Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story

[Hallo girl]

Andrews's lease is a private lease, secured on commercial terms, on an arms length basis, between the Crown Estate and the Duke of York. The terms, including its duration, can be agreed by any member of the public. So I am not sure you can "stop making extended leases".

And as long as adheres to the agreement he is secure, whether that is sensible or not is another matter.

 

[muriel]

And as long as adheres to the agreement he is secure, whether that is sensible or not is another matter.

Quite right!

 

[tommy100]

Yes, his lease is his business and National Audit Office reviewed all the Royal Family leases with the Crown estate and found them all to be above board.
The issue is, can Andrew meet the terms of that lease still? It seems the answer to that is, increasingly, not without support from his brother.

 

[tommy100]

It was mentioned in a few places at the time

Prince Andrew rammed closed park gates with his £80,000 Range Rover

The Queen's son (pictured) is said to have left Windsor Great Park with a bill of thousands of pounds, following the incident on Sunday.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Prince Andrew WON'T be investigated after ramming gates with his car

The Queen’s son has been accused of ramming open an electronic gate in Windsor Great Park with his Range Rover while taking a shortcut back to his house.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Duke of York 'should be prosecuted for ramming open park gate'

Prince Andrew is reported to have damaged gates of Windsor Great Park by forcing them open in his Range Rover

www.theguardian.com

Prince Andrew 'rams gates' with car after they fail to open - Royal Central

The Duke of York has reportedly damaged his Range Rover after attempting to ‘ram’ some electric gates after they failed to open at his Windsor home in order to avoid a mile long detour. According...

royalcentral.co.uk

Prince Andrew reported to police for 'ramming park gates with Range Rover'

The Queen's second oldest son reportedly rammed closed gates with his £80,000 Range Rover so he could take a shortcut

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[Mirabel]

Yes, his lease is his business and National Audit Office reviewed all the Royal Family leases with the Crown estate and found them all to be above board.
The issue is, can Andrew meet the terms of that lease still? It seems the answer to that is, increasingly, not without support from his brother.

I believe that is true; I think Andrew will eventually have to concede and make a move. It would be much better for him to do so graciously, but I doubt Andrew is pragmatic enough to do so.
If he was, he'd have already made the best deal possible with Charles.

 

[TLLK]

Here's another section of the book.

Inside story of Kate's rocky year in ROBERT HARDMAN's new biography

For the Royal Family , January is usually 'downtime'. But on the 17th, just after 2pm, a statement announced the Princess of Wales had undergone abdominal surgery.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Tatiana Maria]

Here's another section of the book.

Inside story of Kate's rocky year in ROBERT HARDMAN's new biography

For the Royal Family , January is usually 'downtime'. But on the 17th, just after 2pm, a statement announced the Princess of Wales had undergone abdominal surgery.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Interesting information about the Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall:

However, when it came to publishing tax and expenditure, the new Duke [of Cornwall] was less enthusiastic. Whereas his father had traditionally included these details in the Duchy [of Cornwall]'s annual report on a voluntary basis, Prince William opted for the minimum disclosure required. Here was a small but telling indicator of the different views of father and son on the issue of royal transparency.

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[The Prince of Wales] had not hitherto shared his father's interest in faith and spiritualism, nor the late Queen's solid devotion to the Anglican communion. Might the health scares afflicting his wife and his father have led to a little soul-searching?

'No change of course there,' is the firm response from one who knows him well.

'He is a modern young man,' says another, 'and I think he gets embarrassed by certain aspects of ceremonial and religion.'

The Prince's position, say those in a position to know, is that, when the time comes, he will observe all his constitutional obligations to the Church of England. He will not, however, suddenly become a regular worshipper or feign an enthusiasm for something that he does not feel personally, however bleak the situation.

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One veteran of the late Queen's era points to the Prince's intervention on Gaza in February and the lack of consultation with the Foreign Office as 'a worry'.

The Prince had called for 'an end to the fighting' and 'a desperate need' for humanitarian support. Though perfectly benign sentiments, they were not entirely in line with government policy. Senior Foreign Office sources now say that the Prince's statement had not been authorised. 'We were briefed it was happening,' says one, 'but we were certainly not asked in advance.'

However, the Palace veteran adds: 'I have to hand it to [William]. When he does appoint staff, he does choose very good people.'​

 

[tommy100]

IMO William should release a report like his father use to with a basic level of accounting with it.

 

[princess gertrude]

I know of so many times a person, especially an elderly person, has passed away in a quiet moment when no one is there.

My great grandmother was very ill in the days before her death. She was a mother of 7, grandmother of 15 and great grandmother to 34. Everyone visited her in the days up to her death, someone was sitting by her bedside literally every hour. She passed in probably the only 5 minutes no one was with her. The carers said that often happens and they felt the person often almost waits to be alone.

Who knows. But I don't think it is an issue at all IMO. He and Camilla had sat with her for at least an hour before hand.

That is exactly how my grandmother went. There had been people in and out of the house all day. After everyone left and we were getting ready for bed, she decided (or God) it was time. The caretakers are right. I was told the same.

 

[Durham]

Interesting information about the Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall:

However, when it came to publishing tax and expenditure, the new Duke [of Cornwall] was less enthusiastic. Whereas his father had traditionally included these details in the Duchy [of Cornwall]'s annual report on a voluntary basis, Prince William opted for the minimum disclosure required. Here was a small but telling indicator of the different views of father and son on the issue of royal transparency.​

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[The Prince of Wales] had not hitherto shared his father's interest in faith and spiritualism, nor the late Queen's solid devotion to the Anglican communion. Might the health scares afflicting his wife and his father have led to a little soul-searching?​

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'No change of course there,' is the firm response from one who knows him well.​

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'He is a modern young man,' says another, 'and I think he gets embarrassed by certain aspects of ceremonial and religion.'​

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The Prince's position, say those in a position to know, is that, when the time comes, he will observe all his constitutional obligations to the Church of England. He will not, however, suddenly become a regular worshipper or feign an enthusiasm for something that he does not feel personally, however bleak the situation.​

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One veteran of the late Queen's era points to the Prince's intervention on Gaza in February and the lack of consultation with the Foreign Office as 'a worry'.​

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The Prince had called for 'an end to the fighting' and 'a desperate need' for humanitarian support. Though perfectly benign sentiments, they were not entirely in line with government policy. Senior Foreign Office sources now say that the Prince's statement had not been authorised. 'We were briefed it was happening,' says one, 'but we were certainly not asked in advance.'​

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However, the Palace veteran adds: 'I have to hand it to [William]. When he does appoint staff, he does choose very good people.'​

Hopefully someone gave him a good talking to about this.

The private opinions of members of the rf are no more important than anyone else's & they shouldn't use their platforms to publicise them.

 

[GondorHasNoPants]

I don't mind that William uses his position to publicize his opinions - many celebrities and high-profile people do the same - it's that he's expressing an opinion which does not align with the official position of His Majesty's Government. That's something a future Head of State should not do, no matter how empathetic or well-intentioned his opinion-sharing is.