(Prince) Andrew

[tikay]

Interesting post Phil.

Slightly at a tangent, & not related to any potential criminal charges, but can there be anything worse than the life of a working Royal? I can't imagine anything worse.

If you think it through, surely not one person here would swap their life with that of a working Royal, the boring stuff they have to endure daily, and it's consequent total lack of freedom, would they?

What use is a posh house in the country & loads of money if you can't enjoy it & be free to do what you want?

[Pokerpops]

We’re all, like it or not, living in a Daily Mail/Express world. (I don’t like it but it’s hard to change it).

AM-W was arrested in the full glare of publicity to satisfy the masses of readers and viewers.

[EssexPhil]

Exactly this.

The Press even ran a story detailing all the different Forces yesterday, and what they were/were not doing in relation to this.

From there, it just takes 1 Chief Constable hoping for advancement to beat the others to the punch. Hence Thames Valley and Norfolk seeking to steal the Met's thunder.

While our King throws his own Brother under the bus. Part of me would love to cross-examine King Charles for a day or two. And he really needs to realise that that prospect is getting very close (not by me!)

[GreekStein]

Interesting post Phil.

Slightly at a tangent, & not related to any potential criminal charges, but can there be anything worse than the life of a working Royal? I can't imagine anything worse.

If you think it through, surely not one person here would swap their life with that of a working Royal, the boring stuff they have to endure daily, and it's consequent total lack of freedom, would they?

What use is a posh house in the country & loads of money if you can't enjoy it & be free to do what you want?

I've always thought the same. Fame seems absolutely horrible. Royal fame one of the absolute worst.

[EssexPhil]

Personally, completely agree. Particularly in this country, where our Press like nothing more than to build someone up, only then to publicly disembowel them.

However, it might be a wisdom thing. Or an age thing. Because most people seem to crave fame. Not for being the best at anything. Just for being famous. That's why we were given Reality TV.

And people get silly about money. Reminded of the great Mrs Merton question to the lovely Debbie McGee:-

"What first attracted you to the Millionaire Paul Daniels?"

[bagel]

reporter to peter crouch .. "what would you be if you had not made it as a professional footballer " ?

crouch .. "a virgin"

[RED-DOG]

I've been on the cusp of greatness for most of my life, but so far I have managed to avoid the spotlight.

[EssexPhil]

I was going to post some fun cross examination stuff. Then I remembered that we live in the sort of Democracy where I could be imprisoned for Contempt of Court