The opposite shoe lastly dropped on Thursday, and so did the hammer — proper on Prince Andrew‘s head. Nicely, scratch that — on the top of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. As a result of he ain’t even a prince anymore!
Sure, King Charles III formally kicked his brother out of the royal household, taking away the keys to the Royal Lodge and stripping him of his titles. He’s not longer the Duke of York, now not HRH, and now not a prince.
All we’d heard was that Prince William was pushing for this transfer and that Charles didn’t have the center to do it. That is years within the making, in fact. So what modified? What affected the conscience of the king?
It’s a less complicated reply than we anticipated. It was Virginia Robert Giuffre.
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Jeffrey Epstein‘s most vocal sufferer, the primary to go public together with her claims towards the billionaire AND towards Andrew, died earlier this yr. Supposedly by suicide. However earlier than that she wrote her memoir, No person’s Lady. The e-book was revealed posthumously this month, and the main points she included appear to be what lastly tipped the scales. Sources instructed Us Weekly the monarch made the final word choice due to the newest developments, together with the brand new hypothesis that Andrew tried to smear Virginia’s title. However what actually moved the needle this month are the beforehand unheard allegations in her e-book.
Virginia wrote about her first time assembly Andrew, how he was so good at guessing her age — simply 17 years previous — as a result of, as he instructed her, he had daughters of his personal who weren’t a lot youthful. Disgusting.
We will’t assist however surprise if Charles noticed the headlines or was instructed the particulars by aides who learn the tell-all. However apparently it was sufficient. And the royal household hinted at who modified their minds by ending their declaration:
“Their Majesties want to clarify that their ideas and utmost sympathies have been, and can stay with, the victims and survivors of any and all types of abuse.”
It breaks our hearts realizing Virginia won’t ever know concerning the blow she was capable of deal to her alleged abuser. We simply hope this continues, and ALL the boys concerned in Epstein’s underage intercourse trafficking ring begin to lastly face REAL penalties.
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