Alexandria
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SpiffyBallerina said:I don't know how things work in The Netherlands, but in the good 'ol USofA, when people lie about you for attention, you can sue them under the slander/libel laws. Also, there are laws against blackmailing and fraud. Isn't there some legal recourse for the RF to dispose of this guy??? In the USA, this guy would be in prison and have all his money taken away.
I think that it's a bit of a two-edge sword for the royal family, I would think at least from the Queen's perspective. While Willem and Maxima and Caroline of Ernst have been known to sue and win against paparazzi images of them being bought and published in magazines, I think the situation with Edwin is slightly different, even if what he has done (recording private conversations, et. al.) is obviously wrong.
To sue him would mean that more of this nasty business would come to the light as his side would get a podium (no doubt with great media interest) to air their dirt, true or not, all in the process of getting to the truth. And I think the last thing the Queen and the royal family wants is to give Edwin more of a stage.
To sue him or take any further action against Edwin would also no doubt put Princess Margarita in a negative light as she was married to him. And as it seems that Princess Margarita has come back to the family fold, I doubt they would want her to be hurt anymore than she already is.
And from what I've learned from being in the media, even if the royal family tries to shut Edwin down by legal recourse or socially to shut him out, there will always be those in the public who are curious and will want to hear Edwin's torrid details whether they are true or not. And if Edwin should get to write this two books as he so plans, there would be a big audience for those books that could just further damage the royal family.
But I do agree that something (I don't know what) has/should be done to stop Edwin. I am not at liberty to make a judgement about his mental health, but in the least I can say that he definitely seems like a man determined and bent on revenge for what (allegedly) he thinks the royal family has done to him.