Andrew is the symptom. Monarchy is the sickness…

The toxic revelations continue. The vulnerable girl at the centre of the Prince Andrew story, has tragically taken her own life. The release of the Epstein emails has forced The Firm to make token  gestures ( Er…you have to be called Andrew and you and your servants have to live in big refurbished farmhouse as opposed to a palace. You have to play more golf ).

The Royal Reporters – after decades of relentless fawning and deference – now have the biggest story in the world landing on their beat – and  they are not equipped to handle a story that requires investigation, insight and interrogation ( actual journalism ). So they double down on sycophantic forelock tugging.

But even the more skeptical accounts,  refuses to look the issue in the eye ( the whole Epstein scandal has a huge misogynist aspect of course, but that is for another blog)

Allow me to summarise: The Monarchy itself is a moral abomination.

Members of the royal family aren’t selected. They don’t have to show any aptitude for the job.  Or merit.  They don’t have to reflect British society. They don’t have to have any particular talent for public speaking.  They don’t even have to work hard. It’s arguable the best job in the UK, but no-one else can apply.  The Head of State is  predicated on the deeply  offensive Nazi  concept of bloodlines.

They want us to view Das Windsor Klan  as a symbol – an affectionate badge of National Strength or Historic Continuity. Whilst they are a symbolic – but  not in the way the BBC would have it – their symbolic  function is actually  to help  launder appalling inequality, glamourises wealth, make us gawp at  palaces,  be in awe of vulgar crowns  and generally revere the Have Yachts of society. No wonder Trump loves the Monarchy

The Monarchy and pliant media  condition us that  rich, landowners are at naturally at the top. You, the people, must not to question this.  You the people should  bow down and revere them, you are to pay attention to their “Highness”‘s visits to squirrel sanctuaries and gasp when they do some pathetically  bland stunt such as pouring a pint. It’s never acknowledged –  but the Royal Family is  potent cultural weapon, grifting  for the rich, for the  political right, for the Land Rover classes.

It’s not enough. Charles, William, Camilla, Andrew,  Anne, the Wee Stupid Looking One  –  are bored, entitled, completely out of touch.  They are  surrounded by Yes Men and Women, whose job it is to reinforce their belief that they are anointed by God. Arrogance and bad tempers are incubated, expected even.

 

When Prince Andrew wanted to visit Epstein – puzzlingly refusing to stay in the Embassy – do you think any of the palace staff flagged their concerns ? No chance. Deference is the default.

Put a thick clown  like Andrew Windsor in this position, and he’s an utter liability. Epstein ( and whoever the mysterious money behind Epstein) found this Royal Fool easy to compromise. So too did a Chinese spy.

Could the British government have been blackmailed or coerced with the threat of revealing Andrew’s behaviour ? It sounds outlandish, but if someone had said to the Government when the Queen was alive , do you want the Queen’s son to be shown in videos raping underage girls and therefore  ending the Monarchy ?

I suspect the (any)  government would have done anything to avoid such humiliation  ( I have no evidence for coercion, but the point is, Andrew’s selfish sleaze bag behaviour could have huge consequences for the country  )

The key point is, Monarchy is a feudal hangover, that damages those who are in it. The whole apparatus of the palace is about  stressing that they are to be obeyed. That they are not to be questioned. That they are to be guaranteed secrecy. That they are to be praised and flattered. That they are inherently ABOVE us, above the law, above morality.  And that facade

Whilst the Palace are currently sad facing about all this – why aren’t the handing over all Andrew’s flight records ? Records of all the visitors to the palaces ? Who did Epstein meet ? Did the full machinery of the palace try to crush the victim in a smear campaign? Why did they deny it all when they knew at the time ?

The answer is – Defer to the Duke, even if he is forcing himself onto a trafficked and vulnerable teenager. Accept the right of Kings. The kind of self centred arrogance and abuse that Andrew has indulged in –  is a feature, not a bug.

In just a few generations

The Monarchy very nearly gave us a Nazi King.

The Monarchy gave us Mountbatten, a notorious paedophile.

The Monarchy gave us Prince Andrew, and refused to challenge his behaviour

By all means, get angry about Prince Andrew. We all should. But ultimately, understand that the problem is the outdated and offensive premise of the Monarchy itself.

Speak out. Show courage. Share this. Get your burning torches and march to the gates !