King Charles' Recent Decision Was a Sign That Andrew Now 'Belongs With the Police': Expert
The royal family has reached a historic turning point following the unprecedented arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. As the first royal in over 400 years to be taken into custody, the ex-Duke now finds himself cast out of the royal fold, with the Palace making it clear they will no longer provide a safety net to shield him against the law. Going a step further, writer Esther Krakue has suggested in a recent interview that King Charles has taken a definitive stand against the embattled former Prince, effectively handing him over to the authorities.
The ex-Duke’s arrest took place on February 19 at his temporary residence, Wood Farm Cottage, on the King’s Norfolk estate. He was detained on allegations of misconduct in public office, particularly for funneling confidential government reports to Jeffrey Epstein during his tenure as a UK trade envoy. Speaking on Sky News Australia, Krakue noted that such sensitive information would have been “very, very useful indeed” for a financier involved in global markets. She highlighted that the King’s unwavering stance signals a ‘final purge’ for the disgraced royal. “Prince Andrew has effectively been told by the royal family that, you know, you now belong to the police and whatever the authorities want to do for you…they've basically said, 'We cannot protect this man.’”
The public’s first glimpse of this new reality was the infamous image of Mountbatten-Windsor looking terrified in the backseat of a car, shielding himself from paparazzi — a photograph that activists also placed in the Louvre Museum in Paris to show the ex-Duke ‘how the world will remember him.’ The fallout on the political end has also been swift, with lawmakers now working to strip him of his place in the line of succession. While the process is constitutionally complex, Krakue suggested that there would be little to no opposition from other Commonwealth realms to “remove the stain on the Royal Family that is Prince Andrew.” She stated, “We already know that Australian Prime Minister Albanese has approved of that.”
UK Trade Minister, Jonathan Reynolds, didn’t mince words when describing the man who once represented British interests abroad, labeling him, “A man on a constant self-argandizing and self-enriching hustle. a rude, arrogant, and entitled man who could not distinguish between the public interest, which he said he served, and his own private interest.” Krakue argued that his words pointed towards a longstanding pattern of greed and poor judgment. Bringing in Sarah Ferguson into the conversation, she highlighted that the former couple seemed “in it just to make as much money from uh their their status as royals as possible.”
Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest has also cast a dark shadow over the monarchy’s official duties. Even as Prince William and Princess Kate attempted to project a sense of stability and unity at the BAFTAs, the headlines remained fixated on the former Prince. As the investigation into the Epstein documents continues, the Royal Family appears focused on survival through separation.