Knives Are Out! We Won't See Much Of Prince Andrew Anymore

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He'll be lucky if Charles doesn't have him Fredo-ed.

They don't do that, R2.

The pedo prince was seen hugging one of his ugly daughters when she got teary looking at the floral memorial heap to Grannie. I think after the funeral he will indeed recede into the royal woodwork.

When OP referred to HM I immediately thought "but he's her favorite!!!" It took a minute for it to sink in that OP was referring to the new King and not the recently-deceased Queen, who is the only "Her Majesty" we've known in our lifetimes. Well, some of us...

Soon Bea and Eug will be hawking wares on infomercials like their mother, or selling Chinese milk like their cousin.

As I mentioned on another thread there is the pesky Councillor of State position. It is supposed to be the next four adults in the line of succession. William, Harry, Andrew, Beatrice. As consort, Camilla can take one position. But that leaves Harry who is not resident in the UK and Andrew. I think Charles will keep Harry, at least until and unless he burns all the bridges with his memoir. The only way they could get Andrew to "voluntarily" resign/retire from his role would be to guarantee that Bea takes his place. As it takes two CoS to perform the duties, and if Charles is abroad more than likely Camilla will be with him, and Harry will be in CA, it comes down to if William wants to work with Andrew or Bea and I think the choice would be clear. And, which looks better to the public.

R3

Leaving aside Duke of York's messy background, HRH as been redundant within BRF for some time now, ever since the young Wales princes became men.

Major focus will now shift to Prince and Princess of Wales and their family. Duke of Cornwall and Cambridge will surely be first choice to carry out royal duties if or when HM cannot. Again also Earl of Wessex and his countess have been reliable, never putting a foot wrong when it comes to carrying out royal duties on behalf of monarch.

Duke of York was sitting very near window's edge for quite some time; latest scandal born out of Jeffery Epstein affair simply was last straw, he's got to go.

Prince Andrew long knew Prince Charles was going to cut him loose upon becoming monarch, hence HRH tried to get as much from former sovereign as possible. That's all over now with Mother Dear dead, there's no one left to protect d of Y, and he's going to get what's coming to him in spades.

Among queen's children, who gets along best with whom? Who were historically allies and who doesn't care much for whom?

"It is supposed to be the next four adults in the line of succession. William, Harry, Andrew, Beatrice."

That is not the line of succession, R6. It's William and his three kiddies.

No "supposed" about it; HM has named Princess Beatrice of York as counsellor of state.

Do Charles and Edward get on? Charles doesn’t seem to put his foot down about edging that sibling and his family out of the spotlight the way Charles pushed Beatrice and Eugenie off the dole years back.

R9 ADULTS did you miss the word ADULTS?

R11 Edward and Sophie's family is aged just right to provide a few years of young adult royals to bridge the gap until the Wales children grow up.

By law consort to the monarch is one of the counsellors of state, so Queen Camilla is sorted that leaves just two others. Long as Duke of Sussex retains his UK address (Frogmore) he is eligible.

Sorry, cunt R12, I missed that. Why don't you wash that sand out of your badge? It's making you very cranky, hunty.

"Princess Beatrice could become one of four counsellors of state for King Charles III," it said, R10. Not will.

your vadge

For some reason, DL always changes vadge to badge.

Edward and Sophie’s kids don’t seem capable of royal duties, they have a delicate vibe about them.

[quote] By law consort to the monarch is one of the counsellors of state, so Queen Camilla is sorted that leaves just two others.

"Queen Camilla..."

The NERVE of that cow!

HM and Earl of Wessex get on quite well. Though it remains to be seen how that relationship will go if dukedom of Edinburgh promise is not kept.

[quote]No "supposed" about it; HM has named Princess Beatrice of York as counsellor of state.

This seems more like a confirmation that Andrew is out - an attempt to make a concession and soften the blow so Randy Andy doesn't go full Markle on them.

It seems like Charles could make better use of Anne and her daughter, Zara Tindall and her husband, although the Tindalls seem to do their duty, as required, but generally don't seek out the royal spotlight. But, Zara Tindall and her family seem like they'd be well-liked as provide the connection to regular folks that Charles needs to cultivate.

That’s a shame, he’ll be missed. Whenever I see him I think of him just about to insert his greasy little sausage into the anus of a 17 year old sex slave.

And not emitting a drop of sweat as he does so!

[quote]That’s a shame, he’ll be missed. Whenever I see him I think of him just about to insert his greasy little sausage into the anus of a 17 year old sex slave.

Back when he was probably doing her, he wasn't all that bad looking. At his peak, he was downright handsome.

Wait, did Beatrice take over her Dad's spot as counsellor? Is Harry still there? Help!

The implication is Bea took Chuck’s spot, because everyone moved up one rung.

Thanks R24. When I looked up Counsellor of State UK it appears to be a purely ceremonial position based on the line of succession.

[quote] Back when he was probably doing her, he wasn't all that bad looking. At his peak, he was downright handsome.

It’s alright to rape sex slaves if you’re a prince who’s downright handsome!

[quote]Back when he was probably doing her, he wasn't all that bad looking. At his peak, he was downright handsome.

[quote]It’s alright to rape sex slaves if you’re a prince who’s downright handsome!

Of course, only someone unhinged would draw that conclusion. I was merely commenting that there was a time when he was considered handsome, nothing more and nothing less.

The official Royal Family channel posted a video of the family yesterday and gave it the title "Prince Andrew consoles Princess Eugenie as Tearful Royals View Flowers". If they think Andrew's public image can be rehabilitated, they're deluded. He's finished.

On a more shallow note, Eugenie and Lady Louise are both looking lovely.

So will Andrew be starting an OnlyFans account now?

OP, Allow me to introduce you to the article "the."

THE Duke of York. THE Prince of Wales. And so on.

R30 goes triple for the syntactically-challenged post from the OP at r7!

[Quote]The pedo prince was seen hugging one of his ugly daughters when she got teary looking at the floral memorial heap to Grannie.

Not sure I would call that "hugging". He truly is one gross human being touching his daughter like that. Eww.

Andrew has suffered enough.

Duke of Sussex did not attend the Accession Council, and one is clear why. Prince of Wales was in attendance however.

[quote] Thanks [R24]. When I looked up Counsellor of State UK it appears to be a purely ceremonial position based on the line of succession.

Yes and no. It is a ceremonial position, but one that has certain constitutional duties. Counsellors of State are deputized to perform the duties of The King when he is either out of the realm or incapacitated. At times they may be required to give the royal assent to legislation. It requires two CofS to perform the duties of HM. Therefore the problem everyone is concerned about is having a situation where Andrew, especially, would be one of the signers.

Of course Harry wasn't invited to be part of the process of ushering in the new king. He's been stripped of his titles and has opted out of the family firm.

Beatrice will emerge as a working senior royal. Just a matter of time.

Not true, r36, he’s still a Counsellor of State, he just wasn’t needed at the process—William and Camilla were there. If Bea has been added, then the Counsellors of State are William, Harry, Andrew and Bea. To be fair, that might change. Can some Anglophiles tell us whether Charles can just proclaim it, or does it have to be changed by Parliament?

I’m of the notion that the Sussexes will never be stripped of their titles. That would create WWIII and Charles is not about rocking the boat. He’ll ignore them just as the queen did.

Are they going to cut off his weewee with the knives?

"I’m of the notion that the Sussexes will never be stripped of their titles."

Only Prince Harry, The Duke of Susssex has titles; his wife's are courtesy only. Take them away from former and latter go automatically.

R38 Camilla can also serve as a CofS, as the consort. Both, The Queen Mother and Prince Phillip served as consort CofS. There was also a period where things were changed to allow The Queen Mother to serve as a CofS for her daughter, so it isn't exactly written in stone, and can be changed to fit the family dynamics.

"Not true, [R36], he’s still a Counsellor of State, he just wasn’t needed at the process"

Or wanted, R38.

[quote] He's been stripped

Pics please!

Appointing Bea as a CoS is a way of easing Andrew out.

He’s never gonna live down that video.

He’s going to be reduced to selling timeshares in the Bahamas, or whatever British island it is they still own in the Caribbean.

With Harry out, logically Charles is going to rope in Edward to replace him. Will he give him the Duke of Edinburgh title?

He actually looked pretty good in the coverage I saw yesterday.

R34 Oh my God, that picture. Harry really needed his mother.

Duke of York gets the corgis!

He's gonna molest those poor dogs.

He just can't help himself.

For the Megstan upthread who is posting hyperbolic crap about 'how dare people criticise Harry when Andrew is about', know this:

The day the Queen died, Harry had dinner at Balmoral with Andrew. Everyone was invited to Birkhall with the King and his heir for dinner, but Harry wanted to stay back for dinner with Andrew - alone.

If Andrew is good enough for Harry to want to eat dinner with, then he should be good enough for you, Megstan.

R52, where was that reported? I didn’t see it in any of the reporting out there.

Richard Kay reported that there were two dinners that evening, one for just Charles and William (heirs dinner) and the other for Anne, Edward, Andrew, and Harry. Which makes sense and is not at all what R52 claimed.

[quote]Not sure I would call that "hugging". He truly is one gross human being touching his daughter like that. Eww.

I saw the video where he runs his hands down his daughter's back, down her behind & slightly between her legs. What in the world was that mind thinking?

I picture the dinner describes in R54's post as the scene in "Doubt" in which the priests (Wills & Chuck) are eating beef, drinking wine & generally yucking it up while the nuns (The Spares) eat in silence, Anne forcing Harry to swallow a piece of meat with gristle

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Post with above linked DM link said it was big sucks to the Duke of York, no military uniform while standing Vigil of The Princes. Princess Anne and Prince Edward wore theirs however.

Good! Give one of the York girls the job. They are completely harmless and lovely princess of the blood. Charles should have upgraded one of them when Harry left because you need someone else young. William and Kate are still rather work shy so why not use 30-something Beatrice to help with youth focused events?

York girls got a bad rap but have been really fine women since and before their marriages. I find it a bit foolish for Charles to surround himself with geriatrics and a couple that act like geriatrics (Edward and Sophie). So please replace Andrew with one of this daughters, they shouldn't be punished for his sins.

r47 Edward would be a good pick to replace Harry, but wouldn't he have to chose the second York sister? But I think one of them lives in Portugal right now.