OPINION: King Charles is being handled unfairly by hecklers, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s errors don’t belong to him.
King Charles was heckled about his brother this week (Picture: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Pictures)
King Charles has unfairly obtained the brunt of his brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s actions earlier than, and it appears the identical factor is occurring once more. Final yr, the monarch was on a walkabout when he obtained heckled and requested about his brother’s friendship with the late convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Not lengthy after, the King stripped Andrew of his royal titles and Royal Lodge residence. Whereas the King could subsequently have thought Andrew’s capacity to wreck the monarchy’s picture could possibly be over, he could also be flawed.
As a result of it seems banishing Andrew to a quiet life on the Sandringham Property isn’t sufficient within the eyes of some, with the King having been heckled this week once more in regards to the disgraced former prince.
Whereas on a walkabout on Thursday in Dedham, close to Colchester, a member of the general public stated: “Charles? Charles? Ought to the police be investigating Andrew?”
The King, as anticipated, stayed quiet.
Whereas the monarch could have been capable of brush off the query, and should even haven’t heard it, it made me really feel very unhappy for him. Uncomfortable too.
As a result of on the finish of the day, Charles has finished what he can to maintain as a lot distance from Andrew as doable. He has taken his titles, his Windsor mansion, his capacity to seem at royal occasions. Some could say Andrew now doesn’t even have a lot left.
However nonetheless, the King is having to face uncomfortable questions on his brother. And why?
Queen Camilla has additionally been requested in regards to the Epstein recordsdata this week (Picture: Mark Cuthbert/UK Press through Getty Pictures)
It wasn’t the King that was shut mates with Epstein. It wasn’t the King who would e-mail him. It wasn’t the King who appeared in very uncommon images.
It was Andrew, who to at the present time denies any wrongdoing or accusations surrounding his earlier affiliation with Epstein.
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So sure, this heckler could have simply needed a solution to his query, however it made me really feel upset for His Majesty. All he’s attempting to do is perform engagements and do his job, but the shadow of Andrew’s scandals appears to be lingering round behind him.
Let’s depart the King, who’s 77 and nonetheless present process most cancers remedy, out of the Andrew and Epstein scandals. He can’t be blamed for any of Andrew’s errors, brother or not.
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