Speaking of which, we talked about the exposure of the Epstein case list. In that article, in addition to Epstein, the instigator, there was also a "hidden protagonist", namely Prince Andrew.
After Epstein’s incident in 2005, Andrew still did not completely cut off from him. By 2011, he was photographed walking with Epstein in New York's Central Park.
(Andrew and Epstein)
As a child of the royal family, he acted as if he had no idea how to protect himself wisely. On the contrary, he was not as sharp as Trump and Clinton, the two politicians who decisively left.
The price for Andrew's slowness is that he was mentioned a full 69 times in the newly released files, and once again became a shame to the royal family.
On Friday, the court released the third batch of documents, and pressed Andrew's face on the ground and rubbed it again...
The new witness who appeared in this batch of documents was Juan Alessi (Juan Alessi) , was the former administrator of Epstein’s Florida mansion.
According to his 2009 testimony, Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson were friends of Epstein. Both of them had visited the Florida mansion,
but Ferguson only visited briefly, Andrew "Stayed with us for several weeks" .
The investigator asked again: "During this period, did Prince Andrew receive any massages?"
Alessi: " He would get massages every day. I can't remember if he had massages multiple times a day, but I think it was correct. For him, it was just a massage."
(Andrew)
After reading the previous article, I knew that in that mansion, "massage" meant sex trafficking,
and the girls Epstein was looking for were all very young, not to mention He is a serious student of massage, so the probability of Andrew "just massaging" is really low...
Of course, Andrew himself will definitely not recognize it.
In an interview with the BBC in 2019, he said that he did not remember meeting Giuffre at all (who used to be Epstein's "masseur" and later became one of the important figures in promoting Epstein's downfall).
(Photo of Andrew and Giuffre back then)
By 2022, Andrew and Giuffre reached a private settlement, and it was said that Andrew paid them 12 million pounds.
In short, there are such precedents, and the credibility of Andrew's words is almost negative.
When the Queen was still alive, the royal family had some protection for him. It was not until 2022 that he finally could not withstand the pressure and stripped him of a series of titles involving the royal family's face, such as his official duties and honorary military ranks.
However, in less than a year, the Queen After his death, Charles was not so tolerant of him. He stopped his allowance and transferred Harry and Meghan's small house to him.
(Queen, Charles and Andrew)
Andrew previously lived in a royal lodge, a 30-bedroom villa; Harry and Meghan's house was much smaller, with only five bedrooms.
Charles' meaning is actually very obvious: Andrew already has little money after paying the large sum of hush money. If his allowance is stopped, he will probably not be able to pay the rent in the royal manor.
It just so happened that Harry and Meghan’s little house had just been taken back, and it was conveniently given to this incompetent royal brother, without having to openly quarrel with it, how nice.
However, Andrew is a naive person, and he still wants to struggle.
He has always stayed at the Royal Manor. It happened that in the middle of last year, his ex-wife Ferguson was diagnosed with breast cancer and was recuperating at the Royal Manor after the operation.
Ferguson also has a good relationship with Princess Eugenie, who often comes to visit. Almost moved in.
Although they divorced, they have been living together. There are rumors that they faked the divorce just to save face.
(Ferguson recovered with Princess Eugenie at the Royal Manor)
With such a patient, Princess Eugenie still comes every day, and it is not appropriate for the royal family to drive people away. Andrew followed suit and has been living in the Royal Manor until now.
It seems that because of this incident, the relationship between Andrew and the royal family seems to have eased. At the just-concluded Christmas church ceremony, Andrew made a rare appearance.
(Andrew at Christmas events)
But if you look back at some previous events, such as the monarch's birthday parade in June and the Royal Memorial Day in November, Andrew did not appear.
Some experts' explanation is that Christmas activities are their family activities and belong to the private domain, and Andrew can participate; but the monarch's birthday parade is considered a public domain, and he cannot participate.
But this explanation is somewhat far-fetched, because Andrew appeared on the scene during Charles' coronation in May - such a big event as the coronation cannot be said to be a "private family matter."
(Andrew at the coronation ceremony)
So it is more likely that the royal family has softened its attitude towards him and can tolerate his appearance.
Results Just a few days after Christmas, the New York court released the batch of documents. It was extremely joyful but sad...
Immediately after the documents were released, an anti-monarchy group in the UK "added insult to injury" and reported Andrew to the police. , demanding that he be investigated:
(the group’s tweet)
However, the British police are not very willing to take a trip into this muddy water.
said that they "will conduct an assessment, but there are currently no plans to launch an investigation."
(The police said they would not investigate)
The police let him go, but it is hard to say for the royal family.
The Daily Mail is said to have found a "well-informed source" who said:
"(The release of the documents) is not a surprise, but it will make Charles more determined to take decisive action to solve the problem of 'Andrew question'."
This means that Charles will harden his heart and will never resume Andrew's royal duties.
As for the royal estate, they will definitely expel him more firmly to comply with his downgraded status. The original words are: "In the next few months, the king will redouble his efforts to get his brother to move away."
Originally, Charles had the last bit of mercy for this younger brother, which was to protect his personal safety, at least not let him die...
(Charles and Andrew)
Members of the royal family are generally protected by the London Police Department. But then Andrew lost his official position, and it seemed unfair to continue to use police protection, so he switched to private security. The money was paid by Charles, which is said to be as much as 3 million pounds a year.
With the recent incident, Charles seems to have withdrawn even this last layer of mercy - Many media have reported that Charles is preparing to stop paying Andrew's security costs:
(reported by the New York Post)
(per Report by the Daily Mail)
Andrew's current income seems to be only a fixed navy allowance, and he is used to spending a lot of money. It is estimated that it will be difficult to afford the annual security fee of 3 million pounds, and he will have to downgrade his consumption.
But having said that, if everything goes as planned, he will soon move to Harry and Meghan's small house, and there will be no need for so much security...
No matter from which point of view, Andrew's His public image is completely ruined, and it should be impossible for him to appear on any royal occasions again.
In the future, he may be allowed to appear in some "private family activities", but the royal family itself represents "official business", so how many "private activities" can there be?
The so-called "private" is more like a loophole. Andrew can exploit it if he is allowed to, but not if he is not allowed.
After this incident, I'm afraid this loophole will be completely closed...
