The Epstein case is not a scandal, a disaster: if Andy is convicted
for rape, who will pay? He has no income. The actual injured image
These are days of nerve-wracking waiting for Prince Andrew and the entire Windsor clan. The Duke’s reputation and future hang on the decision of a New York judge, called upon to comment on the possibility that
the 2009 agreement
between the pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and the woman who claims she was molested by Elizabeth’s son void the lawsuit against the prince.
There is something surreal, absurd and unbelievable about the whole affair, which deeply clashes with the image of royalty, the country’s appreciation of a tireless queen, loyal to the crown, and the new generation headed by William and Catherine, so attentive to the environment, children, refugees, inclusion. While Buckingham Palace prepares the celebrations for the Platinum Jubilee of the sovereign, or 70 years on the throne, dthe other in turmoil. How do you overcome a problem like Andrea?
History teaches that i Windsors are not immune to scandals and betrayals.
Carlo and Camilla today are a close-knit and well-liked couple. Thirty years ago they were two faithless by public opinion considered the traitors of Diana, in turn unfaithful to her husband. Princess Margaret has loved and betrayed, many rumors have circulated about Prince Philip’s fidelity. If the queen ascended the throne thanks to King Edward VIII’s love for Wallis Simpson, a divorced American woman. Compared to Andrea’s case, everything seems insignificant to us, as do Harry and Meghan’s escape to the USA, their commercial activities, the forthcoming autobiography, comments on racism and the climate in the palace.
The duke, ninth in line of succession to the throne, accused of rape of a minor. Virginia GiuffreVirginia Roberts claims to have been at the time forced in 2001 to have sex with the prince, in London, New York and on Little St James Island. He claims that the duke knew that he was a victim of the trafficking of minors orchestrated by Ghislaine Maxwell and Epstein: the two, after all, were dear friends of Andrea, invited to Sandringham, Windsor, Balmoral, on the royal box of Ascot and at the party of 18 years of the duke’s daughter, Beatrice (together with, among other things, Harvey Weinstein, sentenced in 2020 to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual harassment). Andrea’s name appears among the passengers of the Lolita Express, the private plane with which Epstein brought friends and young women to the Caribbean, countless photographs depict them together, including one alongside Virginia very young. Andrea denies any involvement, claims to be completely innocent, but this is not a scandal: a disaster even before reaching court.
Should the charges come before New York judge Lewis Kaplan – or to a plea agreement between the two parties on damages – almost impossible quantify the repercussions on the Windsors. Who would pay, first of all? Andrea has no income of her own. It would therefore be up to the queen to meet the costs, and how do you ask the sovereign to reimburse a woman for the harassment and sexual violence of her son? And what would happen to Andrea who, although removed from any public role, retains the title of duke as well as military posts (of which, however, Prince Harry was deprived for much less)? There may not be a cause. Elizabeth’s third child may prove innocent. The image, for, injured. Andrea’s lawyers went to great lengths to prevent the proceedings from taking place in London and New York, rather than face the accusations, they focused on technical aspects: Giuffre’s residence in Australia, the agreement reached with Epstein in exchange for half a million dollars.
Maxwell, found guilty of child trafficking, may face decades in prison. In exchange for a discount on the sentence, he could decide to speak, indicating to whom the girls he provided were passed. His lawyers are now calling for the sentence to be overturned in that one of the jurors said he was a victim of sexual abuse and therefore not objective. Whatever happens, Andrea in the hands of US justice.
January 6, 2022 (change January 6, 2022 | 21:41)
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