with threatening behaviour. Why does AMW get special treatment and this other fellow gets charged?

I quite liked the press choice of AMW's rather arresting post-arrest portrait alongside the article but anyway apparently he's up for giving in-court video evidence this time round.

Of course he is.

I wonder how Anne and Edward feel about being pushed down the line of succession when Euge’s new baby is born.

Who cares? It's not like any of them will get near the throne!

I read an article today saying he kicked one of his Labradors in the head at a shoot, and when challenged was unapologetic. He is an absolute arse

Yes, I read that too. I think it was in the same article as the Diddy revelation. Apparently one of the guests told him off for it, and that didn't go down well with Andrew. But when Prince Philip found out, he commended the guest!

The optics are poor .

I think there are only so many times a royal can bat his/her eyelids artlessly and try and pin the latest debacle on a passing lackey before it all becomes very threadbare

I agree completely, @CathyorClaire, and honestly believe it's been "threadbare" for years, but the reality is that there aren't enough people who really care about it for anything to be done

IANAL but if I were investigating Epstein , wouldn't you put forward a suggestion that AMW can give evidence when he chooses to. I can see he durst not set foot in the US but it does speak to the man that he won't even give video evidence. I don't know if it has been offered to him (to give video evidence) but it must have been, surely?

But what do you expect from a Labrador kicker?

Thing is, @BasiliskStare - and as lawyers have said on here before - only a very foolish one would agree to a client like Andrew flapping his gums to the FBI, whether by video link or anything else

We've all seen the utter mess he made of "defending" himself on Newsnight and boggled at the thought that he believed it to have gone well, and I don't imagine he'd do any better if faced with the real professionals

Of course that doesn't remove the possibility of him doing it off his own bat, but if he tried that I imagine the palace would get someone to sit on his head and prevent it happening

I agree , but how much does the Palace actually care now? I have read Camilla has been quite determined about AMW's "exile" because it was interfering with her DV work. Honestly , filial feelings aside , I think the for their own sakes the RF should not stop him testifying at all , and be clear they aren't.
I know he won't , though , the pompous , arrogant dog kicker. He'll just continuously "strenuously deny all allegations " into the void.

One point though , I don't believe SF has actually faced any allegations. If she wanted to scrabble back any brownie points , particularly in the US , wouldn't she answer questions. Yes I'm sure she wants to protect her daughters , but I'm not sure that's going awfully well at the moment.

Hey ho - what do I know. 😊

I know he won't , though , the pompous , arrogant dog kicker

He won't.

But vile as he is and totally acknowledging the abhorrent animal abuse he indulged in, it's a wider royal problem.

They're all fucking savages 😡

More from the MailOnline:

‘The royals won't be dragged down by Andrew': Camilla and William are leading 'anti-York faction' as pressure mounts on Charles to 'lance the boil' and exclude Beatrice and Eugenie from royal line

https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15807231/Queen-Camilla-Waleses-leading-anti-York-faction-pressure-mounts-Charles-exclude-Beatrice-Eugenie-royal-line.html

Yet another puff piece for firm and decisive W 🙄

Why do Bea and Euge have or need a private office?

No idea. They are not working royals, they're too busy flitting round the middle east.

That bit of the article stood out for me too. An "office" for discussing how much they can grift out of various trips to the Middle East?

I would say they don't need a private office and they don't need grace and favour houses , unless they are very definitely paying the proper market rent.
I do think they seem to be doing nicely with their perks for attending a couple of garden parties when required.
(Isn't there meant to be a review of Crown Estate rents coming up ?)

I once linked to what they pay on the grace and favour apartment/ house, I can't do it again because I'm only on my mobile and it it's too time consuming but all I can say is it is absolutely nothing like going market rates

MW appears to have scammed the public purse out of millions on yet another peppercorn rent deal for the Yorkettes:

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/andrew-saved-millions-paying-peppercorn-36381498

TBF disgracefully he's not alone in the bent rent game but why the shameless daughters are even now able to benefit from a cheap London bolthole is entirely inexplicable.

It's all gone quiet on the rent review.

Politicos all too busy infighting probably and we can't trust the royals to encourage anything in the way of transparency🙄😡

To be honest I would have thought a rent review would have been a relatively quick and easy PR win. I know it's a public committee but surely gathering the basic facts wouldn't be hard or onerously expensive. On the assumption there are significant underpayments going on it will pay for itself anyway , surely? Yrs, Basilisk , 22 Cloud Cuckoo Gardens , Flyingpigshire.

On the assumption there are significant underpayments going on it will pay for itself anyway , surely?

Nothing like presupposing an outcome...

We know from the document sent by the Crown Estate to the Public Accounts Committee that for Royal Lodge and Bagshott (to take only two) there were separate companies who gave independent assessments of valuations and lease terms.
These were reviewed in the National Audit Office Report in 2005.

So for just 2 properties, there are several companies and parliamentary committees to check with, dating back 20 years.

I can't find it now but the York daughter's are paying significantly under market rates.

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The children getting blamed for the parents' misdemeanours. Should we expect the same for Harry's children then too in due course?