Iluvbertie
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She was 17 - not underage. We don't know the circumstances in which the photo was taken. How many of us, if at an event with a royal, wouldn't want our photo taken with the royal?
We don't know the circumstances at all.
This, by the way, is nothing new. This was all made public in 2011 (about Andrew I mean).
In 2015 Virginia Roberts tried to be added to a court case against Epstein and the judge ruled that she couldn't be added.
The Queen didn't give Andrew 'some kind of award'. It just happened that the story broke at the exact time that he, and Prince Michael of Kent, were due for their regular military promotion.
All British royals who serve in the military are given substantive promotions every five years after they leave the military under an agreement with the government and the MoD. That is why Harry was promoted to Major last year - at about the time, had he stayed in the army he would have been due for that promotion on merit. Now he, like his uncle, brother, father and the Queen's cousins who served, will get a promotion every five years.
That is all that happened with Andrew in 2011 - he was due for his five yearly promotion at the time the story broke. The Queen didn't give him any award at all. The system just worked and he was promoted.
Charles and Camilla stay at Birkhall for most of the summer but they still go to church at Craithie Church as it is the nearest church to the Balmoral estate and Birkhall is on the Balmoral estate.
The Yorks go up for the first week, so that Sarah can be with Andrew and Beatrice for her birthday and before Philip arrives as he won't be around if Sarah is.
We don't know the circumstances at all.
This, by the way, is nothing new. This was all made public in 2011 (about Andrew I mean).
In 2015 Virginia Roberts tried to be added to a court case against Epstein and the judge ruled that she couldn't be added.
The Queen gave Andrew some kind of award last time Epstein related allegations were in the press, so of course she’ll support him this time as well.
The Queen didn't give Andrew 'some kind of award'. It just happened that the story broke at the exact time that he, and Prince Michael of Kent, were due for their regular military promotion.
All British royals who serve in the military are given substantive promotions every five years after they leave the military under an agreement with the government and the MoD. That is why Harry was promoted to Major last year - at about the time, had he stayed in the army he would have been due for that promotion on merit. Now he, like his uncle, brother, father and the Queen's cousins who served, will get a promotion every five years.
That is all that happened with Andrew in 2011 - he was due for his five yearly promotion at the time the story broke. The Queen didn't give him any award at all. The system just worked and he was promoted.
That said, the Yorks always go to Balmoral around this time of year, so Andrew’s appearance at church is not out of the ordinary IMO.
I read that Charles was at church as well? I don’t recall him being at Balmoral at the same time as the Yorks in past summers - I assume he would be at Birkhall?
Charles and Camilla stay at Birkhall for most of the summer but they still go to church at Craithie Church as it is the nearest church to the Balmoral estate and Birkhall is on the Balmoral estate.
The Yorks go up for the first week, so that Sarah can be with Andrew and Beatrice for her birthday and before Philip arrives as he won't be around if Sarah is.
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