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26. Nonono. After he left the Navy, his standing and reputation accelerated downhill

Tue Feb 10, 2026, 07:13 PM

Feb 10

He began fairly promisingly (not to mention privilegedly) with the prospect of a jetset decade of schmoozing as the UK's Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, but even during that time he was the talk of the media for his extravagant, lavish travel expenses, including using publicly funded helicopters as personal taxis to far-flung golf courses etc., and his links to - to put it mildly - questionable figures, including the Gaddafi regime and a suspected Chinese spy, along with seeking benefit for personal business acquaintances.

His standing can perhaps be measured by the number of sites and media outlets which have gathered together his various transgressions and public embarrassments:

The Parade of Prince Andrew Scandals Explored in Banished

Sample: "Randy Andy," "Air Miles Andy," "the Party Prince," "His Royal Slyness," "the Duke of Porkies."

https://www.eonline.com/news/1348999/the-parade-of-prince-andrew-scandals-explored-in-banished

40 Years Worth Of Scandals: Prince Andrew's Fall From Grace, Step By Step

Sample: "Andrew's antics have tried the patience of the royal family for more than 40 years, triggering embarrassing headlines and lawsuits."

Plenty more out there.

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PM Starmer still in office but power has been removed [View all] stollen Feb 10 OP

The hatred for shithole and comrades is growing around the world............... Lovie777 Feb 10 #1

I don't take sides with the Brits on Starmer stollen Feb 10 #2

Austerity doesn't help center left politicians win elections AZProgressive Feb 10 #5

Isn't the monarchy supposed to be neutral? stollen Feb 10 #9

The chances of Andrew having access to state secrets are nil Emrys Feb 10 #21

Oil and gas people lately stollen Feb 10 #25

He was doomed the moment he became PM. RandySF Feb 10 #3

Worse than in the US?? stollen Feb 10 #7

I don't think there's the remotest chance of anyone attempting to bring down the monarchy muriel_volestrangler Feb 10 #11

If participation in a global pedophile ring.and stollen Feb 10 #15

Perhaps you overestimate how much the British identify Andrew as a central part of the monarchy muriel_volestrangler Feb 10 #18

Andrew was not always Eric Trump stollen Feb 10 #23

Nonono. After he left the Navy, his standing and reputation accelerated downhill Emrys Feb 10 #26

Yes, now I recall. Thanks for that. stollen Feb 10 #28

Supporters of the Royal Family come up with all sorts of reasons for keeping it Emrys Feb 10 #30

If not "hero" then "on the cusp of barely respectable" stollen Feb 10 #31

Replacing Starmer is the best thing Labour could do Emrys Feb 10 #22

The Labor Party JBTaurus83 Feb 10 #4

Thanks for your assessment stollen Feb 10 #6

And there lies the rub, as the Bard would say DFW Feb 10 #8

Individual country politics aside, as scary as they are, stollen Feb 10 #13

You're quoting the Tory leader there muriel_volestrangler Feb 10 #10

Brexit turned out to be a big mistake stollen Feb 10 #12

The big elephant in the room is Brexit, or more to the point, OnDoutside Feb 10 #14

No, we are not "close to kicking out the US from bases here per Greenland" muriel_volestrangler Feb 10 #17

Had the US military invaded Greenland, stollen Feb 10 #19

But we are not currently close to the US invading Greenland muriel_volestrangler Feb 10 #20

Not today. stollen Feb 10 #29

The last good UK PM was Jim Hacker! 😉 SocialDemocrat61 Feb 10 #16

All UK Prime Ministers have been unpopular in recent years JI7 Feb 10 #24

Much of the country realises that stollen Feb 10 #27