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Caloroga Shark Media. Hello and welcome to a special bonus
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episode on Palace Intrigue as we continue to cover the
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Andrew fallout. Before I begin today's show, just wanted to
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let you know we have a new series out from
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Calaroga Shark Media. It's called Crown and Controversy Prince Andrew,
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and the season will cover Andrew's extraordinary fall from Pallace
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favorite to pariah, through the Epstein scandal, the BBC interview,
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and the final reckoning that saw King Charles strip his
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brother of every title. There's a new episode every Sunday.
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The first episode is available today. Please check it out.
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Crown and Controversy Prince Andrew available wherever you get your podcasts,
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and there's also a link in the show notes. The
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Metropolitan Police are facing renewed calls to reopen their investigation
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to sexual abuse allegations against Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, following the
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King's decision to strip him of his remaining royal titles.
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Former Senior Prosecutor Nazir Afzal and several members of Parliament
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have urged Scotland Yard to revisit the case involving Virginia Jeoffrey,
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who accused the King's brother of sexual abuse allegations Andrew
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has always strenuously denied, mister Azal told BBC Radio four's
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Today program. At that time a statement hadn't been taken
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from Virginia Jeffrey. And then in twenty twenty one a
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further review took place based on findings from the civil
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case and also from the Gallain Maxwell prosecution in the US,
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and again the matter wasn't investigated. So this matter hasn't
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been investigated, never mind taken any further. He added, the
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public confidence has been shaken, saying people do feel that
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there is some two tier justice here that if you
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are powerful, you don't get the same level of attention
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as you would if he were, say homeless. The Independent
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Office for Police Conduct could intervene if the Metropolitan Police
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declined to act, mister avsl added. A spokesman for the
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Metropolitan Police said it had not previously launched a full
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criminal investigation because any investigation into human trafficking would be
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largely focused on activities and relationships outside the UK, adding
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that the decision not to proceed was reviewed into twenty
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twenty one. Meanwhile, in the United States, members of Congress
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have warned Andrew that he faces mounting pressure to cooperate
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with their investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's crimes. Congressman Suhar's Subremannium,
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who serves on the House Oversight Committee, said I would
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like for him to come to our committee and tell
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us everything he knows about Jeffrey Epstein and the crimes
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that were committed. I think this would be a great
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way for Andrew to clear his name. It would be
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a great way for us to continue our pursuit of
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justice for the victims. He added a warning, even if
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you don't come forward with information, we are going to
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find all this information that's out there possible. We are
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not going to let this go. The government is moving
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to remove Andrew Mountbatten Windsor's final honorary military title, following
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a request from King Charles. Defense Secretary John Healy confirmed
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the King had indicated that's what he wishes, adding this
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is a move that's right. It's a move the King
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has indicated we should take, and we're working on that
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at the moment. Andrew, who was stripped of his title
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as princes on Thursday, has held on to his rankers
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Vice Admiral in the Royal Navy since stepping back from
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other military roles in twenty twenty two, once celebrated as
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a decorated war hero, the King's younger brother served for
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twenty two years in the Royal Navy, including as a
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helicopter pilot during the Falcons War and later commanded HMS
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Cottersmoor Police. Insiders have described King Charles's decision to strip
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Andrew mount Batten Windsor of all royal titles as a
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defining moment of firmness in his reign and one that
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revealed the King's steel. According to The Times, the King
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personally telephoned his younger brother to deliver the news, a
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conversation described as both private and painful. The decision, sources said,
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came only after careful consideration of how Andrew would cope
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without the trappings of royal life. For a while, there
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were significant welfare issues. One royal source told the paper,
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his entire reason for being is around status. We were
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asking ourselves can he cope. In the end, we reached
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a tipping point and was made to see sense. Another
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insider added, in the past three years of the King's reign,
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we have seen his humanity, warmth and compassion now was
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seen his steel. The removal of a prince's title is
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almost without president in modern royal history. The last instance
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occurred in nineteen nineteen, when Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover
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lost his British titles for siding with Germany during the
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First World War. Christopher Wilson in The Telegraph suggests this
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scandal will change the Royal family forever. Wilson writes, the
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firm is used to weathering storms. In the past, they
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have lived by the rule of not apologizing or explaining
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where they have made adjustments. They have tended to be
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gradual murmurs rather than earthquakes. In the past few days,
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they have been open debate about abolishing the monarchy on primetime,
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radio and television of an intensity not seen since the
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death of Diana in nineteen ninety seven. Polling indicates that
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public opinion is at a tipping point. Since nineteen eighty three,
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the British Social Attitude Survey has asked the same question,
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is the monarchy important to the UK? The latest report,
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released in September, found that just fifty one percent thought
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it was. The slimmest of majorities down from eighty six
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percent when the question was first asked four decades ago.
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From these numbers, it is clear that there is a
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race against time to save the institution. Younger people in
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particular must be persuaded that it's worth keeping. The Palace's
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action this week show that King Charles and Prince William
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understand what is at stake. What matters is not the
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courts but the court of public opinion. This scandal is
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different because it has set a precedent, and that changes everything,
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says Royal author Robert Jobson. Andrew Nunbatten Windsor has made
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gross mistakes, but the consequences have come without any wrongdoing
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being proven in the court of law. Yet he has
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been stripped of his title, honors and even kicked out
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of his home. Still most will welcome a line finally
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being drawn under this saga. This marks a very real shift.
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There were times when Elizabeth I might have cast disgraced
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relatives aside with the public's blessing, but she never did.
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There were no defenestrations on her watch. Her belief, driven
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by the events of the nineteen thirty six abdication, was
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that gradual change was better than anything too abrupt. Her
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rationale always was to protect not only her reputation but
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that of the institution of monarchy during her custodianship, If
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in private she criticized members of her family, she did
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not encourage outsiders to follow suit. It was sometimes reported
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that Andrew was the late Queen's favorite, which might have
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contributed to her protecting him. Whether that's true or not,
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we don't know, says Joe Little, managing editor a monarch magazine.
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But certainly she was not able to deal with the confrontation.
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She would compartmentalize these problems that made Andrew sort of invincible.
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More palis in just a moment. In other developing news
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on this Sunday, the Prince and Princess of Wales have
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left Adelaide cottage in Windsor's Home Park and moved into
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a larger residence in Windsor Great Park. The Grade two
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listed mansion, which has eight bedrooms, is now the family's
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primary home. The relocation took place over Prince George, Princess
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Charlotte and Prince Louis half turn break, with the family
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aiming to be settled in by onfire night. The Telegraph
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reports that they are now comfortably adjusting to life in
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their new surroundings. However, the transition has temporarily placed the
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family closer to Andrew mount Batten Windsor, who remains at
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Royal Lodge. On Thursday evening, shortly after the news broke, Meghan,
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the Duchess of Sussex, reportedly shared a smiling photograph on
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Instagram before swiftly deleting the post. The image, which was
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said to show Megan Mikel beaming broadly, was captured by
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social media users before being removed. While no caption or
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explanation accompanied the post, the timing drew immediate speculation online,
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with commentators noting its coincidence with dramatic developments at Windsor.
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Some are worried about what will happen to the Queen's corgies.
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The former Prince and his ex wife Sarah Ferguson share
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their ninety eight acre Windsor home with seven dogs, including
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the late Queen Elizabeth's beloved corgies Mick and Sandy. The
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pair were gifted to the Queen by Andrew before her
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death and came into his care. In twenty twenty two.
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Buckingham Palace confirmed that the corgies will remain with the family,
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though did not specify whether they will stay with Andrew,
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Sarah or their daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. Royal
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Inside has told Hello the corgies will likely influence where
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Sarah and Andrew choose to live after they leave their
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thirty room Royal Lodge. Clothes Rachel Avery said the pair
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inherited Queen Elizabeth Seconds corgies when she passed away, so
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the dogs will influence the decision too. They will need
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to be provided with adequate outdoor space, after all, they
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were used to ninety eight acres at Royal Lodge. The
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Son is reporting the King has given Andrew until the
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end of January to move out. Dog behaviorist Sue Catland
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told her he Low that any move could be stressful
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for them, advising bring some things to their new home
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that will remind them of their own environment. Avoid washing
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your pets, betting ahead of the move, or buying a
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new one as their scent will help them settle in faster.
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with episode one available wherever you get your podcasts. I'm
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Mark Francis my thanks to John McDermot. This is balance
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intrigue in good times.