Pity the King. He may have inherited wealth and authority, enjoy palaces aplenty and have footmen coming out of his generous ears – but really, he may feel that being monarch isn’t worth the hassle.
The long and continuing saga of Prince Andrew’s relationship with the late Virginia Giuffre – denied by Andrew, detailed with precision by her – has cast a pall over the Royal Family for years. So much so, that the trouble with Harry and Meghan seems benign by comparison.
Earlier this month, Andrew was finally parted from his remaining titles after the King and Prince of Wales decided that more needed to be done to distance him from the trappings of Windsor life. But for as long as there remains the potential for more details to emerge about his friendship with the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, so there will remain potential for revelations to cause damage to “the firm” – and to Charles in particular.
Charles meets members of the public following his visit to Lichfield Cathedral in Staffordshire this week – he was heckled during the visit (Photo: Temilade Adelaja/WPA Pool/Getty)At an event in Lichfield on Tuesday, the King was heckled by a man in the crowd who asked him how long he had known of his brother’s association with Epstein, and whether he had asked the police to cover the scandal up. The questions are likely to keep coming. Some will be legitimate; some will be made to score points against the monarchy as an institution.
By most accounts, Charles is a fairly stubborn individual. It must be tempting for him to think it’s all a bit unfair that he should be held to account for the actions of his younger sibling. He might also wonder why his mother didn’t fully lance the Andrew-sized boil when she compelled him to relinquish his HRH title and military patronages in 2022. But then, it was always said that Andy was her favourite.
Still, in fairness to the King, he has acted about as decisively as he can by pushing Andrew to relinquish his remaining royal titles – even if they have become dormant rather than been forcibly removed. It also appears that Charles is trying to find a way to get Andrew to move into rather more modest lodgings.
Without a public denouncement or forcing Andrew to make an appearance in the stocks in Windsor Great Park, it is hard to know what more the King can reasonably do. Andrew may not deserve any sympathy; but we should give the man on the throne a bit of a break.
For one thing, after waiting to succeed his late, lamented mother for a remarkable 70 years, poor Charles has had a right old time of it since taking over. His oafish brother turned out to be chummier with Epstein for longer than anyone seems to have known. His younger son, semi-estranged and angry, wrote a tell-all biography and took the Government to court over his police protection. His daughter-in-law, the Princess of Wales, has gone through treatment for cancer; as has the King himself.
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And the truth is, he has handled these woes with reasonable aplomb. Not only that, he has done what he is supposed to in the service of the country – notably dancing a difficult diplomatic dance with Donald Trump, as well as hosting and making high-profile state visits to key European and global allies. You can bet he had a lot to pray about when he joined the Pope in a show of faith last week.
The King has also continued to stand up for the cause of environmentalism, at a time when it is becoming increasingly unfashionable to give two hoots about humanity’s slow destruction of the planet we live on. Whether that makes a significant difference to changing the attitudes of men like Trump is a challenging question. But frankly, the King’s long-time stance on our need to tackle climate change offers hope and comfort to anyone who despairs at the global dilution of the green agenda.
Anger at Prince Andrew’s gross associations and self-indulgent lifestyle may not diminish in the very near future. But directing ire at the King not only risks letting the former duke of York off the hook, it also runs the risk of damaging a monarch who is much more an asset to the United Kingdom than a liability.
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