How Much Do We Think Prince Andrew Is *Not* Sweating Right Now?

"The statement further detailed the former Prince's living lease at Royal Lodge: "His lease on Royal Lodge has, to date, provided him with legal protection to continue in residence." According to the Palace, despite the fact that Andrew continued to deny allegations stemming from his friendship with deceased pedophile financier and sex trafficker, Jeffrey Epstein, he has been served with a "formal notice" to "surrender the lease" and "move to alternative private accommodation.""

"The removal of Andrew's royal title and eviction comes less than two weeks after Virginia Giuffre's posthumous memoir was released. Andrew, as the world well knows by now, was one of the many men Giuffre was trafficked to. In 2001, when Giuffre was first introduced to the then-Prince, Epstein's former partner and co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell, prepared her like a lamb for slaughter-taking her shopping all day and making clear the expectations for her."

"prepared her like a lamb for slaughter-taking her shopping all day and making clear the expectations for her. "When Prince Andrew arrived at the house that evening, Maxwell was more coquettish than usual," Giuffre wrote. & "'Guess Jenna's age,' she urged the prince, after she introduced me. The Duke of York, who was then 41, guessed correctly: 17. 'My daughters are just a little younger than you,' he told me, explaining his accuracy. As usual, Maxw"

Buckingham Palace initiated a formal process to remove Prince Andrew's style, titles and honours and declared he will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. The Palace stated that his lease on Royal Lodge previously provided legal protection to continue residence but that he has been served a formal notice to surrender the lease and move to alternative private accommodation. The Palace expressed sympathy for victims and survivors of abuse. The action follows the release of Virginia Giuffre's posthumous memoir alleging she was trafficked to Andrew in 2001 and prepared by Ghislaine Maxwell.

Read at Jezebel