Il principe Andrea perderà il titolo di “principe” e lascerà la Royal Lodge – BBC News

I wonder if this will make it easier, due to precedent, to abolish the monarchy.

I’m sure plenty of people will be complaining he’s not in prison, but regardless this has still been a funny process to watch because it’s become clear that the rumours that Charles hates Andrew are clearly true. Also, for what it’s worth this is about as strong a rebuke as Charles is allowed in his capacity as king.

There’s a kingly suite waiting for him at Maralago.

Not so sure I agree with the moving out part.

He’s got a perfectly legal lease with the crown estate and he’s *done his part* of the lease terms.

Now had he been convicted of a crime in the UK, instead of just being a noncey nonce, it would be a different story, but that’s not what’s happened here.

Wondering if the idea is to remove all royal links so if / when he’s charged with something, he won’t be as an official royal.

I wonder how much of this could have been avoided if the Queen had let Andrew stay in the Navy and serve as his career. I can’t help but feel that making him give up his full time naval career was a huge mistake.

I presume this means more damaging reports are imminent.

About fucking time. Dirty disgusting evil piece of garbage. This has come way too late. Only done to save face for the monarchy. Had they have done this when the story broke, maybe they’d have a little respect from us, but as this smacks of desperation and a last resort, all that is out the window.

Sandringham won’t be terribly pleased…

I feel sorry for the King. His brother has done something which at the absolute most charitable one could call absurdly stupid and probably far worse.

But he is also a financial burden on the King, who no doubt he was told to look after…can’t choose your relatives.

I’ve long been in two minds about this. 

On the one hand there is zero doubt given evidence from those who knew him or were unfortunate enough to work under him, that Andrew was a nasty, slimey, jealous, angry cunt who deserved a fall from grace.

On the other hand there’s no evidence he is actually a pedo, while his taste for younger women could be fairly seen as “creepy” none of the women he even allegedly had relations with were underage. Even Esptein said “Andrew is an idiot, but a useful one”.

I even think some of the _desperate_ clamouring on social media and Reddit to prove he is a pedo, is a case of “methinks the lady doth protest too much”. 

But this and the statement from Buckingham Palace is starting to make me think there is actual evidence coming to light and Andrew is about to be proven to be the nonce so many people desperately hope he is.

There’s no reason Tampon Charles couldn’t have binned him sooner.

Can he lose a birthright title? It would be far funnier if he was an imprisoned prince. Maybe have use for the tower of London again, traditional.

It would be interesting to see 100 years into the future when the documents are unsealed and reveal how much money it took to pay Andrew off – because let’s be honest here, there’s no way he gave up Royal Lodge or anything else without an immense sum of money for a promise not to retaliate by blowing all the family secrets wide open.

Moving him to Sandringham doesn’t seem to be much of an improvement? I appreciate it says Charles is privately funding it, but how do we know this? We never really know what money is public or private with the Royal Family.

I’m confused why Charles will be funding whatever private accommodation the nonce moves into.

Again, they clearly think he did it so why are they not calling for charges? Jail him.

Why does he still get live in the Royal Estate at Sandringham?

Surely he should be forced to get a job and pay rent for an ex council house in Slough.