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A Calarougus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue.
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I am your host, my aunt Francis. The arrest of
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Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has dominated the British front pages, with
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a single image of the former prince appearing shell shocked
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in the back seat of a car splashed across nearly
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every newspaper. The Guardian led with King says law must
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take its course after andrew arrest, a longley now widely
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circulated photograph of Andrew leaving the police station. The Times
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opted for the stark headline the Arrest of Andrew. The
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Sun ran with now his Sweating, referencing Andrew's twenty nineteen
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BBC Newsnight interview in which he claimed he was unable
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to swept due to a medical condition. The paper noted
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that he is the first royal to be held since
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Charles the First in sixteen forty seven. The Daily Express
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echoed the King's words with the law must take its course,
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violating that Andrew was arrested on his sixty sixth birthday.
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The Daily Star took a more irreverent approach, with Taxi
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for Andy, again using the same image of him in
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the back of the vehicle. The eyepaper featured King my
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brother must face the law, pointing to King Charles's personal
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statement as his assertion that he had no advance warning
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of the arrest. The Daily Mail used a single word headline, Downfall,
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writing that Andrew appeared haggard, shamed and haunted after his
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release from custody. Eleven hours after his arrest, The National
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led with a photograph of the late Queen alongside then
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Prince Charles and Andrew under their headline what did they know?
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Scotland's Daily Record declared, we can see you sneaking out.
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The Daily Telegraph kept it simple. Andrew arrested. Across the
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political and tabloid spectrum, the tone was consistent. The arrest
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marks an unprecedented moment in modern royal history, with the
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image of Andrew leaving custody already cemented as the defining
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photograph of the crisis. The story it was also worldwide news.
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In Germany, Bill described the arrest as a royal shock
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and called him of fallen Prince. Report of Mary Sophie
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Crown wrote, his face spoke volumes, his eyes were fixed
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wide with shock. De Velt declared on its front page
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ex Prince at rock Bottom to a Turkish Spiegel noted
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that because of his involvement in the Epstein scandal, Andrew
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had already lost all honors, military ranks and titles. He
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had to step down from all royal duties in twenty
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nineteen and October King Charles stripped him of his princely title,
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and last week he had to vacate his royal lodge
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estate in Windsor. In France, the Parisian chose the headline
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Andrew Prince of Darkness. Le Figaro carried the headline Epstein
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Affair The descent into the inner sanctum of ex Prince Andrew.
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In Spain, el Pay said the king sought to distance
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himself from his brother with a statement that the law
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must take its course, describing the arrest as an earthquake
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on its way to becoming the British royal family's biggest
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christ La Vanguardia described it as the biggest earthquake in
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the modern history of the British monarchy, comparable only to
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the application of Edward the Eighth in nineteen thirty six
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and the death of Princess Diana in nineteen ninety seven.
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In Italy, the Republica highlighted King Charles words, let justice
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take its course. Las Stampa ran the headline Sex and Secrets,
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The End of Andrew. Il Messagero wrote, Andrew arrested, Charles dumpsion.
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Vittorio Sabadin added it is the Windsor's darkest hour and
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getting out of it won't be easy. Royal historian Ed
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Owens has warned that the arrest of Andrew presents a
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uniquely difficult challenge for the monarchy. The problem the monarchy
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have here is the various unknowables within the situation that
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will continue to stimulate media and public interest. He said.
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Those unknowables are the sort of unexploded minds that could
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potentially pose huge problems to the institution. Mister Owens added
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that unlike previous royal crises, there is no established model
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for how to respond. After the day of Diana, Princess
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of Wales, there were clear formalities to arrange, including a
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state funeral. Even after the adducation of King Edward the
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Eighth in nineteen thirty six, his brother was prepared to
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assume the throne, but there is no blueprint for the
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arrest of a close relative of the reigning monarch, particularly
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one who until recently held a senior royal role and
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who could potentially face criminal charges. Experts say that if
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further information were to emerge suggesting the family had protected
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mount Batten Windsor, it could prove deeply damaging more pounds
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in just a moment. The shocking arrest of Andrew has
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led to several stories in the news getting overshadowed. Prior
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to his arrest, Andrew was reportedly considering a move to
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the Middle East as he looked to rebuild his life
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away from Britain. Sources cited by Radar Online claimed that
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Andrew Mountbatten Windsor believed he could find a more sympathetic
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environment among expatriate communities overseas, and is even contemplating re
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entering the dating scene. One insider a Andrew's got this
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idea that he'll be welcomed into this community of expats
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over there and embrace like it's the good old days.
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He's even talking about how he wants to get back
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to dating. The royals will be relieved to see him go,
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but they'll also be worrying about what he might get
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up to once. He's often operating completely on his own terms.
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Radar Online had reported that intermediaries have been sent to
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explore potential properties in the UAE as part of Andrew's
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possible relocation. According to the same insider, he's convinced a
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life in the Middle East would suit him. He says
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he can have a fresh start there because it's much
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more old school. He's convinced people won't constantly judge him.
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He genuinely thinks he can still cash in on his
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former status. The report also claims Andrew has resisted suggestions
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that he quietly relocate within the UK, describing such a
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move as humiliating. The insiders said Andrew has absolutely no
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intention of settling quietly into Sandringham. He sees it as
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humiliating and beneath him. He says, if Charles and William
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think they can park him in some falling down dumb
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and pretend that he no longer exists, they have another
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thing coming in the current news cycle. We'll see if
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any of that remains true. According to the son, Andrew
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allegedly would use the phrase missus Windsor will arrive shortly,
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please let her in and show her up as a
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signal to staff that a female visitor was to be
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admitted and escorted to his private rooms without further questioning.
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A former staff member told the newspaper it was common
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knowledge that Andrew liked to have young women visit Buckingham Palace.
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This was always via one of the out of sight
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staff entrances. The source added, it was so frequent that
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they used to just roll their eyes and say yes, sir.
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It went on for years. The Royal protection officers hated
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being assigned Andrew as he was so unpleasant and dismissive.
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Another individual was quoted as saying few details, if any,
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were taken because of his status within the royal household.
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It was regularly discussed by courtiers, but nothing was ever
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done to challenge it. Earlier in the week, prior to
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her ex husband's arrest, friends of Sarah Ferguson had said
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the continuing fallout from the Epstein scandal has taken a
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significant emotional toll on the former Duchess of York. According
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to sources speaking to Radar Online, Ferguson has struggled to
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adapt to her changed circumstances and has privately described the
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loss of titles and royal accommodation as terrible for her.
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Mental health. One source close to her said Sarah is
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emotionally stretched to a breaking point. Those around her say
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she becomes overwhelmed several times a day, often breaking down
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in tears out of nowhere, and there was a real
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sense of uncertainty about what her life will look like next.
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In The Guardian, Marina hind had suggested some pr advice
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for the Andrew stricken Royals. Try something that looks less
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like a twelve million dollar cover up. The idea that
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this bunch would fork over reported twelve million dollars plus
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seven figures of Andrew's legal costs without some fairly frank
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family discussions as just bollocks. Yet they clung to their
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public silence. They shielded him from what less immortals would
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know as the consequences of their alleged actions. This is
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proving to be extremely consequential for them. Whose were the millions?
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The King is letting it be known by a courtiers
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that he didn't chip in, with the money coming mostly
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from the Late Queen and the estate of the Duke
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of Edinburgh. It is often assumed the late Queen paid
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from her secretive private funds, but others suggest it came
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from the Duchy of Lancaster, the earnings of which are
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public money. The general approach of the monarchy and the establishment,
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or whatever you want to call it, has always been
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to imply that no one knows whether Andrew, who had
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twenty four hour top level protection, was where he said
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he was at any given time. The trouble comes when
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the two faced game is perceived by the public to
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have spread to those at the top of the institution,
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who certainly have no part in alleged crimes, but have
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not dispelled the increasingly noxious impression of the institution having
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been adjacent to a cover up. Statements indicate that senior
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royals are still playing this dangerous game of publicly really
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really wanting to help while not revealing anything useful of substance.
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No doubt they think this is the only game they
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can play. They are not brilliant strategists. The royal family
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is somewhat famously not a meritocracy. They eventually worked out
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that doing nothing was not an option. I wonder how
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soon they'll clock that doing a bit less than nothing
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isn't either. And there you have it. I'd like to
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