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On 2026-02-19 3:16 p.m., BTR1701 wrote:
> On Feb 19, 2026 at 8:11:41 AM PST, "Rhino"
> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> But it isn't technically an arrest of a royal, since the king had already
> stripped him of all his titles and emoluments. He was no longer a royal at
the
> time of his arrest.
>
>> 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.
>
> Well, if it's *Andrew's* money, I don't see how the king could do anything
> more than object.
>
>
The Royals get money from the government via something called the Civil
List; they also have income from land and rents from tenant farmers
which they bequeath to each generation in turn. If Andrew tries to spend
money from such sources, the King may pushback saying it isn't really
Andrew's money so much as money he got by being a royal and therefore
directly from the government or indirectly by virtue of the government
letting him have that money.
I'm absolutely speculating on all of this from little bits that I've
heard over the years; I may be completely wrong. None of the punditry
has said anything like this and they'd know better how things work than
I do.
--
Rhino
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