Lads can be a lot of fun – however, just because you
can relate to the guy doesn’t mean you should want him running things
Now that Ghislaine Maxwell has been found guilty of
sex trafficking, the single most pressing question on everyone’s lips is
whether she will go quietly or whether she’s going to spill the beans on some
of the most powerful people around. The most prominent name on the list is
Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, who is also the second and reportedly favorite
son of Queen Elizabeth.
The Duke of York is what you’d call the Covid-Virus of
British Diplomacy. Whilst he’s not in the direct line for the British Throne,
he is a prominent member of the royal family or at least one of the ones that
makes the news. As such, everything he says or does is open to public scrutiny.
Both monarchy and government are screwed by whatever he does. Nobody is quite
sure what will come up should he stand trial and his avoidance of court makes
it look like he’s being protected because of his status.
Prince Andrew has also not helped himself. Nobody will
ever forget his infamous interview with the BBC on the matter where he appeared
shifty and guilty:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtBS8COhhhM
https://ianwhitworth.net/how-to-spot-the-deadwood-in-your-business/
To be fair to the Duke of York he isn’t the only royal
in history to have been a problem. The Queen got her job because her uncle abdicated
the throne to marry a divorcee and he was known to be a Nazi sympathizer Her
sister, the late Princes Margaret was as colourful as she was dutiful. Nobody
can forge the scandals that Prince Charles got involved in over his affairs
with Camilla Parker Bowels (now is wife). He was, as my Finnish friend reminded
us, “The weird man who kicked a beautiful blonde out of his bed for an old hag.”
The said Beautiful Blonde, Diana, Princes of Wales also had no qualms actively
portraying the Royal Family as wealthier version of EastEnders and that activity
has now been passed onto her latest daughter-in-law who is on a mission to remind
us how “unwoke” the Royal Family is.
However, whilst all these previous scandals were “embarrassing”
they were not actually criminal. Sure, nobody wants their intimate conversations
out in the public domain. It’s humiliating for people to know your ambition is
to be your girlfriend’s tampon but its not criminal. Wondering about your
grandchild’s skin tone might show you up to be out of touch – but it isn’t
criminal.
Having sex with an underaged girl who has now made a
case that she was trafficked into having sex with you, is, unfortunately for
the Duke York, a criminal offense. It’s called “statutory rape” and in the hierarchy
of crimes, it ranks somewhere near the bottom.
Prince Andrew as is reported, seems to be unaware of
the problem that he is. The royal family have seen to it that he has stepped
back from Royal Duties (effectively told to disappear). It’s been reported that
the person pushing out of the limelight is his brother, the Prince of Wales,
who is pushing to have a slimmed down monarchy:
https://pagesix.com/2021/04/28/prince-charles-is-making-sure-prince-andrew-stays-out-of-public-eye/
However, whilst the Prince of Wales has become more
active in the running of the monarchy, he is still not yet the monarch and it
is said that his mother continues to have a lot of affection for him. As my
mother once said, “A mother’s natural instincts are to protect her children no
matter how awful they are:”
Whilst it’s clear that the Prince has become “deadwood”
for the Royal Family, its actually not that long ago when he was regarded as
the fun-loving, relatable one, a little like his nephew, Prince Harry. Unlike
his brother, Prince Charles, he was relatable (who do you think makes better company
– the guy who talks to plants or the guy who chases skirt?) and unlike his
younger brother, Prince Edward, who dropped out of the Royal Marines and got
into the theater, Prince Andrew was a “real man” who had a real military
career, including active service in the Falklands War (nothing puffy about “Randy-Andy”).
He was, in many ways, the story book prince, who cut a
dashing figure in his military uniform.
Which girl wouldn’t fall for a handsome prince? –
Copyright, The Daily Mail
Unfortunately, like his nephew, the fun, loveable phase
didn’t last very long. Harry has evolved from a loveable rogue into a “woke-twat,”
who spends his time bitching about how hard he has it because he’s not getting
perks of being in the monarchy since he stepped back from being an active-duty
royal.
Prince Andrew, however, has become something worse. He’s
evolved from handsome prince into a sleazy, entitled old man who refuses to
give back. Randy-Andy, who was a loveable rogue became “Airmiles Andy” who saw no
problem with jetting around the world at the tax payers’ expense (Unlike his
older brother who has always felt the need to justify his existence and as was
highlighted in 1992, he alone of the Royal Family handed over a portion of his
income earned independently of the tax payer to the government’s coffers, even
though he was under no legal obligation to pay tax).
If you leave aside the issues with their respective
wives, Charles was the “boring-strange” one who was actually using his “privileged”
status to ensure that the less privileged would actually have a better shot in
life. The Prince’s Trust is one of the more active organisations in the United
Kingdom doing good for poor people:
https://www.princes-trust.org.uk/
Whatever is said of Prince Charles, you cannot fault
him for trying to use his position to make life better for people The same cannot
be said for Andrew and in a funny way, he is the person proving his brother
right in as much as there is a need to slim down the monarchy.
The best part is the fact that the man seems unable to
recognize the problems he caused or the crap that he’s in. He’s been relieved
of all royal duties for a good reason. Yet, he chooses to start a row about wearing
an admiral’s uniform at his father’s funeral. Why do that?
In way, the person who shoulders the most blame is the
Queen, who has worked tirelessly for her people. Her fault came from a good
place – the desire to be the mother that she wasn’t with her older children, as
is reported below:
Still, there’s so much you can blame on a person’s
parents. The man is 60 and he’s got access to all the advice that he can get.
Surely, you’d imagine that he would be able to sort his own mess out by now? His
siblings seem to have managed?
Handsome Prince Liked to Party too Much and Now He’s a Sad Old man – Copyright Hello
There’s nothing wrong with being a “party-boy” or
hanging out with “party-boys.” However, there comes a moment when you got to
notice if the party boys are willing to clean up after the party is over. If
you notice that the party boy only wants to party and expects you to clean up
the crap, its time to move on and find actual friends.
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