How The Queen Shielded Andrew From The Epstein Storm Until The End

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1:06Prince Andrew was still the favorite son of Queen Elizabeth and she was willing to do anything in order to protect her darling boy and to insulate him from the rumors about his alleged behavior with Jeffrey Epstein. Well, once Virginia accused him, that ship sailed and even the queen with all of her power and all of her resources was unable to stop this storm from not only gathering but from erupting over the royal family. And as she tried to protect Andrew throughout the years, she made herself look pretty bad. And look, I understand there's a lot of people out there that are big fans of Queen Elizabeth. And there's no doubt that she did some good things too, right? But we have to be very honest when we're talking about the people that were enabling Jeffrey Epstein. And one of those people obviously was Prince Andrew. And he was being enabled by his mother. And I know people don't want to hear it, but that makes the queen and a Jason enabler herself.

2:08She helped the whole entire thing continue to run by not making her son do the right thing and speak to authorities by covering it up by letting Prince Andrew do whatever he wants without any kind of consequence ever. And when those consequences finally came, she was very, very hesitant to pull the trigger. And if it wasn't for the people around her, Prince Andrew probably never would have been punished. So today we have an article from the Daily Mail and the headline late Queen tried to soften the blow of Andrew losing his titles one-on-one. But the painful meeting, left X-Doug blindsided, royal expert reveals. This article was authored by Ruth Stainer. Andrew, Mountbatten Windsor, was widely believed to be Queen Elizabeth's favorite child who had never done anything wrong in her eyes. She remained fiercely protective of her second son throughout her life, even after Andrew was accused of sexual assault by late Epstein's survivor Virginia Roberts in 2019. In the wake of Miss Roberts' civil lawsuit against the former Prince, however,

3:12the Queen faced unrelenting pressure to strip Andrew of his military titles and royal patronages. Imagine being forced to do that. You would think that the Queen would be very cognizant of what's going on and able to read the room. If your son's accused of shit like this, probably a good idea for a real investigation. But the Queen and the palace, they just ignored it and acted like it was all a bunch of BS, like it couldn't be true, like there was no way in hell that a guy named Randy Andy would be involved in some shit like this should really come as a surprise to anybody whoever followed along with Prince Andrew's bullshit and what he was up to. The guy thought he was a playboy prince and he thought that the rules weren't meant for him. Those rules are only for people like you and I. Not for Prince Andrew, the Queen's darling boy, the Queen knew that she had to distance the monarchy from the scandal, but her affection for Andrew also put her in a difficult position. So the devoted mother decided to have a private

4:17one-to-one meeting with Andrew to soften the blow before the official announcement. Royal author Robert Jobson has said, imagine being in such a dirt bag you have to explain to your mother who also happens to be the Queen of England. Why, you're in the newspaper, accused of taking part in a human trafficking ring involving underage girls. I mean, it's absurd. Prince Andrew had the money, the power, the prestige could have done anything he wanted with whoever he wanted, whenever he wanted. But he chose to spend time with Epstein, and he chose to do what he did. So his bitch ass is earned everything he's getting, and honestly, he's lucky that he hasn't been arrested. I mean, considering some of the allegations that have been made against him, and how credible they are, you would think that there'd be a real investigation, right? Sit him down, talk to him, something. None of that's ever happened, and unfortunately, it's never going to happen. He has zero desire and nothing to gain when it comes to sitting down and telling the truth about his relationship with Epstein. What

5:20does he have to gain at this point? Not a damn thing. If he really was serious, he would have told everybody what he knew back in the day. He had a chance to step up and he didn't do it. Instead, he sat down. However, palace officials quickly intervened and the painful meeting between mother and son was also attended by the Queen's private secretary, Sir Edward Young, the keeper of the privy purse, Sir Michael Stevens continued. The two senior courtiers told the Queen it was imperative that they witnessed the conversation, Mr. Jobson wrote in his book The Windsor Legacy, Andrew understandably fell blindsided, though this was far from her intention as sources close to her confirmed. All poor guy fell blindsided. The truth is, he wasn't used to his mother, reprimanding him for anything. I mean, look at the way he treated palace staff. Look at the way he talked to people. Look at the way he carried on when his teddy bear collection wasn't

6:23correctly put into order on his bed. Does that sound like a well-adjusted adult to you? I mean, I can't imagine some stew nod crying and complaining about his lame ass teddy bear collection. Take your teddy bear collection and fuck right off. Andrew's friendship with the pedophile financier and Miss Robert's accusations in 2019 were the beginning of the end for the former Duke, who was stripped of all his royal titles by King Charles last November. The former prince was hoping to clear his name when he agreed to be interviewed by BBC's Emily Mayless in a notorious car crash newsnight interview. Yeah, car crash is being kind. More like the fucking Hindenburg. I remember watching that interview and cringing and saying to myself that he was lying and it was rather obvious just from watching the interview that he was telling BS stories. Oh, yeah, I was that woking at the pizza joint. I wasn't wearing the right kid. That's not something I'd ever do.

7:27I don't sweat like for real. Talk about being an absolute dummy and talk about being absolutely arrogant. He really thought he was going to get on that show on that BBC newsnight interview with Mayless and convince everybody that he wasn't a liar breaking news stupid. Now we all know you're a liar. Andrew told the queen it had gone well when the nearly one hour long interview had in fact been a total disaster. Mr. Jobson wrote and the fact that he was even allowed to do this interview in the first place is absolutely crazy. I mean, you would think that the palace would have stopped this nonsense right away, but no, they didn't. And that led to one of the most embarrassing moments in the history of TV. I mean, you're going to have PR people talking about that interview in 50 years and using it as a case study of what not to do because boy, oh boy, did he really step in it when he gave that interview after it was aired on November 16, 2019. Andrew's reputation further

8:28plummeted as the press and public savage his awkward responses to Miss Mayless grilling. Andrew claimed he was at pizza express and woking on the day he allegedly had sex with Ms. Roberts then 17 and that he suffered from a medical condition that meant he could not sweat. And of course, there's pictures out there of Prince Andrew sweating worse than a dude sitting inside of a sauna. But sure, tell us a more that you can't sweat. Gaslight us a little bit more and lie to us on national TV. Fuck international TV. I mean, has there ever been a bigger moron as public outrage exploded the royal family closed ranks. Mr. Jobson wrote, according to the royal author Charles, then Prince of Wales wanted Andrew to be cut a drift. Well, that's a good idea. And I told you back then that if this was the old days, he would have been sent to exile in like Tim Buck to or some shit. Whatever the furthest flung province from London. That's where Prince Andrew would have ended up if this was the old days

9:29or they would have given him command of some shitty unit and put that unit in the van guard hoping that he gets taken out by the enemy. I mean, she was brutal back in the day. They were going to get rid of you if you were posing a problem for the family or you were somebody causing havoc. Oh, you better believe the king and the royal court would deal with you one way or the other. Four days after the newsnight interview, Buckingham Palace announced Andrew was voluntarily stepping down from his role as a senior royal with the Queen's permission. For the next two years, pressure continued to intensify on the former Prince as the civil lawsuit filed by Ms. Roberts, who died by suicide in April of 2025. In the United States, started moving forward. Well, she died in Australia. So what they're talking about here in the United States is lawsuit moved forward here, not that Virginia died in the United States. By 2022, the palace power brokers decided enough was enough, and that the former Prince should be stripped of his military titles

10:31and patronages, Mr. Jobson revealed. The Queen, then 95, knew she had no other option, but her fondness for Andrew meant it would not be easy. Well, you know what, not for nothing, but you know, it wasn't easy for Virginia and the other girls that were abused while Prince Andrew's bitch ass was around Jeffrey Epstein. How about the girls that Andrew allegedly took part in an orgy with? According to Virginia, those were underage girls too. Now, of course, they're the girls with no names, girls from Eastern Europe, South America, etc. But there's no doubt that Prince Andrew was up to no good, and he was up to no good for a very long time. And I think the only question left to answer here is the true depth and scope of his activity and his behavior while he was with Epstein before the public announcement on January 13th, 2022, the Queen arranged to have a private one-to-one meeting with him to soften the blow.

11:34But senior courtiers allegedly objected and insisted that Sir Edward Young and Sir Michael Stevens be present once he broke the news to Andrew. Described by the royal author as a painful moment for both mother and son, Andrew reportedly fell blindsided by his mother's unprecedented decision. In its official statement Buckingham Palace confirmed that the Queen had given her approval and agreement for Andrew to be stripped of his military affiliations and royal patronages. The Duke of York will continue not to undertake any public duties and is defending the civil lawsuit filed by Miss Roberts as a private citizen, the statement added. It marked a pivotal moment for the Falklands' war veteran who was now left with only the South Atlantic Medal and his royal Jubilee medals of the Humanity. Poor Prince Andrew lost all of his stupid ass honorifics, meanwhile nobody talks about the innocence lost by the girls who were spending time

12:34with these idiots. A humiliated Andrew would now also be unable to wear the uniforms in Signia or Regalia tied to such roles. It was such an emotional downfall for the once prominent proud Prince, added Mr. Jobson, all by his own hand. Nobody forced Prince Andrew to do this shit, nobody told him to spend time with Epstein and nobody told him to be a degenerate scumbag. Chose to do that all on his own. He had the whole last world in his hand. Imagine being the queen's son and acting like this. I'm here with SpinQuest where you can play and win from the comfort of your own home with hundreds of slot games and all of the table games you love with real cash prizes. Right now, $30 coin packs are on sale for $10 for new users. It's all at SpinQuest.com. That's spi-n-u-e-s-t.com. SpinQuest is a free to play social casino, voidware prohibited. Visit SpinQuest.com for more details.

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14:38The following months, it was revealed that Andrew and Ms. Roberts had settled the sexual assault lawsuit at, of course, for a reported sum of 12 million pounds. The terms included a substantial donation to Ms. Roberts' charity and support of victims' rights. Although the agreement contained no formal admission of liability from Andrew or an apology, it said he now accepted Ms. Roberts was a victim of abuse and that he regretted his association with Jeffrey Epstein. Because that's enough, right? Oh, well, I'm sorry that you were abused, but it wasn't me. Said the dude who did the abusing. Look, I didn't do anything, but here is 12 million pounds Okay, sure, you didn't do anything. At the time, it was speculated that the queen helped Andrew pay the multi-million pound settlement although Buckingham Palace refused to comment on media reports. However, the settlement did little to help redeem Andrew's reputation. Instead, it prompted further outcry while solidifying

15:42the former Princess status as a royal outcast. Well, yeah, what did you think was going to happen? And does anyone really believe that if they had a case, they would have settled? Remember Prince Andrew had the best lawyers in the world, including Andrew Brettler. You know, the guy that other lawyers go to when they're in trouble. Yeah, that dude. And he still ended up settling. So let's not act like Prince Andrew didn't have proper legal advice like he went in with his eyes closed, not knowing what was up. He knew and the reason he settled is because he knew that he was cooked. He knew that there was no chance that a jury would look at these facts, look at the evidence and say that Virginia's lying. Because there were way too many receipts, right? Way too much evidence to corroborate what she was saying. So Prince Andrew did what he did. He settled. And of course, I know that's not an admission of guilt, but how many people are paying out what, 17 million dollars or whatever? Over allegations that aren't true.

16:43Not very many people, folks. It marked a pivotal moment for the Faulkland's war veteran, who was now left. One senior royal source told the Daily Mail at the time, regardless of the outcome. He has ruled himself out of any public role by virtue of his appalling lack of judgment and poor choice of friends and associates. Oh, well, that's putting it lightly. In the months that followed, the Queen's focus shifted towards her platinum Jubilee celebration and redeeming the firm's public image after Andrew's disgrace and the Sussexes' unceremonious exit. As members of the royal family gathered on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to celebrate the monarch's 70-year reign, three notable members were missing from the lineup. Andrew, Prince Harry, and Meghan Markle. The decision to axe Andrew from the historic celebration was an act that proved there was no way back into the royal fold for Andrew, experts at the time.

17:43Well, there never should be. When you're accused of this sort of thing, and you don't answer for it, you have nothing to say as far as real evidence to defend yourself. Yeah, at the very least, you should be voted off the island. While the former Princess Public Presence virtually diminished, her majesty stood by him, loyal to the end. Weeks after the Robert settlement, Andrew escorted the Queen to Prince Philip's Memorial Service at London's Wes Minster Abbey in March of 2022. In her final days, she kept them close. Shilding him as palace insiders continued to push for his total exile, Mr. Jobson noted. Can fighting her support for Andrew to a trusted aide, the monarch allegedly said, You have to remember he is my son. Well, you guess what, Queenie? Virginia was somebody's daughter. And you certainly forgot that. Following her death in September of 2022, Andrew lost his strongest ally.

18:45In a historic decision, King Charles officially stripped Andrew of all of his royal titles, including the title of Prince, amid a fresh wave of allegations linked to his relationship with Epstein last October. Talk about a long time coming, the fact that we're still talking about this idiot all these years later, and he still hasn't stepped forward to speak to authorities, tells everybody everything they need to know. He has no desire to help anybody but himself. He is also ordered Andrew to vacate Royal Lodge, the grey-too-listed property where the ex-duke has lived rent-free since 2008, having purchased a 70-year lease for 1 million pounds. When this was all first blowing up, I was very, very critical of the Queen's behavior, and I was told at the time that I might have been going a little bit too far. Well, guess what, I wasn't going too far. In fact, I don't think we went far enough, because there's no doubt that the Queen's enabling of Prince Andrew

19:45led to Jeffrey Epstein being enabled as well, because let's be real. If the Queen would have ordered Prince Andrew to come correct right away, he would have had to, right? But she didn't. Instead, she protected him, she enabled him, and while she was doing that, she caused Epstein survivors a lot more misery, and I think as time goes on, the record is really going to bear that, and it's going to be a permanent stain on not only Queen Elizabeth, but on the monarchy as a whole. So, like usual, we'll continue to follow along with Prince Andrew Saga, as he continues to Korean towards oblivion. As far as this one, well, that's going to do it. All of the information that goes with this episode can be found in the description box. Forget everything you had planned for this weekend, because you are sitting on your couch and winning from the comfort of your own home. I'm here with SpinQuest, where you could play hundreds of slot games, all of the table games you love, and you could even win real cash prizes.

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