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   British police have arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (formerly known   
   as Prince Andrew) on his 66th birthday to "help them with their   
   inquiries" over his possible misuse of office to pass sensitive   
   information about trade to people who weren't supposed to see it while   
   he was involved in Epstein's circle of friends and acquaintances. It's   
   the first arrest of a senior British Royal since the 1600s during the   
   English Civil War. (That arrest was of King Charles I and resulted in   
   his arrest for treason, a trial by Parliament, and his trial, conviction   
   and beheading!)   
      
   Andrew has not been charged with anything yet and if he tells a   
   satisfactory story, he may simply be released without charges in a few   
   hours. Or things could go the other way. His elder brother, King   
   Charles, has made a statement that he will co-operate fully with the   
   authorities and that no one is above the law. Police have already   
   executed a search warrant on two of the ex-Prince's properties.   
      
   It's going to be interesting to see how much help the Royal Family gives   
   Andrew with respect to his legal defence; I'm sure the lawyers involved   
   won't come cheap. I don't know how much money Andrew has to pay for   
   them. King Charles may object to him using some sources of money if   
   using them reflects badly on Charles or the Royal Family in general.   
      
   The British press is already speculating that this event may see Andrew   
   leave Britain entirely and go into foreign exile, much like Edward VIII   
   did when he abdicated the throne to marry his twice-divorced American   
   sweetheart Wallis Warfield Simpson in 1936. A foreign exile somehow   
   seems more likely than Andrew actually going to prison but I suppose   
   that even a stint in one of her His Majesty's prisons is not entirely   
   out of the question.   
      
      
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   Rhino   
      
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