How about prison for pedophiles rather than comfortable retirement in the country.

So, sure. Put him on trial for rape.

Where do you see that happening? USVI?

is an unlikely scenario?

we concur.

And how about prison instead of the White House for a pedophile in the US?

Having to strip your own brother of his entire royal status and kick him out of his house must feel terrible. And Beatrice and Eugenie have to live under this for the rest of their lives. Dang

This is a sad story for everyone it touched.

I just wish we had the systems and courage in this country to hold our own high-level abusers to account.

This is a calculated public relations operation. (and while one can argue the position that is was necessary ... )
It still bears the element of the tabloid - and the tawdry.

She just delayed the full punishment until after she was gone. The kids (including King Charles) are carrying out their mother's final wish for Andrew. The only thing that wasn't made clear was kicking him out of the Royal Residence.

He's still a multi-millionaire, and he can live on his investments quite comfortably. He just can't be a "royal" anymore. Nobody is coming to his rescue either ... those bridges were burned long ago.

I can only guess, but I suspect this was talked over, within the family, and it looks like there were no objections.

Charles has to think of the wellbeing of his whole family and the throne that’s been entrusted to him (and them), well into the future.

He’s always shown himself to be a serious thinker and evaluator. Charles has things, events, and dynamics to consider that few others in the world have in their shoulders. And as someone who’s watched the royal family for years, it strikes me that he understands the weight of responsibility that he has to live with. And it’s probably ground into him from childhood. His sibs got to relax a little, to varying degrees, but nobody has played more fast ‘n’ loose than his brother Andrew has.

in an effort to have the 'tabloid' bit land on someone else?

I guess I'm okay with that.
(I am neither a royal hater, nor a part of the fan club. I do, however, absolutely loath the tabloids - and all that they represent. On both sides of the pond. )

This happened when it became obvious that Andrew was going to be served with lawsuits and summonses by Virginia Roberts' lawyers. Andrew knew that his mother was going to hear everything anyway, and he preferred that she hear it from him.

The Queen told him immediately to resign from all of his speaking engagements and appearances representing the royal family. He was to keep out of sight and out of the media as much as he could manage. They tried to keep it hushed up as much as possible, when Andrew's lawyers made offers to settle the lawsuit etc. I think there were 2 lawsuits, one in the US and one in Britain. A lot of it was posted on DU because that's where I read about it.

your own account says, "not really."

And - I will maintain that dumping Andrew - is a public relations move on the part of the royals. (and a bit cheesy and shallow along with it)
The wild card here (that I admit to having no idea about) - is the recurrent theme/suggestion - that this move by the family is predicated on a 'more and worse to come' scenario.

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I'm pretty sure that the royal siblings all knew what Andrew was getting away with, long before he finally told his mom. They didn't want to be the ones to tell her and I can't blame them a bit.

He'll just have to settle for filthy rich.

Prince Andrew's exact net worth is not publicly confirmed, but it is estimated to be between £5 million and £7 million, with a significant portion likely tied to his assets.

either side of the Atlantic these days

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“Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse.”

To which I say, "Good."

The BBC did a list of possibilities earlier. This moves him handily well away from London (though not as far as the Castle of Mey option would have - that's at the northernmost bit of the British mainland).

my grandmother was an occasional cleaner at Sandringham.......I played there a few times

I still remember the astonishment of a permanent staff member at my American accent

Last week reports were saying that he would keep his title as prince and live in royal housing.

There must be even worse information being hidden. I wonder if other victims have come forward.

Yeah, how's that working for us? A felon and likely pedophile became president. This country has gone to hell.

Sneaking in backstage to 'inspect' beauty contestants - many of them still minors - changing (nude) fully qualify for the 'title' and according to a 13-year-old victim, on tape, alleging the convicted felon raped her violently.

One way or the other (or both) means 'not likely' a pedophile but a real one.

Started with his own daughter.

wish to be seen to be doing something, their past tolerance/apathy not to be mentioned or remembered by the press reporting this "news."

Just like every other time.

To be complaining about other countries, considering the state of US politics.

The royals backed him the whole time from when the allegations arose in 2015 (?), so waiting another 3 years after the settlement and after Giuffre's suicide was too long.

Will they change his name to Andy Trump?

... assuming he gets found guilty of a crime... spend some time at His Majesty's Pleasure... HMP Belmarsh probably.

Needs to go public with everything he knows. He deserves what he gets but why should he be the only one facing consequences?

FIFY

And making trump and this country's power structure look feeble and corrupt, by comparison.

... into prison?

This is an excellent opportunity for England to discuss retiring the monarchy altogether. Other countries have done a good job making their monarchies minor ceremonial only, why not the rest of them? Please do it before there is any more MAGA talk of making Trump a king.

taken not long after TSF's highly unusual 2nd state visit to Britain?

Hope they export this idea to the U.S.

and now spill his guts to international investigators about who he knew participated, his knowledge of how it was conducted and not shrink from naming the powerful since he now has none.

Wasn’t that long ago that reports came out about her being sympathetic to her “dear friend” Epstein, so I find it odd that she’s not mentioned here. I guess they figure she only married the pedo and hasn’t got her own title to remove. I also still find it weird that they were divorced in the early ‘90s but somehow still live together. What was the basis for divorce and how involved was she in the Pedo Island frolics? I’ve seen reports she’s very bitter about this whole upset in her lifestyle. *cue violins*

The daughters are somehow distanced from all this because they seem to have fairly normal marriages and family lives—and lots of sympathy for being related to a couple of really horrible, selfish people.

The whole situation is just weird.

The former party of "law and order" has morphed into a cowardly band that is frightened by either "law" or "order." Or, basically, the bully they never can face up to.

Sounds and reads like a regal title to me,

How about “Andy the Child Rapist?”

Play with fire, expect to get burned.

So sad, former Royal known as Prince Andrew.

I'd also like to see him in prison.