Prince Andrew: I thought staying with Epstein was 'honourable thing'

[demmiblue]

Source: The Guardian

Prince Andrew has said he regrets staying with the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein but believed it was the “honourable” thing to do at the time.

The prince made the comments in an interview with BBC Two’s Newsnight programme, the first time he has spoken publicly about his friendship with Epstein. The programme is to be broadcast on Saturday night.

When asked by Emily Maitlis why he stayed in the house of a convicted sex offender in a pre-recorded interview, understood to have been the result of six months of negotiations with the royal household, Andrew described it as a “convenient place to stay”. He said: “I’ve gone through this in my mind so many times but at the end of the day with the benefit of all the hindsight that one can have it was definitely the wrong thing to do but at the time I felt it was the honourable and right thing to do.

“I admit fully my judgment was probably coloured by my tendency to be too honourable but that’s just the way it is.”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/nov/16/prince-andrew-believed-staying-with-jeffrey-epstein-right-thing-to-do

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Give me a fucking break.

[Scotch-Irish]

1. He was one of the men fingered by Epstein's victims

The prince was doing underage girls.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

12. In a manner of speaking.... NT

[Scotch-Irish]

13. LOL!

[True Blue American]

2. Gag me, Andrew!

You know why you stayed there. Has everyone forgotten Fergie? She thrived on that party scene.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Andrew,_Duke_of_York

[obamanut2012]

38. Why are you mentioning Sarah Ferguson re: HIS sex crimes?!

Fergie has major ethical issues, but she wasn't the one raping trafficking girls.

Why the fuck do people ALWAYS smear the wives and GFs of these men?!

[True Blue American]

39. Because her past

Was sordid, too. Maybe you should read up. Major scandal.

You might want to read the posts further down for the details on Sarah before you jump again.

[Yeehah]

3. "my tendency to be too honourable"

LMAO!

[Midnight Writer]

17. The only reason he is explaining this is because he is too compulsively honest.

[DrToast]

18. It's like...

It’s like when a job interviewer asks you your weaknesses and you say, “I work too hard!”

[B Stieg]

4. Yeah, the sex with an underage girl was just a perk, eh Prince!?

[beachbumbob]

5. he has been caught and most likely guilty as hell, as being "honorable" does not mean

embracing a POS like Epstein

[JudyM]

30. Right, on what basis is this possibly honorable? Because it saved the Crown $ on a hotel?

[Vinca]

6. I think his judgment had more to do with young girls than honor.

[yaesu]

7. the rich, pampered elite class is so out of touch with reality. nt

[Maxheader]

8. Underage girls hard to find in britain...

randy andy?..

[Miguelito Loveless]

9. So,

sexual predation and rape are now "too honourable"?

[Evolve Dammit]

10. Lying SOS. So tired of watching rich, entitled assholes getting away with crimes.

[not fooled]

11. Sounds as though

he's attending the Donald J. Trump School of Public Relations, i.e. claim the opposite of the truth and wrap the lie in patently false innocence and piety.

[58Sunliner]

14. He is a corrupt POS.

His Wicki is full of scandals, money laundering, kick-backs, etc.. In March 2011, it was reported that the Duke's friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, an American financier and convicted sex offender, was producing "a steady stream of criticism". Sarah, Duchess of York, disclosed that the Duke helped arrange for Epstein to pay off some of her debts.[34] The Duke strolled publicly with Epstein after the latter's release from prison, allegedly while negotiating this financial help.[35] In July 2011, the Duke was reported to have cut all ties with Epstein,[36] and the Duke's role as Trade Envoy was terminated that month.[37]

[Sugar Smack]

15. I looked up the word "honorable" in the dictionary.

I do that whenever someone (republican, royal, low-info or trumpian) tries to muddy our beautiful, nuanced language (the Queen's English, FFS!!) with vagueries, (peppered with enthusiastic non sequiturs). This tool, a notebook, and a good pen help keep me mired in reality.

"Honorable" synonyms: ethical, principled, honest , morally sound, righteous -which is what the poor guy is trying to project.

I see your eye-roll and raise you a

[DrToast]

19. It must mean something different when you add the 'u'

Silly Brits.

[Tipperary]

42. Why are you condemning a whole nation?

“Silly Brits?”

[keithbvadu2]

16. Absolutely the wrong word to use in any conjunction with Epstein.

Absolutely the wrong word to use in any conjunction with Epstein.

[catrose]

20. Note to Prince Andrew: That which is honourable is rarely convenient. And vice versa.

[VarryOn]

21. He's disgusting...

I hope every man that was involved gets outed. Hopefully, Epstein left good documentary evidence.

[flibbitygiblets]

22. An honorable rich guy had no place to stay, so he crashed with a convicted pedophile. Sounds legit.

I mean, it's so hard to find lodgings when one is fabulously wealthy, what's an entitled man of honor to do?

[Haggis for Breakfast]

23. You just KNOW that the PR people at Buck House

are turning themselves into contortionists to come up with anything that makes Andy look like anything other than the sexual predator/opportunist that he has always been.

This must be driving his Mum upside down. He IS her favorite child.

[Lulu KC]

24. His tendency to be TOO HONORABLE????

This one takes the cake!
Go away, sir, and please be quiet.
I wonder if there are new charges pending or another reason for all the sudden attention.

[The King of Prussia]

25. If you want to know more about Royalty & nonces

Have a read about Prince Charles's friend Peter Ball:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Ball_(bishop)#Bishop_of_Gloucester,_police_caution_and_resignation

And if you want more, google Charles's friend Sir (of course) Jimmy Savile (I recommend that you don't do this after eating).

[Kurt V.]

26. he uses the word with a completely different meaning than the 99%

[totodeinhere]

27. I am not excusing his behavior. But he is certain;y not the only British royal to have been

involved in scandals like this or even worse.

[Brainfodder]

28. He fits in with Trump and his perfect phone calls and beautiful notes?

Should have just said he's on a tight budget and FREE preferred, would be just slightly more digestible?



All of it is a result of our oversexed world?

7 billion+ babies running around as we speak can't be wrong?

[ansible]

29. He's Queen Elizabeth's favorite son, that's how he gets away with so much crap

Don't believe the british propaganda that the royals are just a figurehead, they still retain real, dangerous power.

[myohmy2]

31. hey Andy...

...you do know they have a pic of you...

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/sep/06/jeffrey-epstein-virginia-roberts-giuffre-prince-andrew-photo

...


...

[truthisfreedom]

32. Maybe he was thinking of the limerick

She offered her honor
He honored her offer
And all through the night
It was on her and off her!

[Judi Lynn]

33. Prince Andrew: I didn't have sex with teenager, I was home after Pizza Express in Woking

Duke of York claims alibi in interview with Emily Maitlis for Newsnight about Jeffrey Epstein links

Jamie Doward
Sun 17 Nov 2019 03.51 EST'
First published on Sat 16 Nov 2019 16.49 EST

The Duke of York claimed on Saturday night that he could not have had sex with a teenage girl in the London home of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell because he was at home after attending a children’s party at Pizza Express in Woking.

Prince Andrew gave the startling explanation in a bombshell interview with Emily Maitlis for BBC’s Newsnight in which he was grilled about his relationship with the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, who has been exposed as a paedophile.

In a sometimes rambling and contradictory account of their friendship, which drew accusations of arrogance from viewers, the prince insisted he had not had sex with any women trafficked by Epstein in any of his properties. He confirmed that he had flown on Epstein’s now notorious jet, nicknamed the Lolita Express, and stayed on his private island and at his home in Palm Beach, as well as at his New York mansion.

“If you’re a man it is a positive act to have sex with somebody,” the prince explained. “You have to … take some sort of positive action and so therefore if you try to forget it’s very difficult to try and forget a positive action and I do not remember anything.”

More:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/nov/16/prince-andrew-denies-sex-with-teenager-as-at-home-after-pizza-party

[demmiblue]

34. WTH:

Link to tweet

[love_katz]

35. Wow.

[Karma13612]

37. Seriously??????? He expects people to believe that horse💩?

Did you see his eyes fluttering? And he was having to keep his “I sweat/I don’t sweat” story straight. Bull. It’s all just bull

[MissouriLibrul]

36. "Sure, Jan..."

[Aussie105]

40. Andrew, Andrew, Andrew!

The words I was hoping to hear were 'Epstein was a sleazebag, I'm a sleazebag too', but you didn't quite get there.

Never mind, consider them said.