October 14, 2025 • 24 mins
Prince William’s disdain for his uncle, Prince Andrew, has reportedly hardened into something close to open contempt. According to multiple royal insiders, William views Andrew as a permanent stain on the monarchy—a man whose arrogance and scandalous ties to Jeffrey Epstein have dragged the family’s reputation through the mud. Sources close to Kensington Palace say William has no interest in rehabilitating Andrew’s image or restoring his public role; if anything, he wants him out of sight entirely. Behind closed doors, William is said to have expressed frustration that Andrew continues to live at the Royal Lodge on the public’s dime, refusing to vacate even as the rest of the monarchy scrambles to modernize its image. Some reports even suggest William has privately discussed “formal exile” once he ascends to the throne, either by stripping Andrew of remaining titles or banishing him from royal estates altogether.
William’s approach is said to be strategic—protect the Crown, not the family. He reportedly sees Andrew’s continued presence as a ticking PR bomb, undermining years of work to restore the monarchy’s credibility after the Epstein disaster. At public events, William avoids being photographed near his uncle and has allegedly issued private warnings to Andrew to stay away from high-profile gatherings. Royal commentators describe the situation as icy and irreparable: William respects the institution, not the man. To him, Andrew represents the rot of unchecked privilege—a royal who mistook immunity for innocence. The unspoken consensus is clear: when William becomes king, Andrew’s quiet exile will become official policy.
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William’s approach is said to be strategic—protect the Crown, not the family. He reportedly sees Andrew’s continued presence as a ticking PR bomb, undermining years of work to restore the monarchy’s credibility after the Epstein disaster. At public events, William avoids being photographed near his uncle and has allegedly issued private warnings to Andrew to stay away from high-profile gatherings. Royal commentators describe the situation as icy and irreparable: William respects the institution, not the man. To him, Andrew represents the rot of unchecked privilege—a royal who mistook immunity for innocence. The unspoken consensus is clear: when William becomes king, Andrew’s quiet exile will become official policy.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
What's up everyone, and welcome back to the Epstein Chronicles.
Recently we were talking about Prince Charles and his plans
for Prince Andrew, and they're not very good. We know
that Charles is not a fan of Andrew at this point,
and he understands that this dude's an anchor dragging him
down to the bottom of the English channel. So when
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he becomes the king, there is no way that Andrew
is going to have any sort of role within the
royal life. And if he thinks Charles is bad, if
he thinks Charles doesn't want anything to do with him,
he should hear what is his nephew, Prince William thinks.
According to a new book, William is even less unlikely
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to help his uncle out than his father. So Prince
Andrew has no hope of coming back, folks. This is
something that he has tried time and time again. He's
made his inquiries. He tried to make the move with
his mom and that failed. Miss. So this is a
man who has no chance of making a comeback considering
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what his brother who's about to be the king, and
his nephew who will be the king after that, has
to say. So basically, what's going on here is the
effective banishment of Prince Andrew by Charles n. William. Now,
the buffer still is the Queen. She's always going to
be somebody that Prince Andrew can rely on, fall back on,
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and know that she's going to have his back. But
the Queen is getting up there in age. We already
see she's missing events, she caught COVID and you can't
think that she's going to be around forever. So if
you're Andrew, you have to start making other plans. But
what could those plans possibly be. Well, we heard recently
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that his only friend is a horse, and I guess
he could ride around the castle forever if he wants.
But he's going to have to figure something out. He's
not going to be able to grow. I don't think
Charles or William's going to let him sleep on the
couch or in the spare bedroom. So what in the
hell is this guy going to do? Maybe he can
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move to like taejeek Stan or something like that, or
move in with Selman Turk if Selman Turk doesn't go
to prison. Either way, his nephew and his brother want
nothing to do with him. We have an article today
from the Mirror, and the author of that art of
this article is Jennifer Newton. Headline Prince Andrew should be
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banished as far as Prince William is concerned, claims book
and yeah, that's pretty much the going sentiment of the
ruling class of the firm. Charles and William both they
they're of one mind. They know that Prince Andrew is
somebody that honestly, they can't even survive their rain the
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start of their reign, carrying their rain on. They can't
survive having an anchor like Uncle Touchy wrapped around their necks.
Because let's remember these two guys, both of them, they
don't have the support that the Queen does. I mean,
the Queen has an outpouring of support just about everybody,
but you look at her son and his son certainly
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not the same sort of steadfast loyalist support. So it's
going to be very critical for them not to make
any missteps, not to have any optic snaffoos. And certainly
they're going to have to feel and read the pulse
of the room, because if not, the whole entire monarchy
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might be in jeopardy. Prince Andrews should be banished as
far as his nephew, Prince William is concerned. A source
and a new book by a royal expert, Sharon Osborne,
also came out today and said he should be locked
in the tower. I've been saying that forever. Maybe she
listens to the podcast. William, who turns forty later this year,
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is said to have taken a key role in deciding
how the royal family would deal with the fallout of
Andrew's civil legal battle. That makes sense. If this guy's
going to be the king someday and he's going to
rule the kingdom, well, you'd want him involved in these
decisions when he's younger, so he doesn't come in cold.
You don't want him as green as summer's grasp before
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he's making these decisions. So let him make some now
while he has the guidance of the Queen, still the
guidance of his dad, and he could figure things out.
But it certainly seems like William has been adamant about
his uncle's role moving forward and he doesn't want anything
to do with it. We're hearing it in this book,
and we've heard it from other people who claim to
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be insiders as well. Virginia Roberts made the claim against
Andrew for damages, saying she was trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein
to have sex with Andrew when she was seventeen, a
minor under US law. Andrew denied the allegation against him
and later came to an out of court settlement with
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his accuser. The settlement is not an admission of guilt, nah,
It's just you know, Andrew being a good guy, the
honorable guy he is. He thought that he should give
up in seventeen and a half million twenty one million,
depending on who you talk to, because you know that's
he has that extra money laying around in the cushions
over at mommy's keep. Does anyone believe that, I mean, honestly,
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does anyone out there really believe that this guy, mister
greedy hands himself, mister I can't get enough money, is
going to just pay out twenty one and a half
million dollars just because he wants to settle this suit
and not ruin the jew Belee. It is looney tune land.
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When the case looked as though it could be headed
for trial, Andrew was stripped of his royal patronages and
honorary military titles. He also stopped using the style HRH, unless,
of course, he's making an Instagram post talking about his
time in the Falklands War, talk about tone, death, talk
about not knowing how to read the room, and According
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to a new book William at forty, The Making of
a Modern Monarch, author Robert Jobson writes that while it
was a difficult decision for the Queen and Prince Charles
to strip Andrew of his titles, William was able to
take a motion out of the situation. I doubt that
they're close. Do you really think that Prince Andrew is
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close to the crown Prince? Why would his parents ever
want him around Prince Andrew? And why would Prince Andrew
ever have a reason to be around him. So I'm
guessing they're not close, not like you would be with
your uncle, or I know, I'm close with my uncles.
A little different. I'm guessing here. So he doesn't have
the attachment to Andrew that Charles might, or the Queen,
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and even with Charles it's thin at best, But with
William here, he wants nothing to do with this guy.
The book, which was serialized in The Mail on Sunday,
adds that when Andrew's case looked like it was headed
for trial, it was William who went straight to the Queen,
telling her calmly and clearly that Andrews's role in the
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royal family had become untenable. So maybe there is hope
for the royal family. Maybe this kid will turn things around,
because I gotta tell you, I don't think his dad's
going to you mean, Jimmy Savile's best friend, highly doubt
that this guy is gonna come in and be a
world changer, And I doubt that the kid will either.
But at least he has the waivos to go to
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the Queen and tell her, look, this is garbage. I'm
gonna need you to step it up there, Grams, how
is it that you got uncle Touchy over here hanging out?
One source told the author the decision over the Duke
of York was very difficult for the Queen and the
Prince of Wales. They were obviously closer to Andrew than
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his nephew was. He could evaluate just how damaging his
uncle was being to the long term future of the monarchy.
Let me put that in layman's terms. His future. He
is the monarchy. He's going to be the king. He's
the future King of England, so anything that goes wrong
is certainly his problem, while another added there will be
no public role for comeback for a Duke of York.
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If the Duke of Cambridge has any input on the matter,
and let me assure you he does, he should be banished.
For he should be banished as far as Prince William
is concerned. I'll tell you what I can get down
with that. Let's banish this dude. But who would accept him?
Where could you possibly banish this guy to? You would
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have to pay somebody to How's Prince Andrew. Meanwhile, the
same book has also claimed that William has a notably
short fuse in private and can sometimes be difficult to handle.
The author rites that the Duke of Cambridge can be
a bit of a shouter and his temper can blow
up at any time when the future king is frustrated
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or when an issue concerns his family. Well, who doesn't
I know? I can get fired up if something has
to do with my family, or if you know something's
screwing up at work, I can get frustrated. Now I
try not to shout and carry on anymore. In my
old age, but I get it. I understand completely. And
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if this was if I was, you know, the King
in waiting here and my uncle was Prince Andrew, forget it,
I'd be throwing the biggest fit in the history of
big fits, because guess what, when the queen is gone,
I'm gonna have to clean up this mess. Jobson quotes
royal sources who described the prince as an emotional character who,
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along with his brother Prince Harry, has occasionally unpredictable extreme
moods wings, as did their mum, Princess Diana. A former
Cordier report told the author Jobson they both have quite
extreme moods wings, just as Diana did. She could be
your best friend one minute and then the next your
worst enemy. Insiders reportedly claim even william senior aides will
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check which way the wind is blowing before asserting themselves
around him or approaching subjects that may be problematic. Well,
the dude is the king, right, If you're going to
hang out with this dude, you better expect him to
have an opinion or two. Another close aid reportedly told
mister Jobson that William and wife Kate are known to
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have passionate discussions every now and then. They said, he
can be a bit of a shouterer when he loses it.
It's fair to say the Duke and the Duchess give
as good as they get if their disagreement results and
raised voices, but they know each other so well it
usually blows over quickly. And she, on the whole, is
a major calming influence on him. So that's good. Now again, look,
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I don't know anything about these two, but I will
tell you this. He wants nothing to do with Prince Andrew.
His dad wants nothing to do with Prince Andrew, and
Prince Andrew's only hope at this point is that his
mom finds a way to stay alive forever, because if
the Queen doesn't stay alive forever, then the second that
things get put into order after the coronation and all
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of that, Prince Andrew might end up with an eviction notice.
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ap you Cci. The link that we discussed can be
found in the description box. What's up everyone, and welcome
back to the Epstein Chronicles. Over the weekend, we found
out that Prince Andrew was hanging out with the rest
of the royal family up at Balmoral. We also learned
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that he was driven up there by his nephew, the
future King, Prince William. Well, now we're learning from some
of these royal writers that Prince William was ordered by
his pops, the King to drive his uncle Joe, exotic
of the Windsor family to this event in Balmoral as
a bit of a show of togetherness of the family.
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But if these reports are to be believed, then Prince
William didn't want to take part in this and his
hand was forced by his dad. So let's get to
this article from the Dailymail dot com and let's see
what sort of nonsense the royal family is up to. Headline,
King Charles overruled Prince William and ordered royal family to
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welcome Prince Andrew back into the fold. We really shouldn't
be shocked, considering who King Charles is and considering who
he used to hang out with. Why would he be
mad at his brother? His best pal Jimmy said was
out here raping and molesting kids with disabilities and shit.
So why should King Charles care that his brother Uncle
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Touchy was breaking bread with Epstein and was out here,
you know, allegedly taking part in the abuse. I guess
those are issues that only commoners have to worry about,
you know, people like us. This article was authored by
Irian Jane Prosser. King Charles overruled Prince William by welcoming
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the disgraced Duke of York back into the royal family fold.
It has been reported it comes as Prince Andrew was
driven to a church service in Balmoral by the future King,
while the Princess of Welles took the back seat in
a move branded as a public statement of togetherness. Well,
if they can have a public statement of togetherness, then
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we most certainly can slam that public statement. No, the
optics are horrible, and I don't know what the hell
King Charles is thinking here, but it's a move that
looks real bad for everybody involved. And it's one thing
to welcome Prince Andrew back into the family fold, it's
another thing to make a spectacle about it. If you
want to have this guy come over for some tea
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and crumpets or whatever. Hey, that's great, but don't make
a spectacle about it. I've said from the very beginning,
I would never expect his own family not to associate
with him. But they don't have to make a big
deal about it in public. They don't have to trot
him out driving in the car with Prince William. But
all of this was by design, and the design of
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this plan was to show people that Prince Andrew was
being welcomed back. And while he might not be getting
his honorifics back or his positions in public, at least
not yet, the royal family wants everybody to know that
Uncle Touchy's invited over for the family barbecue. The outing,
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which was widely photographed, will have been a huge boost
for the Duke sixty three, who is been rallying for
a return to public life. Imagine showing this dude more
love and more respect than the other prince who decided
to dip to America with his wife. Oh yeah, sure,
this dude's accused of all kinds of Hanish shit, paid
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out a huge settlement hanging out with Epstein. We all
know about the accusations, but sure, why don't you come
down to bal Moral and just ride shotgun with the
future king. He'll act as your valet. What a bunch
of absurd bullshit. Sources have now claimed that the monarch
is calling for Prince Andrew, who lost his official duties
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following the Jeffrey Epstein sex scandal, to be welcomed back
into the family, both publicly and privately. The King has
reportedly spoken to his brother on several occasions and decided
he should not return as a working royal, but he
should be welcomed back into the family fold again. If
you want to do that behind the scenes, hey, that's
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your family whatever, But the rest of us we shouldn't
have to be subjected to this bullshit watching this stupid
ass show play out on the grand stage of the world.
One claim that Prince William's wings have been clipped somewhat
following the King's u turn, as he had no desire
to be spotted with Prince Andrew in public other than
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during the late Queen's funeral and the King's coronation. So
the future King of England now is going to have
this picture of him driving around with Uncle Touchy come
back to haunt them later on down the line. You
want to bet how much do you want to bet
later on when he becomes king? Whenever that is that
this picture gets trotted out and it once again just
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goes to show you the ineptitude of King Charles. This
guy is an absolute tool. Should have never been king,
and the whole entire process, I hate to tell all
of you who are monarchists and loyal to the Crown,
is a bunch of absolute garbage, regular people like me
and you. The fact that anyone would bet down to
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these decrepit, depraved maniacs is beyond me because from where
I'm sitting, the whole lot of them can go get stuffed.
One bell moral insider told The Mirror that there has
been confusion over how Andrew would be traveling to the
service in Scotland last Sunday while the Royals are on
their summer holidays. They added that traveling with the future
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King and Queen was more than he could have wish for. Yeah,
he should have been traveling with the manure or the
baggage train, or maybe somebody should put him in charge
of the Royal Portajohns. That would be a good job
for him, right, He likes bullshit so much. Both Prince
William and King Charles had lobbied the late Queen to
strip Andrew of his military titles and charity patronages when
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he paid Virginia Roberts a huge twelve million dollars after
she accused him of sexual assault. He has always denied
the claims. Yeah, absolutely, one hundred percent somebody that I
think is innocent. He's really defended his name, hasn't he
since the very beginning. He talked to the FBI, he
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went and talked to investigators, he offered help to the investigation.
Oh wait, none of that ever happened. Oh that's right.
Prince Andrew did absolutely none of that, and still to
this day continues to avoid any serious questions from any
serious people. After he made the payment, which meant he
avoided a full trial in the US courts, Prince William
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allegedly said he would boycott the Garter parade at Windsor
Castle if his uncle were allowed to join. The late
Queen had reportedly wished for her second oldest son to join,
but both King Charles and Prince William blocked the move
over fears of a public backlash. But now it's okay,
huh ah, you know, what we might have made a mistake.
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It's okay. Now let's have Uncle Touchy come back and
drive around with the future King. You know, he paid
out his settlement. All is fine and well, who cares
what the public wants? Well, force feed them Prince Andrew
and there's nothing they can do about it. That's basically
how the king feels. An insider told the paper that
William had no desire to be seen with Prince Andrew
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in public other than events such as Christmas at Sandringham
and the King's coronation, even if he continued to spend
time with him privately. Look again, what they do in
private is not my gripier. They're a family, right at
the end of the day. As much as I criticize them,
they're a family and if they want to get together
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as a family, that's their business. My problem is force
feeding him to the rest of us. Nobody wants to
see his dumb ass face, and nobody wants to see
him driving around with the future King. Rachel Maskell, Labor
MP for York Central, who raised a bill in Parliament
to strip the Duke of his royal title, slam the
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idea of rehabilitating Prince Andrew's public image. Good for you,
Rachel Maskell. She said any rehabilitation process in terms of
public roles for Prince Andrew should be unpalatable, especially when
the questionable acts that he was accused of involved the
possible sexual misconduct against vulnerable women. We want to make
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sure the rights of women are upheld and I don't
think we can have confidence that those would be a
priority if Prince Andrew was welcomed back into any public
role whatsoever. The King, however, is absolutely resolute that the
Prince will not return to royal duties, with insiders claiming
there will be no change in tact over his royal status. Well,
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that's certainly a plus. Nobody needs this idiot back in
an official capacity representing the UK. The Duke of York
was said to have been invited on the royal summer
trip to Balmoral by the King as an olive branch.
Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams told Daily mel Online the photographs
of Prince Andrew traveling to church with the Wales were
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clearly intended to send a message of family unity, but
he insisted it was not a sign Andrew could return
to public duties in any form. This is a sad
time for the royal family. On their customary break at Balmoral,
they and the nation will shortly be commemorating a year
since the death of the Queen. Mister Fitzwilliams said, you
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think they got it bad? What about people who can't
pay their bills? What about people who can't put food
on the table. But it's a tough time for the royals,
so we should all break out the world's smallest violin
and play it for them. Huh. We know how close
Andrew was to the late Queen. His appearance at the
Duke of Edinburgh's memorial service in March twenty twenty two,
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where he supported her physically whilst she was giving him
emotional and financial support, caused much controversy. It has been
reported that his allowance has been cut. It was rumored
that his tenure at Royal Lodge and Winsor, which is
his home, was in danger. He is also reportedly attempting
to regain the police protection he lost when he stepped
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down from royal duties. He should not have police protection.
All of that money that was being used on Prince
Andrew's police protection should go to people who need food
who need housing, and to victims of human trafficking. But
mister Fitzwilliams added it's important to stress that there is
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no possibility, as King Charles and Prince Williams have always
realized of him returning to public duties in any form.
A glance at his non existent popularity ratings in the
polls makes the public mood very clear on this issue. However,
what is being emphasized is harmony on a personal level,
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and clearly he and his immediate family, who are also
at Balmorel will appreciate this a great deal, especially as
the photographs we see today are very much a public
statement of togetherness. William drove a land Rover Defender with
his uncle in the front seat on the way to
church and his wife, the Princess of Wales sitting behind
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the passengers swap seats after the service. Do you think
that they did rock paper scissors to see who got shotgun?
Imagine the Princess of Wales out here doing some rock
paper and scissors with uncle touchy. I mean they might
as well finish off the absurdity of it, all right.
The appearance followed revelations that a Tory grandee appealed to
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Home Secretary Suela Braverman at a private function to restore
Andrew's three million dollars a year police guards. So who
is a Tory grandee? Okay? Whoever the Tory grandee is,
give your head a shake. Okay. That money's better used elsewhere.
And Prince Andrews certainly doesn't need three million dollars of
UK citizens' money, as police Protection on Sunday said the
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top Tory sidled up to Miss Braverman to plead the
Duke's case after he lost his twenty four hour armed
detectives following the Epstein scandal. The senior Tory, A Knight,
is one of several high profile figures recruited by the duke.
It was reported another is said to have messaged Miss Braverman.
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All approaches are said to have been rejected. Buckingham Palace
and Kensington Palace declined to comment. All right, well, at
least Prince Andrew's having a nice holiday up at Balmoral.
We wouldn't want Uncle Touchy to be stressed out or
anything like that. So the absurdity continues. The Royal family
just doesn't care about throwing this dude in everybody's face
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and they can say whatever they want, but the optics
and their actions speak louder than their words. All right, folks,
that's going to do it for this one. All of
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What's up everyone, and welcome back to the Epstein Chronicles.
Recently we were talking about Prince Charles and his plans
for Prince Andrew, and they're not very good. We know
that Charles is not a fan of Andrew at this point,
and he understands that this dude's an anchor dragging him
down to the bottom of the English channel. So when
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he becomes the king, there is no way that Andrew
is going to have any sort of role within the
royal life. And if he thinks Charles is bad, if
he thinks Charles doesn't want anything to do with him,
he should hear what is his nephew, Prince William thinks.
According to a new book, William is even less unlikely
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to help his uncle out than his father. So Prince
Andrew has no hope of coming back, folks. This is
something that he has tried time and time again. He's
made his inquiries. He tried to make the move with
his mom and that failed. Miss. So this is a
man who has no chance of making a comeback considering
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what his brother who's about to be the king, and
his nephew who will be the king after that, has
to say. So basically, what's going on here is the
effective banishment of Prince Andrew by Charles n. William. Now,
the buffer still is the Queen. She's always going to
be somebody that Prince Andrew can rely on, fall back on,
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and know that she's going to have his back. But
the Queen is getting up there in age. We already
see she's missing events, she caught COVID and you can't
think that she's going to be around forever. So if
you're Andrew, you have to start making other plans. But
what could those plans possibly be. Well, we heard recently
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that his only friend is a horse, and I guess
he could ride around the castle forever if he wants.
But he's going to have to figure something out. He's
not going to be able to grow. I don't think
Charles or William's going to let him sleep on the
couch or in the spare bedroom. So what in the
hell is this guy going to do? Maybe he can
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move to like taejeek Stan or something like that, or
move in with Selman Turk if Selman Turk doesn't go
to prison. Either way, his nephew and his brother want
nothing to do with him. We have an article today
from the Mirror, and the author of that art of
this article is Jennifer Newton. Headline Prince Andrew should be
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banished as far as Prince William is concerned, claims book
and yeah, that's pretty much the going sentiment of the
ruling class of the firm. Charles and William both they
they're of one mind. They know that Prince Andrew is
somebody that honestly, they can't even survive their rain the
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start of their reign, carrying their rain on. They can't
survive having an anchor like Uncle Touchy wrapped around their necks.
Because let's remember these two guys, both of them, they
don't have the support that the Queen does. I mean,
the Queen has an outpouring of support just about everybody,
but you look at her son and his son certainly
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not the same sort of steadfast loyalist support. So it's
going to be very critical for them not to make
any missteps, not to have any optic snaffoos. And certainly
they're going to have to feel and read the pulse
of the room, because if not, the whole entire monarchy
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might be in jeopardy. Prince Andrews should be banished as
far as his nephew, Prince William is concerned. A source
and a new book by a royal expert, Sharon Osborne,
also came out today and said he should be locked
in the tower. I've been saying that forever. Maybe she
listens to the podcast. William, who turns forty later this year,
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is said to have taken a key role in deciding
how the royal family would deal with the fallout of
Andrew's civil legal battle. That makes sense. If this guy's
going to be the king someday and he's going to
rule the kingdom, well, you'd want him involved in these
decisions when he's younger, so he doesn't come in cold.
You don't want him as green as summer's grasp before
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he's making these decisions. So let him make some now
while he has the guidance of the Queen, still the
guidance of his dad, and he could figure things out.
But it certainly seems like William has been adamant about
his uncle's role moving forward and he doesn't want anything
to do with it. We're hearing it in this book,
and we've heard it from other people who claim to
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be insiders as well. Virginia Roberts made the claim against
Andrew for damages, saying she was trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein
to have sex with Andrew when she was seventeen, a
minor under US law. Andrew denied the allegation against him
and later came to an out of court settlement with
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his accuser. The settlement is not an admission of guilt, nah,
It's just you know, Andrew being a good guy, the
honorable guy he is. He thought that he should give
up in seventeen and a half million twenty one million,
depending on who you talk to, because you know that's
he has that extra money laying around in the cushions
over at mommy's keep. Does anyone believe that, I mean, honestly,
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does anyone out there really believe that this guy, mister
greedy hands himself, mister I can't get enough money, is
going to just pay out twenty one and a half
million dollars just because he wants to settle this suit
and not ruin the jew Belee. It is looney tune land.
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When the case looked as though it could be headed
for trial, Andrew was stripped of his royal patronages and
honorary military titles. He also stopped using the style HRH, unless,
of course, he's making an Instagram post talking about his
time in the Falklands War, talk about tone, death, talk
about not knowing how to read the room, and According
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to a new book William at forty, The Making of
a Modern Monarch, author Robert Jobson writes that while it
was a difficult decision for the Queen and Prince Charles
to strip Andrew of his titles, William was able to
take a motion out of the situation. I doubt that
they're close. Do you really think that Prince Andrew is
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close to the crown Prince? Why would his parents ever
want him around Prince Andrew? And why would Prince Andrew
ever have a reason to be around him. So I'm
guessing they're not close, not like you would be with
your uncle, or I know, I'm close with my uncles.
A little different. I'm guessing here. So he doesn't have
the attachment to Andrew that Charles might, or the Queen,
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and even with Charles it's thin at best, But with
William here, he wants nothing to do with this guy.
The book, which was serialized in The Mail on Sunday,
adds that when Andrew's case looked like it was headed
for trial, it was William who went straight to the Queen,
telling her calmly and clearly that Andrews's role in the
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royal family had become untenable. So maybe there is hope
for the royal family. Maybe this kid will turn things around,
because I gotta tell you, I don't think his dad's
going to you mean, Jimmy Savile's best friend, highly doubt
that this guy is gonna come in and be a
world changer, And I doubt that the kid will either.
But at least he has the waivos to go to
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the Queen and tell her, look, this is garbage. I'm
gonna need you to step it up there, Grams, how
is it that you got uncle Touchy over here hanging out?
One source told the author the decision over the Duke
of York was very difficult for the Queen and the
Prince of Wales. They were obviously closer to Andrew than
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his nephew was. He could evaluate just how damaging his
uncle was being to the long term future of the monarchy.
Let me put that in layman's terms. His future. He
is the monarchy. He's going to be the king. He's
the future King of England, so anything that goes wrong
is certainly his problem, while another added there will be
no public role for comeback for a Duke of York.
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If the Duke of Cambridge has any input on the matter,
and let me assure you he does, he should be banished.
For he should be banished as far as Prince William
is concerned. I'll tell you what I can get down
with that. Let's banish this dude. But who would accept him?
Where could you possibly banish this guy to? You would
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have to pay somebody to How's Prince Andrew. Meanwhile, the
same book has also claimed that William has a notably
short fuse in private and can sometimes be difficult to handle.
The author rites that the Duke of Cambridge can be
a bit of a shouter and his temper can blow
up at any time when the future king is frustrated
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or when an issue concerns his family. Well, who doesn't
I know? I can get fired up if something has
to do with my family, or if you know something's
screwing up at work, I can get frustrated. Now I
try not to shout and carry on anymore. In my
old age, but I get it. I understand completely. And
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if this was if I was, you know, the King
in waiting here and my uncle was Prince Andrew, forget it,
I'd be throwing the biggest fit in the history of
big fits, because guess what, when the queen is gone,
I'm gonna have to clean up this mess. Jobson quotes
royal sources who described the prince as an emotional character who,
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along with his brother Prince Harry, has occasionally unpredictable extreme
moods wings, as did their mum, Princess Diana. A former
Cordier report told the author Jobson they both have quite
extreme moods wings, just as Diana did. She could be
your best friend one minute and then the next your
worst enemy. Insiders reportedly claim even william senior aides will
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check which way the wind is blowing before asserting themselves
around him or approaching subjects that may be problematic. Well,
the dude is the king, right, If you're going to
hang out with this dude, you better expect him to
have an opinion or two. Another close aid reportedly told
mister Jobson that William and wife Kate are known to
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have passionate discussions every now and then. They said, he
can be a bit of a shouterer when he loses it.
It's fair to say the Duke and the Duchess give
as good as they get if their disagreement results and
raised voices, but they know each other so well it
usually blows over quickly. And she, on the whole, is
a major calming influence on him. So that's good. Now again, look,
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I don't know anything about these two, but I will
tell you this. He wants nothing to do with Prince Andrew.
His dad wants nothing to do with Prince Andrew, and
Prince Andrew's only hope at this point is that his
mom finds a way to stay alive forever, because if
the Queen doesn't stay alive forever, then the second that
things get put into order after the coronation and all
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of that, Prince Andrew might end up with an eviction notice.
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ap you Cci. The link that we discussed can be
found in the description box. What's up everyone, and welcome
back to the Epstein Chronicles. Over the weekend, we found
out that Prince Andrew was hanging out with the rest
of the royal family up at Balmoral. We also learned
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that he was driven up there by his nephew, the
future King, Prince William. Well, now we're learning from some
of these royal writers that Prince William was ordered by
his pops, the King to drive his uncle Joe, exotic
of the Windsor family to this event in Balmoral as
a bit of a show of togetherness of the family.
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But if these reports are to be believed, then Prince
William didn't want to take part in this and his
hand was forced by his dad. So let's get to
this article from the Dailymail dot com and let's see
what sort of nonsense the royal family is up to. Headline,
King Charles overruled Prince William and ordered royal family to
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welcome Prince Andrew back into the fold. We really shouldn't
be shocked, considering who King Charles is and considering who
he used to hang out with. Why would he be
mad at his brother? His best pal Jimmy said was
out here raping and molesting kids with disabilities and shit.
So why should King Charles care that his brother Uncle
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Touchy was breaking bread with Epstein and was out here,
you know, allegedly taking part in the abuse. I guess
those are issues that only commoners have to worry about,
you know, people like us. This article was authored by
Irian Jane Prosser. King Charles overruled Prince William by welcoming
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the disgraced Duke of York back into the royal family fold.
It has been reported it comes as Prince Andrew was
driven to a church service in Balmoral by the future King,
while the Princess of Welles took the back seat in
a move branded as a public statement of togetherness. Well,
if they can have a public statement of togetherness, then
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we most certainly can slam that public statement. No, the
optics are horrible, and I don't know what the hell
King Charles is thinking here, but it's a move that
looks real bad for everybody involved. And it's one thing
to welcome Prince Andrew back into the family fold, it's
another thing to make a spectacle about it. If you
want to have this guy come over for some tea
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and crumpets or whatever. Hey, that's great, but don't make
a spectacle about it. I've said from the very beginning,
I would never expect his own family not to associate
with him. But they don't have to make a big
deal about it in public. They don't have to trot
him out driving in the car with Prince William. But
all of this was by design, and the design of
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this plan was to show people that Prince Andrew was
being welcomed back. And while he might not be getting
his honorifics back or his positions in public, at least
not yet, the royal family wants everybody to know that
Uncle Touchy's invited over for the family barbecue. The outing,
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which was widely photographed, will have been a huge boost
for the Duke sixty three, who is been rallying for
a return to public life. Imagine showing this dude more
love and more respect than the other prince who decided
to dip to America with his wife. Oh yeah, sure,
this dude's accused of all kinds of Hanish shit, paid
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out a huge settlement hanging out with Epstein. We all
know about the accusations, but sure, why don't you come
down to bal Moral and just ride shotgun with the
future king. He'll act as your valet. What a bunch
of absurd bullshit. Sources have now claimed that the monarch
is calling for Prince Andrew, who lost his official duties
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following the Jeffrey Epstein sex scandal, to be welcomed back
into the family, both publicly and privately. The King has
reportedly spoken to his brother on several occasions and decided
he should not return as a working royal, but he
should be welcomed back into the family fold again. If
you want to do that behind the scenes, hey, that's
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your family whatever, But the rest of us we shouldn't
have to be subjected to this bullshit watching this stupid
ass show play out on the grand stage of the world.
One claim that Prince William's wings have been clipped somewhat
following the King's u turn, as he had no desire
to be spotted with Prince Andrew in public other than
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during the late Queen's funeral and the King's coronation. So
the future King of England now is going to have
this picture of him driving around with Uncle Touchy come
back to haunt them later on down the line. You
want to bet how much do you want to bet
later on when he becomes king? Whenever that is that
this picture gets trotted out and it once again just
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goes to show you the ineptitude of King Charles. This
guy is an absolute tool. Should have never been king,
and the whole entire process, I hate to tell all
of you who are monarchists and loyal to the Crown,
is a bunch of absolute garbage, regular people like me
and you. The fact that anyone would bet down to
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these decrepit, depraved maniacs is beyond me because from where
I'm sitting, the whole lot of them can go get stuffed.
One bell moral insider told The Mirror that there has
been confusion over how Andrew would be traveling to the
service in Scotland last Sunday while the Royals are on
their summer holidays. They added that traveling with the future
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King and Queen was more than he could have wish for. Yeah,
he should have been traveling with the manure or the
baggage train, or maybe somebody should put him in charge
of the Royal Portajohns. That would be a good job
for him, right, He likes bullshit so much. Both Prince
William and King Charles had lobbied the late Queen to
strip Andrew of his military titles and charity patronages when
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he paid Virginia Roberts a huge twelve million dollars after
she accused him of sexual assault. He has always denied
the claims. Yeah, absolutely, one hundred percent somebody that I
think is innocent. He's really defended his name, hasn't he
since the very beginning. He talked to the FBI, he
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went and talked to investigators, he offered help to the investigation.
Oh wait, none of that ever happened. Oh that's right.
Prince Andrew did absolutely none of that, and still to
this day continues to avoid any serious questions from any
serious people. After he made the payment, which meant he
avoided a full trial in the US courts, Prince William
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allegedly said he would boycott the Garter parade at Windsor
Castle if his uncle were allowed to join. The late
Queen had reportedly wished for her second oldest son to join,
but both King Charles and Prince William blocked the move
over fears of a public backlash. But now it's okay,
huh ah, you know, what we might have made a mistake.
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It's okay. Now let's have Uncle Touchy come back and
drive around with the future King. You know, he paid
out his settlement. All is fine and well, who cares
what the public wants? Well, force feed them Prince Andrew
and there's nothing they can do about it. That's basically
how the king feels. An insider told the paper that
William had no desire to be seen with Prince Andrew
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in public other than events such as Christmas at Sandringham
and the King's coronation, even if he continued to spend
time with him privately. Look again, what they do in
private is not my gripier. They're a family, right at
the end of the day. As much as I criticize them,
they're a family and if they want to get together
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as a family, that's their business. My problem is force
feeding him to the rest of us. Nobody wants to
see his dumb ass face, and nobody wants to see
him driving around with the future King. Rachel Maskell, Labor
MP for York Central, who raised a bill in Parliament
to strip the Duke of his royal title, slam the
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idea of rehabilitating Prince Andrew's public image. Good for you,
Rachel Maskell. She said any rehabilitation process in terms of
public roles for Prince Andrew should be unpalatable, especially when
the questionable acts that he was accused of involved the
possible sexual misconduct against vulnerable women. We want to make
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sure the rights of women are upheld and I don't
think we can have confidence that those would be a
priority if Prince Andrew was welcomed back into any public
role whatsoever. The King, however, is absolutely resolute that the
Prince will not return to royal duties, with insiders claiming
there will be no change in tact over his royal status. Well,
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that's certainly a plus. Nobody needs this idiot back in
an official capacity representing the UK. The Duke of York
was said to have been invited on the royal summer
trip to Balmoral by the King as an olive branch.
Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams told Daily mel Online the photographs
of Prince Andrew traveling to church with the Wales were
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clearly intended to send a message of family unity, but
he insisted it was not a sign Andrew could return
to public duties in any form. This is a sad
time for the royal family. On their customary break at Balmoral,
they and the nation will shortly be commemorating a year
since the death of the Queen. Mister Fitzwilliams said, you
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think they got it bad? What about people who can't
pay their bills? What about people who can't put food
on the table. But it's a tough time for the royals,
so we should all break out the world's smallest violin
and play it for them. Huh. We know how close
Andrew was to the late Queen. His appearance at the
Duke of Edinburgh's memorial service in March twenty twenty two,
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where he supported her physically whilst she was giving him
emotional and financial support, caused much controversy. It has been
reported that his allowance has been cut. It was rumored
that his tenure at Royal Lodge and Winsor, which is
his home, was in danger. He is also reportedly attempting
to regain the police protection he lost when he stepped
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down from royal duties. He should not have police protection.
All of that money that was being used on Prince
Andrew's police protection should go to people who need food
who need housing, and to victims of human trafficking. But
mister Fitzwilliams added it's important to stress that there is
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no possibility, as King Charles and Prince Williams have always
realized of him returning to public duties in any form.
A glance at his non existent popularity ratings in the
polls makes the public mood very clear on this issue. However,
what is being emphasized is harmony on a personal level,
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and clearly he and his immediate family, who are also
at Balmorel will appreciate this a great deal, especially as
the photographs we see today are very much a public
statement of togetherness. William drove a land Rover Defender with
his uncle in the front seat on the way to
church and his wife, the Princess of Wales sitting behind
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the passengers swap seats after the service. Do you think
that they did rock paper scissors to see who got shotgun?
Imagine the Princess of Wales out here doing some rock
paper and scissors with uncle touchy. I mean they might
as well finish off the absurdity of it, all right.
The appearance followed revelations that a Tory grandee appealed to
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Home Secretary Suela Braverman at a private function to restore
Andrew's three million dollars a year police guards. So who
is a Tory grandee? Okay? Whoever the Tory grandee is,
give your head a shake. Okay. That money's better used elsewhere.
And Prince Andrews certainly doesn't need three million dollars of
UK citizens' money, as police Protection on Sunday said the
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top Tory sidled up to Miss Braverman to plead the
Duke's case after he lost his twenty four hour armed
detectives following the Epstein scandal. The senior Tory, A Knight,
is one of several high profile figures recruited by the duke.
It was reported another is said to have messaged Miss Braverman.
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All approaches are said to have been rejected. Buckingham Palace
and Kensington Palace declined to comment. All right, well, at
least Prince Andrew's having a nice holiday up at Balmoral.
We wouldn't want Uncle Touchy to be stressed out or
anything like that. So the absurdity continues. The Royal family
just doesn't care about throwing this dude in everybody's face
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and they can say whatever they want, but the optics
and their actions speak louder than their words. All right, folks,
that's going to do it for this one. All of
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