Andrew's goose is well and truly cooked.

[Scot Dutchy]

The toxic prince: Andrew handed royal P45 after tipping point reached

When member of the public questioned value of the monarchy on ITV leaders’ debate, Buckingham Palace had to act

fter years successfully shrugging off questions about his judgement, his business relationships and, more seriously, his association with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Prince Andrew was finally undone not by a newspaper headline or a law enforcement agency, but by a woman called Sue from Leeds.

It was Sue – surname as yet unknown – who submitted a question to ITV’s leaders’ debate on Monday, asking: “Is the monarchy fit for purpose?” Julie Etchingham, chairing the debate between Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson, put the question to the two party leaders, asking for their answers “in as few words as possible, perhaps even a yes or no”.

And with that, the Guardian has learned, the fate of the Duke of York was sealed. It was one thing for newspaper commentators and Twitter observers, in the wake of Andrew’s calamitous interview on Saturday with BBC Newsnight, to savage the prince’s performance, even to describe his position as untenable.

The indefensible. Randy Andy bites the dust.

[Hermit]

The toxic prince: Andrew handed royal P45 after tipping point reached

It was Sue – surname as yet unknown – who submitted a question to ITV’s leaders’ debate on Monday, asking: “Is the monarchy fit for purpose?” Julie Etchingham, chairing the debate between Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson, put the question to the two party leaders, asking for their answers “in as few words as possible, perhaps even a yes or no”.

When Julie Etchingham pointedly asked: "Is Prince Andrew fit for purpose?" Corbyn weaselled out of answering by saying "Before we discuss Prince Andrew, I think we should discuss the victims who were there". Johnson did the exact same thing using different words.

[pErvinalia]

Royal is an embarrassment. News at 5.

[pErvinalia]

Actually it's worse than that. Shouldn't have been so flippant. The guy's probably a pedo.

[JimC]

He is a nasty sleaze, but perhaps wanting sex with 17 year old girls doesn't quite fit the pedo tag..

[Hermit]

He is a nasty sleaze, but perhaps wanting sex with 17 year old girls doesn't quite fit the pedo tag..

Wrong tag indeed, but if you try to teach the public (including reporters, journalists, bloggers etc) the difference between paedophilia, hebephilia and ephebophilia, you'll be pushing shit up the hill.

[pErvinalia]

I was using it colloquially. Mainly because I can't ever remember the correct label.

[Scot Dutchy]

He is a nasty sleaze, but perhaps wanting sex with 17 year old girls doesn't quite fit the pedo tag..

Wrong tag indeed, but if you try to teach the public (including reporters, journalists, bloggers etc) the difference between paedophilia, hebephilia and ephebophilia, you'll be pushing shit up the hill.

Entirely agree. Paedo he is not which is all you can say.

[rainbow]

The indefensible. Randy Andy bites the dust.

So what are the consequences?

Fewer duties, more holidays.

[Scot Dutchy]

Well I would not be surprised he may find himself on an island like Margaret. The royals solution; hide them away.
A quiet spot where he can entertain a few bimbos. Margaret had her toyboys after all.

[Brian Peacock]

The toxic prince: Andrew handed royal P45 after tipping point reached

It was Sue – surname as yet unknown – who submitted a question to ITV’s leaders’ debate on Monday, asking: “Is the monarchy fit for purpose?” Julie Etchingham, chairing the debate between Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson, put the question to the two party leaders, asking for their answers “in as few words as possible, perhaps even a yes or no”.

When Julie Etchingham pointedly asked: "Is Prince Andrew fit for purpose?" Corbyn weaselled out of answering by saying "Before we discuss Prince Andrew, I think we should discuss the victims who were there". Johnson did the exact same thing using different words.

I don't think Corbyn weaselled out of that loaded question by not answering with a yes or a no.

[Scot Dutchy]

Prince Andrew's private office to be moved out of Buckingham Palace

Duke intends to keep working on mentoring scheme despite saying he would step back from public life

Prince Andrew is preparing to leave his private office in Buckingham Palace as he seeks a way to maintain control of an entrepreneurial scheme he set up, despite having agreed to step back from public life.

The palace confirmed on Friday that the Duke of York intended to continue working on the Pitch@Palace scheme, even as Barclays became the latest among a growing number of organisations to sever ties with him over his links to the convicted child sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein.

“The Duke will continue to work on Pitch and will look at how he takes this forward outside of his public duties, and outside of Buckingham Palace,” a spokesman said on Friday. “We recognise there will be a period of time while this transition takes place.”

I wonder which island he will get or maybe a croft on the Outer Hebrides.

[Brian Peacock]

Nah, he's more the moving to Monaco type I reckon.

[Scot Dutchy]

Nah! Whose is going to protect the rich peoples daughters? Safer on an island like Maggie with a regular supply of prosti's.

[Scot Dutchy]

They are trying to keep the lid on this one:

Met faces new questions over ‘trafficked’ teen in Epstein case

Victims’ tsar to query Force’s decision not to act over Prince Andrew claims

The Victims’ Commissioner is demanding that the Metropolitan Police explain its decision not to pursue a full investigation into claims a teenager was trafficked to the UK to have sex with Prince Andrew.

The Observer understands that Dame Vera Baird QC, a former solicitor general and chair of the Board of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, has taken a close interest in the allegations, first examined by Scotland Yard in 2015.

Baird, who has focused on protecting victims of sexual and domestic abuse throughout her career, is currently observing election purdah and cannot speak to the media.

One hell of a lot of smoke.