Split
The British monarchy is ailing. Prince Harry’s biography damages the Crown’s reputation and disenchants the Windsors. He has already announced his follow-up work and there are also two more tell-all books that the royals will read before the coronation of King Charles III. could lead to ruin.
London – Since January 10, there have been press reports that Prince Harry’s (38) memories of his time as Royal up to the day he left and moved to California are compactly summarized in his bestseller “Spare” (Eng. “Reserve”) in the world shout out. Even if the royals have not said a word about it and are emphatically unimpressed about their duties, they are being questioned more than ever. Even before the coronation of Charles III. (74) on May 6, new conflict potential is announced, which according to experts can cause serious damage to the monarchy.
Three biographies could end up on the bookshelf to the detriment of the monarchy
“Substitute” Prince Harry has already revealed that his memories would easily fill another tell-all book. In the same breath, the ex-royals let it be known that “Spare” would include the memoirs of the Duke of Sussex, but that Meghan Markle (41) would publish her own memoir. Added to all the trouble is that Virginia Giuffre (39), the woman who accused Prince Andrew (62) of sexual abuse, could publish her memoirs shortly before the king’s coronation, and she apparently already has a publisher.
The Duke of York paid a “hefty sum” to settle the civil lawsuit last year. Giuffre signed out loud The Sun a one-year confidentiality agreement. But this clause will now expire in March, it is said – which means that she could comment on the allegations again. Royal biographer Angela Levin believes that “all of this could come to a head just before the coronation”.
Prince Andrew’s fall
Andrew’s royal and military career ended in disfavor after he was forced to pay millions of pounds to his accuser, Virginia Giuffre, in an out-of-court settlement. She claimed he sexually abused her three times in 2001, when she was 17, after she was trafficked by pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew had always denied all allegations.
In an interview with the BBC, Prince Andrew wanted to clarify, but it threatened to become a fiasco for the British royal family: Prince Andrew came up with curious statements that contributed more to the confusion and seemed to burden him than the intended opposite.
The case was dismissed in March after Andrew paid Ms Giuffre an undisclosed sum but accepted no liability.
However, the scandal damaged his reputation and he was later stripped of his military titles and asked not to use the salutation HRH.
Rumor has it Andrew was pushed into the comparison ahead of the Queen’s platinum jubilee as negative publicity threatened to overshadow everything.
Angela Levin: “It’s a great burden and a shame”
Levin told the tabloid: “It’s the first coronation since 1953 and it looks like people are doing it on purpose for her sake [die Krönung] to spoil”. It is believed that Giuffre mainly wanted to talk about what happened to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein (66, † 2019). Angela Levin sees the danger for the crown in Epstein’s proximity to Prince Andrew: “However, Epstein and Andrew are so closely linked at this point that the duke’s reputation will in any case be further damaged”.
In fact, in the recent past there had been movement in Prince Andrew’s “non-existence”. Apparently, the Duke of York is currently working on reversing the comparison with Giuffre. US lawyers had loudly retorted that Andrew was lucky not to be in jail and that there was not the slightest chance of the deal being canceled. Then it became known that the second-born son of Queen Elizabeth (96, † 2022) was already married to Charles III. was under discussion and that he had information that would bring him back his reputation and his stripped titles. how The Sun reported that the Duke will allegedly claim that he never met Virgina Giuffre and that their photo together was fake. Sources used: news.com.au, thesun.co.uk
