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King Charles ‘furious’ as Andrew breaks key Sandringham rule | Royal | News

King Charles ‘furious’ as Andrew breaks key Sandringham rule | Royal | News

Published by Sam Flores

King Charles is said to be “frustrated” by his younger brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who continues to be photographed in public, despite his move to a secluded royal home in Norfolk. The disgraced former Duke of York has been seen walking his dogs on public footpaths, rather than staying on private land. After reports that Andrew had made a quiet agreement with his elder brother to stay out of public view, sources have suggested that the persistent images of Andrew walking in public have prompted discontent behind palace walls. An insider told Radar Online: “Andrew had effectively agreed to stay out of sight – a kind of informal house arrest – in return for the King continuing to fund his private life. Charles does not want to see images of him looking relaxed or happy in public, given the ongoing Epstein scandal, and this walk has caused real frustration behind the scenes.” They added: “There is a quiet deal in place for Andrew to keep a low profile and avoid public appearances, and in return, his …

SNL UK Debuts with a Tina Fey F-Bomb, Reanimated Princess Diana

SNL UK Debuts with a Tina Fey F-Bomb, Reanimated Princess Diana

Published by Sam Flores

Fey then returned to the screen as a doctor in a maternity ward dispatched to treat parents-to-be whose labor has inexplicably slowed. “I’m sorry to tell you that your baby isn’t shy. He’s pretending to be shy for attention,” she announces, as the infant (Larry Dean) capered about on an ultrasound screen. “Unless you want your son to become a grown man who is addicted to canceling plans, let me do my goddamned job,” Fey continued, before picking up a megaphone and shouting into the mother’s birth canal. “Honey, are you the diamond from my wedding ring? Because you are fake as hell and we can see right through you, okay?” A threat to leave the baby behind while the rest head out to karaoke finally gets the labor back on track. Things end with all the sketch’s members dancing to Naughty by Nature’s “Hip Hop Hooray,” which after Jurassic Park is the second 1993-vintage allusion of the night. And then it was time for Weekend Update, anchored by Ania Magliano and Paddy Young. Up …

Andrew loses everything but Beatrice and Eugenie quietly hold on | Royal | News

Andrew loses everything but Beatrice and Eugenie quietly hold on | Royal | News

Published by Sam Flores

While Andrew loses property after property, his daughters are quietly holding on to some of the most coveted addresses in London — courtesy of a deal their father is reported to have struck on their behalf before his world fell apart. Beatrice has an apartment at St James’s Palace. Eugenie has Ivy Cottage, a three-bedroom home tucked within the grounds of Kensington Palace. Both serve as London bases for princesses who spend most of their time elsewhere. The arrangement is a private one between the York family and the King, with an undisclosed rent paid by the princesses that is understood to flow back into the sovereign grant funding the working royal family. The source of the deal is understood to be Andrew himself. “The deal was made with their father as he wanted them to have a foothold in the royal palaces,” a source said. What the market says Whatever the princesses are paying, it is almost certainly well short of what the open market would demand. When Andrew was footing the bill, he …

Andrew left ‘mooching in his dressing gown’ during new home revamp | Royal | News

Andrew left ‘mooching in his dressing gown’ during new home revamp | Royal | News

Published by Sam Flores

The royal warrant on the side of the van says it all. A truck from Linney Cooper — the flooring company trusted by King Charles to work on Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace and Windsor Castle — has reportedly been spotted pulling up at Marsh Farm, the Sandringham property that will soon become Prince Andrew’s new home. It is, in its way, a perfect encapsulation of Andrew’s current predicament. The floors may carry the royal seal of approval, but the man moving into them is living a very different life from the one he enjoyed at Royal Lodge — the sprawling 30-room Windsor mansion he clung to for years before finally being pushed out. Renovations at Marsh Farm have been ongoing for several months. Alongside Linney Cooper — whose previous work for Andrew included the carpeting at Royal Lodge, and whose earlier commissions included the full recarpeting of Windsor Castle after the catastrophic 1992 fire according to the company website — a second company, Next Level Flooring Solutions, has also been pictured arriving at the property …

Andrew left ‘visibly shaken’ in ‘dressing down’ by senior royal | Royal | News

Andrew left ‘visibly shaken’ in ‘dressing down’ by senior royal | Royal | News

Published by Sam Flores

The former Prince Andrew built a playboy image through numerous romantic liaisons before marrying Sarah Ferguson. After their divorce, the ex-prince allegedly returned to his bachelor ways, even turning up at rock star Courtney Love’s residence to “look for chicks.” In “Prince Andrew: The War Hero from Buckingham Palace” by Jessica Jayne, the author outlines how Andrew was preferred over his brother, Prince Charles, by both the Queen and Prince Philip. She claims: “Andrew was the son that Philip really wanted. The Duke wanted a tough boy, not a sensitive one like Charles. “Andrew inherited his father’s charm and looks as well as the Mountbatten arrogance. He was the only one who could shake his father out of one of his famous sulks.” The book, released in 2012, indicates that over time, it became clear that Andrew, the spare to the heir, had become the Queen’s favourite. Jessica Jayne explains, “His early life as a playboy was hurting the image of the royal family, further worsened by the fact that the prince didn’t perform engagements …

Prince Andrew ‘feels it is deeply unfair people have turned on him’ | Royal | News

Prince Andrew ‘feels it is deeply unfair people have turned on him’ | Royal | News

Published by Sam Flores

Last month, the ex-Duke of York became the first member of the British royal family to be arrested in almost 400 years. Despite being released pending further investigation, the arrest has intensified scrutiny of the father of two following the recent release of the Epstein files. However, Andrew, who denies any wrongdoing, is reportedly upset with public sentiment. Royal expert Andrew Lownie stated that the former Duke of York still “thinks he’s anointed – that it’s deeply unfair people have turned on him. “He [Andrew] has been pampered all his life, living in this bubble. Status is everything to him – it’s his only sense of identity. They thought they could operate like this unnoticed. They’re clearly deeply involved in exploiting their royal status.” This comes as Andrew is reported to have requested to terminate his lease on the East Lodge, a £13,000-a-year Grade II-listed cottage near Sunninghill Park in Berkshire. The property, close to his previous residence in Sunninghill Park, is the second within the Crown Estate to be relinquished by the King’s brother …

The Journalist Who Became the Face of Epstein Skepticism

The Journalist Who Became the Face of Epstein Skepticism

Published by Daniella Wilson

Michael Tracey, a Substack-based independent journalist known for his contrarian instincts, thinks the Epstein case may have broken our brains. Having long ago escaped the confines of a courtroom, the saga has metastasized into what he calls a “conspiratorial everything theory,” swallowing presidents and princes, financiers and Hollywood executives, intelligence agencies and late-night punchlines. “I am more convinced than ever,” Tracey tells me in a Signal chat, “that this is by far the worst covered story of my lifetime.” That is not a fashionable position. Tracey has become the most visible public face of a loose but vocal faction of Epstein skeptics that includes commentators such as Robbie Soave and Claire Lehman. Within that small circle, he has taken the most flak. His reflex to interrogate consensus is longstanding. Earlier in his career, he challenged elements of the Russiagate narrative, breaking with progressive orthodoxy and earning a reputation for staking out unpopular terrain. If there is a media stampede, Tracey tends to run the other direction. His central argument is not that Jeffrey Epstein was …

Boris Johnson reveals Andrew ‘wanted to knock down 1 of London’s most famous buildings’ | Royal | News

Boris Johnson reveals Andrew ‘wanted to knock down 1 of London’s most famous buildings’ | Royal | News

Published by Sam Flores

In his new column for the Daily Mail, the former Prime Minister, who was also Mayor of London between 2008 and 2016, spoke about their first “bizarre” meeting together at Buckingham Palace. He claimed Andrew wanted to “knock down” one of London’s most famous buildings – ­Battersea Power Station. The iconic Grade II* listed building is located on the south bank of the River Thames. According to Mr Johnson, Andrew wanted to make London “even more attractive”. He wrote: “The Prince was then the government’s official trade envoy. So, we did. We went off to tea at Buckingham ­Palace, and it was all a bit bizarre. “The Duke of York had a series of ideas, perhaps gleaned from some of his international contacts, about how we could make London even more attractive to the world’s billionaire investors. Bear in mind that this was back in the good old days, before Starmer’s Pol Pot war on wealth ­creators. ­London at the time had more billionaires than any other city in the world. “But the Duke thought …

Why You Should Look Closely at That Photograph of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

Why You Should Look Closely at That Photograph of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

Published by Sam Flores

Maybe that’s the fantasy that keeps a photographer there in the cold. Maybe it’s just the job. I would not want that assignment. And the jacket. I can’t stop looking at the jacket. It’s nothing. Unremarkable. The kind of thing you throw on to take out the trash or let the dog pee in the cold. And he’s wearing it on what is very likely the worst night of his life. Stripped of title. Stripped of HRH. Stripped of uniform. Stripped of the institution that, for decades, controlled the lighting and the angles and the distance between him and the public. Princess Diana knew what it was to be hunted by a long lens—knew it so thoroughly, so inescapably, that the pursuit itself became the catastrophe. Those images always had a quality that was hard to sit with. The thrill of access and something that felt, if you were paying attention, like complicity: We looked. We kept looking. And the looking was part of what was closing in. Noble’s photograph is different.There is no violation …

‘I dated Andrew – here’s why it’s disrespectful to not call him Prince’ | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV

‘I dated Andrew – here’s why it’s disrespectful to not call him Prince’ | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV

Published by Sam Flores

Piers Morgan invited a panel of guests, including Andrew Mountbatten-Windor’s former flame Lady Victoria Hervey, onto his latest TalkTV show to discuss how the former Duke of York and ex Labour politician Peter Mandelson had been arrested. During the broadcast, Piers referred to the former prince by his first name and the former European Commissioner for Trade by his surname. Victoria interjected as Piers was speaking to say: “Just call him Prince Andrew because the Mountbatten thing is way too long.” Piers looked baffled and clarified: “Well, he’s not Prince Andrew anymore, so let’s call him Mountbatten-Windsor.” *** Ensure our latest showbiz headlines always appear at the top of your Google Search by making us a Preferred Source. Click here to activate or add us as a Preferred Source in your Google search settings. *** Victoria, who briefly dated Andrew in 1999, then chimed in: “Well, he will always be Prince Andrew,” to which Piers replied: “Well, he won’t always be Prince Andrew because he is no longer Prince Andrew – that’s the point.” However, …