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The man formerly known as Prince can fall no further....

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LovesBach Thu 30-Oct-25 19:07:24

Breaking news is that Andrew will now be Andrew Mountbatten - Windsor, his title is no longer, and he will move out of Royal Lodge.

Anniebach Sun 09-Nov-25 10:11:51

Only remembered in 2025 , ?

ferry23 Sun 09-Nov-25 10:37:17

Smileless2012

confused why would someone want to show their mum a photograph of themselves posing with a man who they say abused them? How could that encounter have been exciting baring in mind how she later described it in her book?

Thank you for that informative post Casdon. Are any of these other men who've been named being called upon to share everything they know as well as A?

There's a myriad of reasons why victims of abuse behave in certain way with their abusers that may seem counter intuitive, but it is indeed very plausible and most likely that she did want her Mother to see the photo.

For starters - it demonstrated to her Mother that she (VG) is person of worth.

ronib Sun 09-Nov-25 10:57:35

Yes £12 million

Anniebach Sun 09-Nov-25 11:01:15

Myriad of reasons , money being just one ?

M0nica Sun 09-Nov-25 11:17:22

David49

Anniebach

Nauseating now, an allegation of Andrew and boys on the royal yacht and Mountbatten springs up, can Andrew have inherited his weakness ? did Charles, Edward, Mark Phillips ?

Nothing has happened in the Royal family that is not repeated in most families year after year, marriage, divorce, adultery, unreasonable or unpleasant activity, bad company, dodgy friends.

We see plenty described on GN much more on MN, the Royals get all the publicity because it sell the media, we just suffer it mostly in private. That’s the price they pay for living in a gilded cage, no price or privilege would induce me to change places with any of them.

Couldn't agree more.

As for doing this accusation, that one member of a family was dubious to cloud a whole family with suspicion. You would have a very small family for that not to apply to each one of us.

Every family has someone who is considered beyond the pale.

Mollygo Sun 09-Nov-25 11:21:19

Smileless2012

confused why would someone want to show their mum a photograph of themselves posing with a man who they say abused them? How could that encounter have been exciting bearing in mind how she later described it in her book?

It’s a good question.
Of course next there will be allegations of her having been forced to pose like that, with a gun at her back or threats to her ever so caring family if she didn’t show it to her mum.
NB I haven’t read the book so I’ve no idea what she did say about it.

Elegran Sun 09-Nov-25 11:21:26

David49

Anniebach

Nauseating now, an allegation of Andrew and boys on the royal yacht and Mountbatten springs up, can Andrew have inherited his weakness ? did Charles, Edward, Mark Phillips ?

Nothing has happened in the Royal family that is not repeated in most families year after year, marriage, divorce, adultery, unreasonable or unpleasant activity, bad company, dodgy friends.

We see plenty described on GN much more on MN, the Royals get all the publicity because it sell the media, we just suffer it mostly in private. That’s the price they pay for living in a gilded cage, no price or privilege would induce me to change places with any of them.

I don't know of any research which has claimed an inherited "weakness" towards a sexual preference for young boys, Anniebach Suggesting that all the men in the family (including a brother-in-law who is no relation) might be paedophilic sodomites because one man was believed to be bisexual seems a little harsh!!

Anniebach Sun 09-Nov-25 11:25:50

Andrew is believed to be bisexual !

Mollygo Sun 09-Nov-25 11:27:18

Anniebach

Andrew is believed to be bisexual !

Believed by whom?

Anniebach Sun 09-Nov-25 11:29:27

I didn’t suggest a brother in law , Charles, Edward brothers, Peter Phillips son of Princess Anne sister

Anniebach Sun 09-Nov-25 11:31:40

Quote Mollygo Sun 09-Nov-25 11:27:18
Anniebach
Andrew is believed to be bisexual !
Believed by whom?

I quoted Elegran

ferry23 Sun 09-Nov-25 11:33:25

I've heard and read a lot of things about him, but I've never heard that he is believed to be bisexual?

Can you reference this please Annie? I don't find any evidence.

Mollygo Sun 09-Nov-25 11:34:32

Thanks Anniebach
I didn’t know, but still, believed by whom?

Elegran Sun 09-Nov-25 11:37:35

I thought it was Mountbatten who was believed to be bisexual? It was *Anniebach who suggested that all the blokes in the family could have "inherited his weakness"

Anniebach Sun 09-Nov-25 11:53:56

I did not bring lord Mountbatten to this thread, I was so very disappointed when he was brought to it

ferry23 Sun 09-Nov-25 11:55:10

Elegran

I thought it was Mountbatten who was believed to be bisexual? It was *Anniebach who suggested that all the blokes in the family could have "inherited his weakness"

And here we go, down the rabbit hole!

Anniebach Sun 09-Nov-25 11:57:57

Any rabbit hole was caused by bringing Lord Mountbatten to the thread

Smileless2012 Sun 09-Nov-25 14:58:10

I agree Annie and what Lord Mountbatten may or may not have done is completely irrelevant, unless of course it's felt that doing so gives more weight to the allegations against A.

Mollygo Sun 09-Nov-25 15:48:13

So if you’re accused of something, and it’s published in the media, which posters on here think any dirt they can dig up on your family should be added to the charges against you?
Sick.

ferry23 Sun 09-Nov-25 15:59:27

Of course not. And for what it's worth I'm pretty sure that one's sexual preferences are neither genetic or inherited.

Anniebach Sun 09-Nov-25 16:01:29

I just don’t understand it all, I questioned the allegations he was a horrible child, seems it was claimed as fact, when a child he had taken toys off a child !

OldFrill Sun 09-Nov-25 18:47:38

Much of the "information" put forward on this thread has no traceable source, it's tittle tattle read or "my friend's friend said" type gossip that is being repeated until some of it is thought to be fact, it's not.
Chinese whispers at it's best.