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While Andrew initially announced he would no longer use his royal titles, there were further damaging allegations about his relationship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, prompting the King to formally remove his honours.

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[-] EndOfLine@lemmy.world 54 points 5 days ago

For the crimes of sexual assault of minors I sentence you to be called MISTER Andrew Windsor! You must also downsize your nearly rent free free housing to a mere 5,000+ sqft cottage next to Windsor castle. It pains me to be so harsh to my own brother, but an example must be made. Let this be a warning for all pedophiles throughout the kingdom!

-- King Charles, maybe

[-] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 19 points 5 days ago

To be fair, the king can't just arbitrarily throw someone in the dungeon anymore.

[-] Grimy@lemmy.world 14 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

They have known about this for years and protected him. In this case, they probably did have the means to make sure he ended up in prison, and probably still do.

[-] nogooduser@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

I read an article on this a while ago and I’m not sure what UK crimes he is known to have committed.

Our age of consent is 16 so he didn’t sexually assault a minor. If he did what he did then in the present day then he’d have broken sex trafficking laws but those laws were weak or non existent at the time.

Obviously, there’s a fair chance that he did commit a crime that we don’t know about and finding out about that would be made very difficult due to who he is.

[-] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 4 days ago

Depends on the king. Trump does it to thousands.

[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 3 days ago

That's no king, that's a cheesy conman

[-] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 days ago

Most kings who didn't came to power through birth right did it it through crime and violence and made themselves king. Only with Trump people voted for it. What a boring dystopia we live in.

[-] LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone 13 points 5 days ago

That truly is a brutal punishment. I understand he deserves punishment but I can't condone something so horrific. 5000+sqft is inhumane 😢

[-] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

It's worse than that, I'm sure Charles also gave him a stern talking-to.

[-] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

He might actually have to see the help, I am aghast

[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 1 points 3 days ago

If you're gonna give him something like that, you ban staff.

Hilarity should ensue.

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago

That's just the toilet.

[-] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 4 days ago

Great. What about his prison sentence?

The Andrew formerly known as prince

[-] FEIN@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

who innapropriately produced white rain near the wrong audience

[-] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 21 points 5 days ago

Anything but prison time, eh?

[-] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 10 points 5 days ago

The King of England doesn't have the power to arbitrarily jail someone any more.

[-] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

I mean a reality tv guy/multiple felon pedo is announcing nuclear plans over here, at least Charles is still an actual King just start decreeing King shit 🤷‍♂️

[-] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago

The UK has decapitated kings who just started decreeing shit before.

[-] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

And I really hope our wannabe monarch continues

[-] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 3 points 5 days ago

Come on that's unfair for Randy Andy, Prince of the Nonces. Sweaty Boy Andy can't be a real prince anymore. That's worse than prison.

[-] comador@lemmy.world 20 points 5 days ago

New titles include:

  • Prince Pedophile
  • The Royal Derrière
  • The Keeper of The Hooker
  • Guardian of The White Van
  • The Little Diddler That Could

and many more.

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 31 points 5 days ago

The Nonce formerly known as Prince.

That one is amazing. I'd guild you if i could

[-] ButteryMonkey@piefed.social 9 points 5 days ago

Haha i did indeed thanks

[-] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago

I think they mean geld

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 3 days ago

NONCE PRINCE OF england,

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

General Hooker was an American general during The Civil War.

He can't have that title.

[-] vrek@programming.dev 3 points 5 days ago

Ok these are horrible crimes but is that real? If so do you have a source of any stories about him?

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Hooker

The widespread belief that the slang term "hooker," referring to a prostitute, originates from General Hooker's surname due to illicit gatherings and insufficient military discipline at his headquarters near the Murder Bay district of Washington, DC, has persisted in popular culture.[26] Certain iterations of this legend suggest that the contingent of prostitutes who followed his division were pejoratively labeled as "General Hooker's Army" or "Hooker's Brigade."[27] Nevertheless, historical evidence demonstrates that the term "hooker" appeared in published sources as early as 1845, predating General Hooker's rise to public prominence.[28] Linguistic and historical scholarship instead points to the term’s likely derivation from the significant population of prostitutes in the Corlear’s Hook area of Manhattan during the early to mid-19th century, where the appellation "hooker" became commonplace.[29] While the enduring association between the general's name and the term may have contributed to its broader popularization,[30] contemporary evidence indicates that an area in Washington, DC known for prostitution during the Civil War was colloquially identified as "Hooker's Division"—a label later abbreviated to "The Division" during General Hooker’s tenure in the city following the First Battle of Bull Run, where he was tasked with defending the capital.[31] Consequently, the link between the term and General Hooker, though culturally persistent, is undermined by substantial historical documentation that favors alternative etymologies.

[-] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 13 points 5 days ago

And jail time?

[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago

In exchange for his own mansion and a yearly stipend.

[-] TachyonTele@piefed.social 11 points 5 days ago

I'm glad they caught the one person involved in this ...

[-] pressedhams 6 points 5 days ago

Yea, it’s nice to see someone finally be held accountable. /s

[-] MourningDove@lemmy.zip 7 points 5 days ago

Totally the types of things that happen to people that are not kid-fuckers.

[-] bytesonbike@discuss.online 1 points 4 days ago

Apparently this freaking creepo went to Thailand in the 2000s and demanded teens. And that's on record by the like court Historian.

[-] manxu@piefed.social 10 points 5 days ago

Awkward. That's his younger brother.

[-] SeeYouOsciLator@lemmy.wtf 1 points 3 days ago

What about a conviction and prison sentence? "oh noooo, boohoo, no more titles, the inhumanity! The suffering, the horrors!"

[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 1 points 3 days ago

Their kids now officially outrank 'em looool

[-] scarabic@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

We need to figure out what to call him now, I guess. Can’t call him Prince Andrew. How about “Handsy Andy, Duke of Diddleshire?”

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 3 days ago

the grand duke of nonce england.

[-] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

How long until he meets the same fate as Ian Watkins?

That could well happen

[-] blazeknave@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Have they said or inferred the quiet part outloud at all through any of this? In justifying the punishments? What's the official story?

[-] discosnails@lemmy.wtf 4 points 5 days ago

Idk how they think that this is going to excuse them all obviously knowing and condoning his actions for decades. Break out some of the good old shit from the tower. I bet the views for drawing and quartering that slimy bastard would be epic.

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