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Irish_Dem

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33. Perhaps this was part of the deal.
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 05:50 PM
Oct 17

He gives up the title and HRH.
He doesn't get investigated any further.

Or the King knows an investigation is coming up shortly.
Or Epstein files released.

Time will tell.

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I wonder if markodochartaigh Oct 17 #1
EXACTLY what I was thinking! nt Trueblue Texan Oct 17 #21
Ooooooooh. The plot thickens. calimary Oct 17 #32
Virginia Guiffre's book "Nobody's Girl" is coming out on the 21st n/t TexasBushwhacker Oct 18 #45
Now he needs to spill the beans mercuryblues Oct 17 #2
Except... BaronChocula Oct 17 #4
It's getting to the point that it won't matter if he denies it. nt Trueblue Texan Oct 17 #22
I am sure a deal was reached and part of it is that Andrew and Fergie keep their mouths shut. Irish_Dem Oct 17 #38
I wonder if they'll yank his allowance? They SHOULD have already done it a long time ago. BigDemVoter Oct 17 #3
If he is going to have to actually work for a living, he'd better take some helicopter pilot refresher lessons. Aristus Oct 17 #9
They probably paid him to cooperate. :( Irish_Dem Oct 17 #26
The Epstein Event Horizon is near. usonian Oct 17 #5
Hopefully! The snowball starts rolling a long, snowy hill! electric_blue68 Oct 17 #24
Andrew has to be a huge national security risk for the UK. nycbos Oct 17 #6
Link to BBC nitpicked Oct 17 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author ShazzieB Oct 19 #46
Thanks for the BC link! ShazzieB Oct 19 #47
There was another straw today - more links to a Chinese spy muriel_volestrangler Oct 17 #8
Virginia Giuffre's posthumous book is supposed to release Oct. 21 but the NYT published a book review yesterday BumRushDaShow Oct 17 #10
This is the precipitating event Lulu KC Oct 17 #12
Well li'l Mikey is going to stall as long as he can BumRushDaShow Oct 17 #14
Can't wait to read the book. llmart Oct 17 #17
after reading the excerpt markie Oct 17 #31
His humiliation probably won't extend to having to get a job Warpy Oct 17 #11
That certainly makes sense. calimary Oct 17 #36
That must have been an interesting "discussion". DavidDvorkin Oct 17 #13
I think it was of the "We can do this easy or we can do it hard" discussion. Irish_Dem Oct 17 #28
This was always going to happen ... even when Elizabeth was still alive FakeNoose Oct 17 #15
Scumbag raped children. About time the royals acknowledged that. nt SunSeeker Oct 17 #16
Are they acknowledging anything? JoseBalow Oct 17 #20
True, they have yet to explicity admit it happened. nt SunSeeker Oct 17 #23
Andrew is still denying everything. Irish_Dem Oct 17 #37
Yes, it's an old institution fujiyamasan Oct 18 #41
Welcome if overdue. Now will he fade into the background and stay there? Eugene Oct 17 #18
He better or he will lose other perks. Irish_Dem Oct 17 #35
Because he's innocent and totally not guilty of anything JoseBalow Oct 17 #19
He retains the title of Richard_GB Oct 17 #25
Maybe he can find useful work usonian Oct 17 #27
Fuck the luck of the draw UpInArms Oct 17 #29
Yep they won the vagina lottery and think they are special. Irish_Dem Oct 17 #34
no harm no foul. this is the logic that is essentially seen Tetrachloride Oct 17 #30
Perhaps this was part of the deal. Irish_Dem Oct 17 #33
indeed Tetrachloride Oct 17 #40
Guy's an arrogant perv. Joinfortmill Oct 17 #39
"in consultation with his brother, King Charles, and ..." COPY EDITOR !! nt eppur_se_muova Oct 18 #42
The royal family including Charles had multiple associations with Jimmy Savile PufPuf23 Oct 18 #43
I bet PCB66 Oct 18 #44
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