Leroy N. Soetoro
2022-01-14 06:01:50 UTC
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/13/queen-elizabeth-strips-prince-andrews-
remaining-royal-affiliations-as-he-fights-epstein-accuser-suit-as-private-
citizen.html
Prince Andrew of Britain was stripped Thursday by his mother Queen
Elizabeth II of his military affiliations and royal patronages as he
continues fighting a New York lawsuit that accuses him of sexually abusing
an underage girl while she was in thrall to sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein.
Andrew, who had been a close friend of Epstein, also no longer will use
the style His Royal Highness in any official capacity, according to a
royal source, Reuters reported.
The news agency also reported that Andrews official roles will be handed
to other members of the royal family.
With The Queens approval and agreement, The Duke of Yorks military
affiliations and Royal patronages have been returned to The Queen,
Buckingham Palace said in a statement.
The Duke of York will continue not to undertake any public duties and is
defending this case as a private citizen.
The announcement came within hours of a letter from more than 150 veterans
of the Royal Navy, Air Force and Army calling on the queen to strip her
second son of all his titles and ranks in the armed forces.
The letter said that Andrew had fallen well short of the militarys
highest standards of probity, honesty and honourable conduct.
It is hard not to see, when senior officers are reportedly describing him
as toxic, that he has brought the services he is associated with into
disrepute, the letter said.
Virginia Giuffre claims in her Manhattan federal court lawsuit that she
had sex with the prince at age 17 several times at the direction of
Ghislaine Maxwell, who recently was convicted at a criminal trial in the
same court of procuring other underage girls to be sexually abused by
Epstein.
Andrew denies Giuffres allegations and has said he does not recall ever
meeting her.
A judge on Wednesday rejected Andrews request that the lawsuit be
dismissed. Lawyers for the Duke of York had argued that a civil settlement
that Epstein reached with Giuffre in 2008 barred her from suing Andrew or
others who allegedly abused her as a result of her connection with
Epstein.
Epstein, who also had previously been friends with former Presidents
Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, died in 2019 in a Manhattan federal jail
while awaiting trial on child sex trafficking charges. Officials ruled
that he committed suicide by hanging.
Scores of women have said Epstein sexually abused them as girls or young
women. Federal authorities in 2008 cut a deal with Epstein that allowed
him to escape federal criminal sex charges at that time in exchange for
pleading guilty in a Florida state criminal case to soliciting an underage
prostitute.
Epstein served 13 months in jail in that case, but spent much of that
sentence during the daytime on work release.
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remaining-royal-affiliations-as-he-fights-epstein-accuser-suit-as-private-
citizen.html
Prince Andrew of Britain was stripped Thursday by his mother Queen
Elizabeth II of his military affiliations and royal patronages as he
continues fighting a New York lawsuit that accuses him of sexually abusing
an underage girl while she was in thrall to sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein.
Andrew, who had been a close friend of Epstein, also no longer will use
the style His Royal Highness in any official capacity, according to a
royal source, Reuters reported.
The news agency also reported that Andrews official roles will be handed
to other members of the royal family.
With The Queens approval and agreement, The Duke of Yorks military
affiliations and Royal patronages have been returned to The Queen,
Buckingham Palace said in a statement.
The Duke of York will continue not to undertake any public duties and is
defending this case as a private citizen.
The announcement came within hours of a letter from more than 150 veterans
of the Royal Navy, Air Force and Army calling on the queen to strip her
second son of all his titles and ranks in the armed forces.
The letter said that Andrew had fallen well short of the militarys
highest standards of probity, honesty and honourable conduct.
It is hard not to see, when senior officers are reportedly describing him
as toxic, that he has brought the services he is associated with into
disrepute, the letter said.
Virginia Giuffre claims in her Manhattan federal court lawsuit that she
had sex with the prince at age 17 several times at the direction of
Ghislaine Maxwell, who recently was convicted at a criminal trial in the
same court of procuring other underage girls to be sexually abused by
Epstein.
Andrew denies Giuffres allegations and has said he does not recall ever
meeting her.
A judge on Wednesday rejected Andrews request that the lawsuit be
dismissed. Lawyers for the Duke of York had argued that a civil settlement
that Epstein reached with Giuffre in 2008 barred her from suing Andrew or
others who allegedly abused her as a result of her connection with
Epstein.
Epstein, who also had previously been friends with former Presidents
Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, died in 2019 in a Manhattan federal jail
while awaiting trial on child sex trafficking charges. Officials ruled
that he committed suicide by hanging.
Scores of women have said Epstein sexually abused them as girls or young
women. Federal authorities in 2008 cut a deal with Epstein that allowed
him to escape federal criminal sex charges at that time in exchange for
pleading guilty in a Florida state criminal case to soliciting an underage
prostitute.
Epstein served 13 months in jail in that case, but spent much of that
sentence during the daytime on work release.
--
"LOCKDOWN", left-wing COVID fearmongering. 95% of COVID infections
recover with no after effects.
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Officially made Nancy Pelosi a two-time impeachment loser.
Donald J. Trump, cheated out of a second term by fraudulent "mail-in"
ballots. Report voter fraud: ***@mail.house.gov
Thank you for cleaning up the disaster of the 2008-2017 Obama / Biden
fiasco, President Trump.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
President Trump boosted the economy, reduced illegal invasions, appointed
dozens of judges and three SCOTUS justices.