On the evening of January 21, local time, a process plan for the coronation of Charles III to be held in May this year was announced.
According to reports, although it cannot be compared to Queen Elizabeth II's "Platinum Jubilee" celebration, after all, it is the first major event of the new king, it will still be very grand, it is reported that it will be celebrated for three days, in addition to the high-profile ceremony, there will be a spectacular concert on the second day, the "Spice Girls" are likely to reunite for a long time, and the five people will appear on the stage in unison.
The biggest concern now is whether Harry Meghan will attend, and judging from a series of recent news, the possibility of the two coming is very small. Another person in the royal family who seems likely to be excluded is Charles' own brother, Prince Andrew.
However, the 61-year-old prince is currently actively operating, and he not only wants to participate, but also to participate under the title of "His Highness"...
Just after the plan for Charles' coronation was announced, a news about Andrew also appeared in various British newspapers in a prominent position, the prince who had to retire as a senior member of the royal family because of scandal, is trying to get Virginia Roberts, the "victim girl" of the year, to withdraw her charges, and even ask the other party to apologize to herself.
That is, the scandal that made a lot of noise has now begun to reverse ...
After "pedophile tycoon" Jeffrey Epstein hanged himself in fear of crime, Andrew became the target of public attention, and Virginia "bravely" came forward to tell the story of being forced to have sex with the famous prince at the age of 17. And a photo of her and Andrew is strong evidence.
Andrew, of course, denied it at the first time and gave a public interview. But he did not expect that this interview, which was called a "disaster", pushed him into the "abyss" and immediately became an "outcast" of the royal family.
Although he was the Queen's most beloved child, he was stripped of his rank and asked not to continue using the title of "HRH". And since his eldest brother Charles became king, even his office at Buckingham Palace has been banned, and his assistants have had to find another way to live.
Even so, Andrew insisted that he was innocent, even though he agreed to an out-of-court settlement and paid Virginia a settlement fee of £3 million (about 25.23 million RMB). "Andrew felt like he was in a pressure cooker and had no choice," says people familiar with the matter.
So why is Andrew "resisting" now? His legal team, in particular, has publicly expressed confidence in overturning the charges.
While the evidence available to Andrew is still unclear, two pieces of information are worth noting.
First, Virginia dropped charges against Alan Deshowitz, a professor of American law, and also admitted that she "may have made a mistake."
Mr. Dershowitz received almost identical charges to Andrew, who he has always denied and never offered a settlement.
Second, Epstein's ex-girlfriend, Gisleine Maxwell, publicly claimed in prison that she did not remember Virginia ever meeting Andrew and insisted that the photo, which was "strong evidence," was fake.
For luring and coercing underage girls into committing themselves to powerful men, the socialite from a prominent family is currently being held in the "Tallahassee Federal Correctional Facility" until 20 years later. And because she is a witness and participant in the "Lolita Express" and "Baby Ranch", the outside world continues to pay attention to her.
As for whether Maxwell will testify for Andrew in the future, it's not clear, but even she admits that Andrew has "not done a good enough job" in handling the scandal.
Andrew's "dramatic" move before the coronation could not have been more obvious, but his doing so was bound to anger his opponents and draw the royal family into a whirlpool. Moreover, even if he can overturn and get an apology, can Charles, who wants to streamline the royal family, really get him back?