The destiny of this impatient member of the royal family and his family has changed forever.He can still live in the royal villa, but will he be able to reconcile himself in this new era?
The saga of the former Duke Andrew Windsor may finally come to an end-from now on, he will only be shown as an ordinary prince. At least that's what the rest of the royal family expects. But the outcome still depends on whether the United States will continue to disclose more files, letters, records and emails about Jeffrey Epstein. His remaining image may be deeply defaced.
The loss of his title will undoubtedly be heartbreaking for him. Andrew has not officially lost his title-deprivation of the duchy requires parliamentary legislation, and neither the government nor Buckingham Palace has no intention of initiating this lengthy and highly embarrassing process-and he cannot escape the "prince" label, after all, he is undoubtedly the son of the monarch.
But he will not be able to use these titles, whether in public or private, which will be a heavy blow to his sense of privilege and status. As his ex-girlfriend tells him in Andrew Lownie's new book "Privilege," he always calls himself the Duke of York to her friends."I am always shocked by how much he is narcissistic about his identity, or how much he wants others to admire him." Every joke ends with 'Because I am the Duke of York'. He tells the most boring jokes. Even the poop cushions can make him laugh."
Friday night’s announcement seemed to be the final decent — on the surface he was able to pretend to voluntarily renounce the title with the Garter Knight, disguised as a late sense of responsibility. In fact, after at least a decade of private dispute within the royal family, and after the King himself was tormented with how to deal with Andrew’s problem, With his mother no longer covering the rain for him and paying his debts, the royal family had no choice but to clear the boundaries with him. Apparently Prince William was more ruthless than his father. In the end, the Windsor family adopted nothing more than a milder version of the revolver next to the whiskey bottle in the locked room.
He still owns the Royal Lodge and lives with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson (what's such a mansion? He doesn't have so many friends.) It is said that he watches golf events on TV all day and rides horses alone in Windsor Great Park.
Although "The Firm" could not stop him from going to church-William blatantly ignored him when he attended the funeral of the Duchess of Kent a few weeks ago-he would not go to Sandringham Church with his family on Christmas morning. Instead, a lonely lunch at home with the modest Ms. Sarah Ferguson, her daughters (who retain the title of princess) and their families. The paper top hat will be the closest the eighth in line to the throne will come to the crown in his life. If he lived to that time, he would have to watch the next coronation ceremony on TV.
How will he survive? As a member of the royal family who no longer performs official duties, he has not been entitled to public funding for the past six years. Despite the surplus savings from the sale of property, he still enjoys naval pensions, but is also expected to rely on the private funding of the king. The character, known for his vanity, and his ex-wife, are unable to maintain a social circle with Arab and American billionaires. This may be one of the reasons why he is attracted to Epstein, although he has denied sexual transactions so far may be another factor.
Now he had lost all this, as Mr. Rochester's late wife was imprisoned in the attic, and he was trapped in the thirty-room royal villa: nowhere to go, no one wanted to see. Poor Virginia Giuffre — whose memoirs will be published next week after the Guardian series — has not witnessed the pleasure of wrestling the prince with her own hands for a lifetime.
He was an idiot, and worse: a powerful man who caused pain to others. He defiled the family crest like a stain, and even shaken the royal foundation.
By Stephen Bates, a former royal affairs reporter at The Guardian
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Shorn of title, status and dignity, it’s the new Prince Andrew.