Anyway, we just talked about the exposure of the Epstein case list the day before yesterday, and in that article, in addition to Epstein, the initiator, there is also a "hidden protagonist", that is, Prince Andrew.
After Epstein's accident in 2005, Andrew still hasn't completely cut himself off. As late as 2011, he was photographed walking with Epstein in New York's Central Park.
(Andrew & Epstein)
As a child of the royal family, he acted as if he did not know how to protect himself at all, but he was not as keen as Trump and Clinton, two politicians who decisively withdrew.
And the price of Andrew's sluggishness is that he is mentioned a full 69 times in the newly released files, and once again he has become a royal disgrace.
On Friday, the court released a third batch of documents and rubbed Andrew's face on the ground again.......
Among the new witnesses in the documents is Juan Alessi, a former caretaker of a mansion in Epstein Florida.
According to his 2009 testimony, Andrew and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, were friends of Epstein, and both had visited the Florida mansion.
But Ferguson was only here briefly, and Andrew was "staying with us for a couple of weeks".
The investigator asked, "Did Prince Andrew receive a massage during this period?"
Alessi: "He gets a massage every day. I can't remember if he had a massage more than once a day, but I think it was just a massage for him. ”
(Andrew)
After reading the previous article, you know that in that mansion, "massage" means sex trafficking,
And the girls Epstein is looking for are all young, let alone serious massage studies, so the probability of Andrew "just massage" is really not high.......
Of course, Andrew himself will definitely not admit it.
In a 2019 interview with the BBC, he said he had no memory of meeting Giuffrey (formerly Epstein's "masseuse" who later became one of the key figures in Epstein's downfall).
(Photo of Andrew and Giuffrey)
By 2022, Andrew and Giuffrey had reached a private settlement, and Andrew was said to have paid the family £12 million.
In short, there are precedents of this kind, and the credibility of Andrew's words is almost negative.
When the queen was still alive, the royal family was quite protective of him, and it was not until 2022 that he finally couldn't resist the pressure and stripped him of a series of titles involving the face of the royal family, such as public office and honorary military ranks.
However, less than a year later, the queen passed away, and Charles was not so tolerant of him, so he stopped his allowance and transferred Harry and Meghan's small house to him.
(Queen, Charles and Andrew)
Andrew used to live in the Royal Lodge, a large 30-bedroom villa, while Harry and Meghan lived in a much smaller five-bedroom house.
Charles's meaning is actually obvious: Andrew has no money after paying that large amount of hush money, and if he stops paying his allowance, he will probably not be able to pay the rent of the royal estate.
It just happened that Harry and Meghan's small house were recently taken back, and they were sent to this unsuccessful royal brother, and they didn't have to tear their faces openly, how good.
But Andrew is an uninteresting child, and he still wants to struggle.
He has always stayed at the royal estate, and it happened that in the middle of last year, his ex-wife Alex Ferguson was diagnosed with breast cancer and recuperated at the royal estate after surgery.
Ferguson had a good relationship with Princess Eugenie, who came to visit and almost moved in.
Although they are divorced, they have always lived together, and it is rumored that they are just faking a divorce for the sake of face.
(Ferguson restored with Princess Eugenie at the royal estate)
There is such a patient, Princess Eugenie still comes every day, and it is not appropriate for the royal family to rush people, Andrew followed and has been living in the royal manor until now.
It seems that it is precisely because of this that Andrew's relationship with the royal family seems to have eased, and Andrew made a rare appearance at the just-concluded Christmas church ceremony.
(Andrew at the Christmas event)
But if you look back at some of the previous events, such as the monarch's birthday parade in June and the royal family's Memorial Day in November, Andrew did not appear.
Some experts explain that the Christmas event is a family event, a private domain, and Andrew can participate, but he cannot participate in the monarch's birthday parade, which is considered a public domain.
But this explanation is somewhat far-fetched, because Andrew appeared at Charles's coronation in May - such a big event as the coronation cannot be said to be a "family matter".
(Andrew at the coronation)
So it is more likely that the royal family's attitude towards him has softened and can tolerate him showing up.
As a result, just a few days after Christmas, the New York court released the batch of documents, and it was very happy and sad......
Immediately after the release of the document, an anti-monarchical group in Britain "fell into the ground" and reported Andrew to the police, demanding an investigation against him:
(Tweet from the group)
However, the British police are not very willing to wade into this troubled water.
said they "will conduct an assessment, but there are no plans to launch an investigation at this time."
(Police say they won't investigate)
The police let him go, but the royal family is not easy to say.
The Daily Mail is said to have found a "well-informed person" who said:
"[The release of the document] is not a surprise, but it will make Charles more determined to act decisively to solve the 'Andrew problem.'" ”
This means that Charles will harden his heart and will never reinstate Andrew as a royal family.
As for the royal estate, he will certainly be more determined to expel him in line with his relegated status, with the original words: "In the coming months, the king will redouble his efforts to get his brother to move out".
Originally, Charles had one last bit of mercy for this younger brother, that is, to ensure his personal safety, at least not to let him die......
(Charles & Andrew)
Members of the royal family were generally protected by the London Police, but when Andrew lost his public office, it seemed unjustifiable to use police protection, so he switched to private security, and the money was paid by Charles, which is said to be as much as 3 million pounds a year.
And as soon as the recent incident happened, Charles seemed to be about to take back even this last layer of mercy - several media outlets reported that Charles was ready to stop paying Andrew's security fees:
(New York Post)
(Daily Mail report)
Andrew's current income seems to be only a fixed naval allowance, and he is used to spending so much that it is estimated that it will be difficult to afford the three million pounds a year in security premiums, and he will be happy to mention the downgrade of consumption.
But then again, if everything goes according to plan, he'll soon be moving to Harry and Meghan's tiny house, and he won't need as much security.......
No matter how you look at it, Andrew's public image is completely rotten, and it should be impossible to appear on any royal occasions again.
In the future, he may still be allowed to appear in some "private family activities", but the royal family itself is a representative of "official affairs", so how many "private activities" can be spoken?
The so-called "private" is more like a loophole, allowing Andrew to drill him, and not allowing it.
After this incident, I am afraid that this gap will also be completely sealed.......