Netflix's Scoop is a “grade A disaster” for Prince Andrew | Michael Cole

[@JohnathanThomas-u7t]

I had the misfortune of meeting Prince Andrew many years ago and he was obnoxious, arrogant and rude so not remotely surprised with any of this.

[@Woodman-Spare-that-tree]

🎶 Oh …. The grand old Duke of York, He had 12 million quid, He sent it to someone he never met, For something he never did. 🎶

[@deborahrobben7721]

Andrew had an association with Jeffrey Epstein and the Maxwell woman. There is a picture of Andrew with his arms around Virginia. Virginia was underage and a sex trafficking victim. He also settled. And for your FYI Virginia used the money to open up a foundation to help other sex trafficking victims.

[@annaclarke7643]

Excellent parody. Well said.

[@MrShedinthepeg]

Well played sir 👏

[@tolrem]

🤣🤣

[@lucannewland1187]

I award you comment of the month, my friend 🏆

[@Dawnsky1957]

There is no way ANYONE with any decency should feel sorry for Andrew Winsor! For the victims yes.

[@ak203]

I guess I'm the bad guy then. He had no victims. He was not Epstein. The only link between him adn a "victim" is with Roberts Giuffre, a known liar who extorted him. So maybe I lack any decency, but she is a liar and I could care less if he has sex with her. IF.

[@sallywright8065]

What victims exactly? He (apparently) had sex with one adult woman who has since accepted a payoff. Who are his other victims?

[@millrace32]

yeah, what an odd thing to say. it's like a summer village fete, where the local lord has decided that to throw winningly at one of the games is to throw, however badly, rather than to strike the target, & so he keeps preventing others from throwing, instead 'granting' himself additional throws. & while he's actively preventing others from taking a turn, as their reward, or to earn their chance of reward, he's also using his own 'turns' to proposition anyone who fancies his tickle, or doesn't. then, after some time, a 'compromise' is reached where he 'busies' himself with something else while his wife / son / daughter / mistress is afforded some additional throws themselves, in the hope that at least they will show some interest in bringing success to others, before our friend returns & now the two of them are taking additional turns, utterly enchanted by the further entrenchment of their own absolute disinterest

[@TesterAnimal1]

@@millrace32WHAT? 😂

[@frockabyebabyshabbychic2611]

@@millrace32 “Throw winningly”? Sounds like a line from Wolf Hall.

[@mastercommander4535]

Our company was visited by Andrew overseas and the staff were very excited to hear a British Prince was coming to visit . On the appointed day I got to sit next to him behind the driver as we drove around a very large and extensive complex . A group of our staff had been positioned on one corner of the yard ready to do a meet , greet , and some photographs . They had stood in the sticky hot tropical sun for many hours and were extremely excited at having been selected for the honour . As we approached and slowed down near the group , the Prince turned to me and asked what was going on . I replied the reason for doing so he could meet these guys but with a look of total scorn he glowered at me remarking “ I don’t do photographs “ tapping the driver on the shoulder he ordered “ Drive on ! Don’t stop. Can you imagine the looks on all those faces as the crowd witnessed us slowing down and then suddenly accelerating out of view . So much for international trade envoy . Thousands of employees in more than one country of course got to hear about it and like me , probably never forgot it . I have many such stories of my interactions with this bombastic fool . Good riddance.

[@JoePalau]

A total failure of Andrew’s. He needed to pretend to understand the earned expections of others and accommodate them with grace and dignity. He behavior was the complete opposite of servive to his kingdom and subjects. It was distain 😡

[@allanmason3201]

Many Brits refuse to hear a ill word said about the sainted Elizabeth, but a huge part of Andrew's problems can be traced back to him growing up indulged by his mother and largely ignored by his obnoxious father. That doesn't excuse anything he's done of course. The man is now 64 years old, and if he'd had a bit of self-awareness and the ability to feel even a smidgen of shame, he would have sorted out his daddy and mommy issues long ago.

[@celticman1909]

I seem to recall a story from several years ago that Andrew was annoyed that he was required to take a few extra steps off the usual path on one of the Royal estates because a crew of workmen had closed the footpath for maintenance. He was said to be verbally abusive, in a churlish manner and of course it was petty and unbecoming for a man of his position to be so under such circumstances.

[@billyf5591]

Trade envoy😂😂😂😂!!.

[@Historian212]

There’s a very old concept - “noblesse oblige” - that the privileged have a responsibility to act with kindness and generosity to those less privileged. I guess that concept escaped PA. I bet Princess Anne could teach him a few things about it. She seems to be quite the opposite of him.

[@rachellucas242]

One feels pity ? That one being you Cole Everyone else is feeling all kinds of sick that he is still a free man

[@TaraSykes3]

Michael Cole is so disingenuous telling us PA is not a nasty person. He is well known for treating palace and security staff very badly. Rude and obnoxious.

[@MikeBowles-w8u]

thankyou never knew that but does not surprise me

[@soniadowney7427]

​@@MikeBowles-w8u he had dozens of stuffed animals ...every one of them had to be removed from his bed, and WATCH OUT if they were not put back on his bed in the EXACT same order. He'd rage at the staff with violent temper.

[@Battosai84]

I also blame times radio and this pathetic interviewer for not calling him out! How can this woman live with herself?! Times radio are the biggest cowards!!

[@glasshalffull8471]

He's probably still wanting access to the Royals, it's fairly well documented Andrew is an a hole at best, not to mention beasties with Epstien.

[@soniadowney7427]

@@twoofsix3b3g there was a picture the staff had to follow to make sure they were placed in order

[@XSchuauss]

“Ill-judged”? It was simply the truth of what kind of a person he was and he is.

Exactly... The dirt was under the carpet whether anyone could see it or not.

[@gweilospur5877]

How do you know? Have you met him?

[@andybrice2711]

He was born into immense wealth, power, and prestige. He could've done virtually anything, and repeatedly chose to spend his life consorting with lowlife criminals. He seems like a right wrong'un.

[@ingridioanahuma6470]

You could not say it better!

[@lelanalela7932]

Most people are jealous bc he's born rich and Famous and hate him for that . Many guys out There sleeping with young prostitutes as we speak And no one makes fuss about it . That story is a hoax of the century .

[@lelanalela7932]

Hoax of the Century !! Prince Andrew was not charged Nor convicted of any crime. Political game to Damage the Monarchy .

[@Lyn-in-Herts]

He's arrogant to boot.

[@annieearle962]

Must be a “spare” thing…..he and his traitorous nephew belong together……the self pity and ego is enormous.

[@marsteden5379]

What Michael Cole seems to be omitting to acknowledge is that Andrew was one of the abusers, he wasn't some hapless innocent who just happened to fall in with the wrong company, he was the wrong company.

[@maryannhavlena9261]

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[@pwe7929]

I don’t think his assessment about Andrew’s attitude before the Falklands is correct. I spent a short time at BRNC Dartmouth just after he left there and the impression I got from one or two people on staff there at the time was that Andrew was arrogant and unpleasant.

[@allanmason3201]

Michael Cole seems to have huge problems viewing the Windsors with any degree of objectivity. I guess if a good part of your working life was devoted to covering some particular issue or group of people, you have to believe that it's of cosmic significance. Accepting that it isn't is tantamount to admitting you've wasted your life. And if you spend your career carefully crafting fawning reports of the goings on of the Royals, it can't be easy to accept that they're a bunch of obnoxious parasites.

[@raqueldobson1]

Those in the navy & armed forces did not like PA because of exactly those personality traits, as well as they felt he did not have their backs as colleagues must in their environment… Only Harry has ever got rave reviews from those who have been in the services with him…

[@mandyharewood886]

As he was in the interview then.

[@paleandbeyond]

My mum's cousin worked on the Royal yacht, Brittania for many years. He was there in the 80's and he said he was a really horrible man, especially if you were staff. Very unpleasant and incredibly arrogant and rude. My mum asked who the nicest was and it may come as no surprise that Princess Diana was awarded that title among the staff. Michael Cole need not worry; I doubt very much there are many who feel sympathy for that man. I do not believe for one minute his friendship was a blind one with Epstein.

[@GailPlatt]

Yes I heard that.

[@Jack-py3cv]

Pity for him? Never!

[@katiehill619]

Nothing 'happened to Prince Andrew on this ill-judged occasion'... Andrew himself put on display his total arrogance, dishonesty and unwillingness to be accountable for his own choices and actions. I still recall my jaw dropping open when he said - with absolutely no hint of awareness - that he felt it totally appropriate to continue to visit with Mr. Epstein after his release from prison (pathetic sentence notwithstanding).... after conviction for sex trafficking minors. That he could not see what was so appallingly wrong with that - and that he could feel that it made sense to express loyalty to a friend in that circumstance over the exploitation of young girls was staggering. It is clear that he will never, ever, get it.

[@gwyneth7812]

Well when your big bro' was big mates with saville, how would you think there was anything wrong with being mates with people like that?!! The fact that everyone leaps to Charlies defence and attacks Harry after his mothers questionable death is beyond me!

[@dianeshelton9592]

Andrew himself said he knew Saville best of all. The things is so did most of the British establishment

[@MikeBowles-w8u]

absolutely

[@wallybingbang4350]

@@gwyneth7812 Good point 😢

[@lelanalela7932]

Do you know for how much money " girls" were " exploited" ?? They made per day more than parents Per week !! I would call it another name !!😊

[@annieearle962]

Why is it “terrible” that he cannot return to public life? Tragic? Wow…..He should be in prison with Ghislaine. Spares seem to have horrid personalities. Indulged and ego driven.

[@shaunwarren8042]

Rather than worrying about whether Prince Andrew can return to public life is secondary to whether he will ever be properly investigated and charged if appropriate for the sexual exploitation of children

[@brotherted9212]

The problem is that it’s been so many years, I suspect that statute of limitations has expired.

[@lynettefinnigan9540]

Children?? It was a woman who was supposedly 17 at the time, who had apparently been on the streets since 13...she would have been very 'knowing' and fully trained by Epstein in blackmail and setting men up and using sex as a trade!!! I have no idea if he partied with her or had sex with her...but I know her 'type' and she would have been leading any interactions!!!

[@lynettefinnigan9540]

Children??, she was 17..and she's 52 now...living well on all her blackmail money, and didn't go to jail for giving evidence for the Feds....they originally were going to charge her, as she brought other young girls into the 'game'....she was on the streets since 13 and was trained by Epstein...weather Andrew partied or had sex with her, we'll never know, but a girl like that, would be the instigator for her Boss Epstein and Andrew would have been a lead-along fool just like Harry is!!

[@mattypallaristhedoomking5691]

There should be NO 'statute of limitation' when CHILDREN/underage girls (&/or boys) are *_ever_* involved!!

[@pseaton2748]

He is a monster. God Save The Children. Its hard to keep the faith

[@harpothehealer]

Huge respect for Michael Cole, however he's wrong on earlier life of Prince Andrew. In the 80s I have had first hand experience of his disgusting behaviour as a Midshipman at Dartmouth and undergoing elementary Bulldog Naval Flight training at RAF base .I know for a fact his peers loathed him and in many cases hated him,. His arrogance alone was off the scale and his behaviour in the 80s WAS NOT that of an Officer and a Gentleman.

[@patriciaschuster1371]

He was called Randy Andy in his early days...somewhat like Charlie, his dad.

[@ConcettaLynch]

​@@patriciaschuster1371CHARLES IS NOT HIS DAD: YOU MEAN PHILIP , ELIZABETH HUSBAND. WELL, PHILIP WAS VERY ARROGANT, ENTITLED AND A WELL KNOWN RACIST. SO, THINGS MUST RUN IN THE FAMILY ........ HMMMMMMMMMMM..😮😢😮😢😮😢

[@ConcettaLynch]

WHO NEEDS HIM ANY WAY?

[@stewartmcardle8149]

Doesn't do his eldest daughter Beatrice, who supported the interview, any favours either. However, it's clear from many sources that Andrew is a "don't you know who I am" type of arrogant bloke. A total lack of judgement on them both.

[@taromilktea4834]

Beatrice didn’t have a choice, did she. At least she was the one asking the reasonable questions.

[@SusanaXpeace2u]

Nobody wants to face up to their father's weaknesses. She believed that he hadn't met her I bet. I wonder if she can possibly still believe that. My father aint no prince but I was 40 something before I allowed myself to accept how spineless he really is.

[@mogznwaz]

Arrogance is, as far as I know, not yet a criminal offence.

[@Trish-ql9kz]

Or Fergie.. ‘he’s the most honourable man you could ever meet’ 😂

[@stewartmcardle8149]

​​@Trish-ql9kz She knows which side her bread's buttered !@@Trish-ql9kz

[@pattykake7195]

Supreme arrogance deserves no pity…👎🏽

[@helveticaification]

It's what happens when a child grows up as Mother's favorite - and Mother is the Queen.

[@stephenfarthing3819]

Hmmm! Indeed! And reluctantly! I have to concur!

[@pattykake7195]

@@stephenfarthing3819 🎯

[@stephenfarthing3819]

@@pattykake7195 I did say - reluctantly! And that's why I have no choice but to agree!

[@jonimarsh9105]

I think that it was very arrogant that his father gave him Harry and Meagan’s house. Especially after they had just spent millions on upgrading their home. King Camilla should have kept her two cents out of it. It was also his grandchildren’s home.Americans think CAMILLA SHOULD HAVE NO OPINION OVER DIANA’S CHILDREN. THEY DEFINITELY DESERVED A REASON TO RETURN TO HIS HOME. CAMILLA TOOK ENOUGH AWAY FROM HARRY.

[@realtodd1969]

Poor Andrew, how will he make a living now he can't do public appearances? Will he go on the dole? Oh, wait........he was born into obscene wealth and will die obscenely wealthy.

[@LordOfLight]

Exactly.

[@LordOfLight]

@@TruthofDilly Why do you think he'll get a state funeral? It's quite plain he won't.

[@BromideBride]

He's been _on-the-dole_ from birth. It may be more as an individual payment than most benefits offices give out each month but it's still state backed finance. We've supported this clan for long enough and the time is that they all got the boot. They are typical of *all* the *entitled* elite that have ceased to work for the greater good and instead guffaw their way through life at the expense of planet and its populous in the manner of their Colonising predecessors.

[@panchopuskas1]

@@TruthofDilly .....he won't get a state funeral......not that it would matter that much to him.....maybe he'll have to cut back on the number of escorts he reportedly hires and resign himself to the golf course, poor guy....

[@daydays12]

Yes It is shocking....

[@sarahandrews5611]

I was a foster carer for fifteen years and I really feel for those girls as this kind of abuse never really goes away, it affects the way one sees an intimate relationship. Horrific it causes untold damage. Think about those young people. It is very brave to speak out.

[@Woodman-Spare-that-tree]

“AMIABLE’ 😂😂😂. Andrew is the one who drove his Range Rover through the palace gates, costing £85,000 in damage, that came out of public funds.

[@rahuldahoob]

Untouchable!!

[@wolfa5151]

⁠@@rahuldahoobnot anymore!

[@lelanalela7932]

Dogs barking , caravans passing . Prince Andrew Is Queens son and no one can take it away from Him . People are just jealous bc their Mama wasnt The Queen . Ridiculous . Leave the Man alone !!👋

[@clearskies2]

He is nauseating.

[@daylehudson6810]

Should not have come out of public funds

[@TesterAnimal1]

So it’s his “openness” which brought him down. Not his character and behaviour. Right.

[@jokermaan1]

Rather like when in the interview he says, something along the lines of, maybe I'm too honourable, when asked why he had to spend several days, breaking off his relationship with Epstein, rather than simply phoning him!

[@Catherine-km2kf]

If the ill advised interview had never happened, the prince would still have been a sex offender. He doesn’t deserve protection.

[@matthewb9621]

How do you figure he is a sex offender?

[@silviopina_111]

​@@matthewb9621 Virgina's testimony alongside the photo

[@matthewb9621]

@@silviopina_111 Remind me (us all) what she said about Andrew.. A photo of a woman not a child. Don't you see it as guilt by association? Are you saying Sarah Ferguson was complicit for also visiting Epstein? Care to put all your ducks in a row?

[@matthewb9621]

@@silviopina_111 I think my response was deleted or I did something wrong! I'd just say Virginia is not worth $15000 to have sex with. I am confident Andrew could have had sex with many others free of charge. But I do not know the dynamics of the situation. Why was a 17 year old happily partying with older men etc. I do not think she was trafficked. It was a party scene she did not quite comprehend. This is not commenting on Epstein, Just Andrew. I think she mistook a prince speaking a foreign language with Prince Andrew. I can see an Arab etc paying to have sex with a white woman But Andrew, nagh!

[@bloopbleepnothinghere]

​​@@matthewb9621evidence, for a start.

[@jenniferdaulby5519]

They need to put Andrew, Sarah, Harry & Meghan on an island somewhere & let them 'retire' out of the public eye - let them see who will survive. I couldn't care less about them. Best wishes from Australia 🇦🇺 ❤

[@madeleine7411]

Michael Cole is excellent. Lots of factual information. He gave facts and was actually privy to the facts he cited. He looks as disgusted as all of us are, Andrew is not a great loss to the monarchy. So entitled for even a prince. He lied, he avoided the issue and taken absolutely no responsibility for his behavior. I feel absolutely nothing regarding his departure from public royal duties. He has absolutely no moral compass.

[@charlesfaure1189]

If you want to know a man's character, give him power. I think Lincoln said that.

[@SirAntoniousBlock]

Anyone can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans true character, give him power.

[@lugano1999]

Wasn't Prince Andrew known as "Randy Andy" back in the 80s? Gee, why was that? Has his life-long patterns been forgotten somehow?

[@kasahadragon9499]

Back in the 70's even. I left the UK in '79 and the moniker had been hung around his neck for years before I left.

[@delwynjenkins3581]

Check out on line photo's of Andrew on a Thai holiday with Epstein on Epstein's private yacht. They were friends for 20 years & Andrew enjoyed all the 'perks'

[@nicholaskelly1958]

Interestingly lugano1999 at the time Prince Andrew commented that had the press knowledge of his elder brother's antics they would have given Charles a similar moniker!

[@marycarver-t6v]

Allegedly his proclivities extend a bit further than previously reported if true! I find myself seeing the entire Royal Family 'thing' in a dfferent light than how I perceived under Queen Elizabeth! I think currently they are on the verge of losing the affection they held under Elizabeth! I am also not enamoured of what seem to be 'hordes' of them appearing on a walk to Church! These occasions should be kept to a minimum,The Heir and family!

[@johnfletcher9907]

We can talk about PA and his (unrepairable) reputation all we like but the attention should be Epstein’s victims. They are at the heart of all this, and Andrew associating with the guy and his wife, and the admitting he still doesn’t regret it, should be enough for him to be blackballed by the media now.

[@Kate-lk6tw]

No victims without perpetrators and we need attention on BOTH

[@davidhoward4715]

@johnfletcher9907 The fact that you appear to believe that the perpetrators of evil should go unpunished says much about your character. The fact that you have received 61 upvotes horrifies me.

[@lynncuthbert2307]

He's not a Victim. He's in up to his neck in filth. Obnoxious and priveleged. He's put shame on the whole family and the system we are in. No way back!! Far too much is coming out now. They are not fit for purpose.

[@phoenixrising5088]

The RF are all reptiles, except Kate. I think we've seen the last of her. Her "Cancer" is a Red Herring. Time will tell.

[@djquinn11]

Well said.

[@tracesprite6078]

If Britain must have a royal family, why not elect an untarnished family for a 5 year stint. Let them live in the palaces and open bridges and visit hospitals etc Then choose another family for the next 5 years. And try really hard to not have the family be one of the really rich people. - or on the other hand, let elected politicians open new buildings and take the chance to talk about the political issues of the day.

[@salviabuckwheats7434]

As a woman who knows what it was like to grow up female, I take offense to all this "pity poor Andrew" talk. He should be ashamed and if he himself is feeling sorry for himself, that's disgusting. Instead, he should be thankful if in fact he was ignorant of the abuse and the obviously extremely young age, that he found out before he and all those other people could continue to harm those captive victims.

[@josephberrie9550]

pleased you told us that as a woman you grew up into a female...that is very unusual in todays topsy-turvy world

[@xxxxxxxxx3944]

Feel sorry only if he gave a full apology and made amends. Plus exile himself and joined a monastery.

[@KelliMarieRiggsBriscoe]

Why dont you let him.be?????​@xxxxxxxxx3944

[@TarlachOakleaf]

Exactly what crime did Andrew commit? Kindly provide evidence.

[@beckyshah4600]

​@@josephberrie9550eh? What has the trans issue got to do with this story? Very few people in society are trans. What is far more common is people disregarding facts and evidence in order for their warped perception to form their reality.

[@davecooper8080]

No one feels pity for him on any level.

[@sc00bzuk]

You're wrong... crazily enough there actually are quite a few royalists that feel sorry for him and defend him to the end! I find that quite nuts but I've read it with my own eyes.

[@deborahcurtis1385]

He feels massively sorry... for himself!

[@jennideans]

Only sorry he got caught out ....

[@GailPlatt]

Agreed

[@joannac.macd.3958]

@@sc00bzuk Here you go, read it again ... :-). While I don't consider myself a Royalist, I do feel , if not pity, but compassion for Andrew. Can you imagine being the child of a cold un loving mother, and a self important father? I make no excuses for him if he was as close to Jeffrey Epstein as reported ... but I believe he was set up by Virginia (whoever) who IMO had every opportunity to go home every night, and she was not held captive. If she slept with him, she was not kicking and screaming. Anyway ..... no need to attack. I understand where you are coming from.

[@Shivanshduvedi]

Sad to see that he didn't receive judicial punishment

[@biancakarteron5620]

He received. he paid the accuser and the court case went away. He lost his royal activities, influence.

[@geoffnottage8894]

Yet again, the age of consent in the UK is 16. Our blushing maiden, Virginia, was 17 plus. Seedy business, but no crime.

[@bubbercakes528]

Prince Andrew should be behind bars. His freedom to have all that money without doing anything for it is no punishment! I have no “pity” for him at all. This speaker is regrettably mistaken!

[@LordOfLight]

What crime did he commit? Having sex with 16-year old girls is not a crime.

[@scampykaynine8073]

It is in the US!

[@morstyrannis1951]

@@LordOfLightyou’re today’s winner of the most clueless comment in the internet. It’s quite an accomplishment. But the degree of stupidity and distance from reality required to think Andrew paid $12M for something that wasn’t a criminal offence is staggering. Congratulations on your accomplishment. I look forward as you appear on to the Darwin Awards with your amazing skills.

[@LordOfLight]

@@scampykaynine8073 No Sir. It is in only 20 states of the Union. In the other 30 it is not.

[@joandiamond6788]

@@LordOfLight If he committed the offense in a state where it is illegal, then it is a crime. I used small words so you could understand.

[@sleepycalico]

Per the news in the US, the FBI requested interviews with Andrew multiple times, first several times low pressuredly, with an expectation of cooperation because Andrew said he would meet with them, and then through the most formal channels. Andrew never would meet with them. He strung them along, steadily saying he was willing to be interviewed, seeming to imagine it would all be forgotten if he shined them on for long enough. We were given to understand that the FBI ultimately gave up due to diplomatic immunity. So it is weaselly to say Andrew was never charged, let alone convicted. He lied and he hid.

[@alidabotes6264]

He would have been arrested the minute he put foot on US soil. So he hid behind his IPP status!

[@NelsonZAPTM]

And Doe 174, whats his excuse?

[@sleepycalico]

@@NelsonZAPTM Ha! Yep, I wanna know, too.

[@catherinenewman6516]

It must be so awful forbid children to see video titles like this one even though he did the damage to himself.

[@charliekilpatrick4821]

I can't agree that the UK has free speech since two tier Starmer came to power.

[@celticman1909]

As I recall, the Marquis De Sade actually felt that his noble status gave him the right to satisfy his perverted sexual desires upon the common class without limit. It could be that Andrew has some of that self-serving arrogance as well.

[@GeorgiaJakes7]

Yes. And I think he knows very well the other men in his family have done nothing different than he did. So he’s mad he gets punished and made an example while his relatives don’t. This guy defends PA so he can defend his own hubris in the various interviews. He boldly states his was the best interview ever. That doesn’t mean anything when a man has no ethics or morality which devalues the integrity of this guy’s work. So he’s making excuses for his behavior.

[@celticman1909]

@@GeorgiaJakes7 Do you believe the accusations against Lord Mountbatten?

[@GeorgiaJakes7]

@@celticman1909 Yes.

[@celticman1909]

@@GeorgiaJakes7 Andrew's father was very close to Mountbatten during his younger years. I have wondered about how this sort of thing effects families, one generation to another. Even Royal families.

[@GeorgiaJakes7]

@@celticman1909 I think it is passed down.

[@stephengrimmer35]

@17:52 so "we have to take it on the word of a prince of the royal blood" ENOUGH of the forelock tugging already.

[@lucannewland1187]

Well spotted, Completely ridiculous in this day and age!

[@davidhoward4715]

Truly nauseating.

[@upnorth2421]

Wealthy life in golf course is really not a tragedy.

[@daydays12]

Yes . This speaker does not know the meaning of the word 'tragedy'

[@malcolmchalmers9231]

Send him to America for questioning

[@Supernovae2010]

He made a settlement following the american laws and payed dozens of millions to Virginia Guffrey already. Too late. she lives a very healthy life now. Case closed following the american laws.

[@malcolmchalmers9231]

@@Supernovae2010 no the fbi still wants to speak with him and why he can’t travel to America and Virginia was only 1 case

[@marky555]

A civil settlement does not bar a prosecution. The statute of limitation expired by now.

[@malcolmchalmers9231]

FBI still want to question him for Epstein and other involvement

[@deborahrobben7721]

Have the FBI question him.

[@sandyelton9532]

If he wasn’t a prince he would have been locked up by now..

[@johndean958]

Absolutely Correct.

[@giantpurplebrain]

If he wasn't a prince he wouldn't have had a jet set lifestyle being feted by rich perverts with private islands - he might have been ok.

[@usercarefree44]

He committed no crime so no he wouldn't be.

[@gweilospur5877]

The exact opposite is true. If he wasn’t a Prince nobody would even be interested in any of this.

[@dallashotz4716]

His mother is gone now, he can be jailled

[@MargaretChapman-k1y]

The only pity felt during my watch of Scoop was because Rufus Sewell portrayed him so sympathetically. I understand from watching interviews of his security guards that Andrew was an obnoxious person to look after. This interview should have only taken 10 minutes as he's saying the same thing over and over.

[@randyschwaggins]

On the bright side...Andrew has been offered a role as a global Ambassador for Pizza Express...

[@annajacob7981]

😂

[@user-pw6ei2mn7x]

Ouch 👏👏👏🍀🍀🍀

[@AJA-ie5uu]

“Memorable”

[@clearskies2]

Perhaps a new home in a Portacabin in Woking. Handy for Andy !

[@LordOfLight]

I'm bemused by the idea that no longer having a public life will be a disaster for Andrew. Will he lose his income? Will he lose the very fine mansion he lives in? No?? So............he won't lose anything but on the other hand won't have to lift a finger for it anymore. What a disaster.

[@ingridioanahuma6470]

😃

[@lizziestevenson1908]

It is a disaster for a narcissist who believes the public will miss cheering when they see him in his finery 😂

[@alidabotes6264]

The King would like to kick him out but the other family members are protecting him. The Queen may have asked them to do so.

[@clearskies2]

He should be,at His Majesty's pleasure, a guest at Wormwood Scrubs prison. Only House Rules applied.

[@TarlachOakleaf]

@@clearskies2 What crime did he commit? Provide evidence. You have a mighty great chip on your shoulder and it shows.

[@GreatgoatonFire]

You have you be really twisted to feel that Prince Andrew was the victim in all this. Where does Times Radio get these ghouls?

[@hollyhenry51]

I didn't hear him say once he was a victim. Many people feel "Sorry" for the person they thought he was. Just like Harry who was NEVER that free & easy little boy. Just like Margret & Harry, Andrew thought he would make a better King. Remember he wanted to be Regent to Charles' kids? HE wanted to bring them up.

[@Grogeous_Maximus]

Feeling sorry for a pathetic creep like Prince Andrew is not the same as saying he's the victim. No one ever said Prince Andrew was the victim.

[@GreatgoatonFire]

@@Grogeous_Maximus the guest seems to be implying that Andrew got fooled into abusing women by Epstine tho.

[@michaelpower4372]

​@@GreatgoatonFirewhy did Andrew's Police protector allow him to hang around with Epstein an knowing sex offender of minors. Andrew even visited Epstein when he got out of jail for abusing minors.

[@lightningtree5432]

From a piggery apparently 😂

[@DavidGray-o7f]

Over the last 20 years as a former police officer in the Met. I have known several police officers who performed their permanent duties within the gates of Buckingham Palace. When asked about the royal family and their personalities, to a man, without exception, they all said that Andrew was an arragant, entitled bully. He was absolutely hated. Most veteran Met cops know this fact. None of the other immediate family members were described like this, in fact most were regarded as pleasant and professional. Several ex officers who worked at BP have come out in interviews and said the same thing. As for his competence, read Wikopedia's leaked papers re: Andrew's overseas work and how deplorable his behaviour was. This was a known creep. For Mr. Cole to pretend he did not know the character of this royal twit is deceptive, and a continuation of the lies spread by those who wish to brown nose the royals, in order to get permission to interview any of them for a future auto biography.

[@johndean958]

Thankyou. Perfectly stated.

[@catharinaholm6035]

Oh God the arrogance! "Schadenfreude is for the Germans"! WOW! How rude!

[@tracesprite6078]

Yes, I disliked that bit of racism.

[@alidabotes6264]

I agree. Michael Cole is equally full of himself. I really dislike him.

[@Gennettor-nc8kx]

"Schadenfreude" (note the correct spelling) is highly unbritish - like your comment.

[@KiwiSentinel]

@@Gennettor-nc8kx shame your tabloid newspapers didn't get that memo.

[@DCFunBud]

Very rarely does such an arrogant offensive entitled person get this kind of comeuppance.

[@daylehudson6810]

Karma

[@tcphoto]

In reality, Andrew has dodged a bullet by avoiding charges for his alleged activity. Andrews other activities, attitudes and history is enough to have him banned from any Royal involvement or appearance in public. Why King Charles III doesn't remove him from Royal Lodge is amazing to me, he may be family but he should be sent as far away as possible.

[@AnotherPointOfView944]

St Helens?

[@deborahrobben7721]

Andrew should be in prison like that Maxwell woman.

[@kasahadragon9499]

As long as the taxes don't go towards Andrew in any form (inc security) I'd settle for that !

[@mikef5881]

Is he still in the line of succession?

[@kasahadragon9499]

@@mikef5881 yes. He's right in line so the chances are pretty slim. But if he did get his chance I'm pretty sure there would be rioting in the streets !

[@annishilcock4587]

Michael Cole, ex Fayed aide at Harrods ,and PR Expert (very modest) and his pontifications about the Royal Family and what they should or shouldn't do is probably one of the reasons Harry left. He's almost as insufferably smug and entitled as Andrew

[@Kate-lk6tw]

Try listening to him. He gets what is wrong with Andrew

[@TesterAnimal1]

@@Kate-lk6twhe calls him “a man of high status”. He happened to be born the sprog of an illegitimate institution which PRESUMES it has “status”. They are merely the descendants of robber barons.

[@annishilcock4587]

@@Kate-lk6tw Most people know what is wrong with Andrew and have done for years.We don't need Michael Cole to tell us

[@lazslostpierre9951]

Spot on. He glossed over that part of his career at the intro.

[@aislingkeogh9348]

Agreed. Have felt that way about Cole since the 80's.

[@JuliusFawcett]

Peado Andrew is lucky to avoid jail

[@Woodman-Spare-that-tree]

If your brother is the king, you’re not going to gaol.

[@JuliusFawcett]

@@Woodman-Spare-that-tree maybe not

[@janesedgemore8092]

Not a fan of Andrew but she was 17 which doesn't make him a paedo. She hit the jackpot with him and continues suing others!!!

[@JuliusFawcett]

@@janesedgemore8092 i wonder if you would have said that if she had been your daughter

[@tonivaripati5951]

@@janesedgemore8092 He's abused other girls a lot younger, that's what he is worried about!

[@DoriZuza]

32:12 a life confined to the golf course and private pleasures 🙄 meanwhile some people are having to choose between eating and heating

[@annieearle962]

Shut up Michael!

[@maryannhavlena9261]

I have to choose between eating and cooling. 🥵🥵🥵 🇺🇸

[@maryloubjorasen34]

Thank you so much for interviewing Michael Cole and of his giving each of us a sense of the human dilemma, regardless of social status.

[@stonehengemaca]

Oh no, how are we going to cope without Prince andrew in public..?

[@Candy-O1776]

😂😂😂

[@edwardgladue-o4d]

Royal blood give it a rest. Ridiculous

[@kookla8727]

IMO Prince Andrew is guilty of what he has been accused of. He got off lightly. He should be in jail so i don't feel once ounce of pity for him.

[@malone-np3ip]

His friend is horrid woman in prison

[@chocobunny925]

Andrew was finished long before 'Scoop'

[@marycarver-t6v]

Andrew should never have started!My support for the Monarchy started tp wane with the loss of Queen Elizabeth! Charles seems an 'alright' kind of man, cant say more than that yet! His lack of firmness with Harry and Andrew is ominous!Worse than that was allowing Fergie back! Every bit as mo ney mad, scandal ridden as Andrew ! Charles parents both Philip and Elizabeth made the righ decisons regarding keeping their family in order. always Monarchy first! Without their firm hands chaos seems to be the order of the day! I loked William a lot but since he has the power of the NEXT King, I detect the tiny signs of a certain arrogance ? I really hope not! On a lighter note it may be the HORRIBLE beard which doesn't suit him at all!

[@knelson5034]

I would argue that if the Crown had not allowed the interview, and the information had come out later, it would have been far worse for the royal family. By exposing this disaster, the Crown can cut off a diseased limb, and survive. The royal family is doing just fine. And Andrew does not belong in public life.

[@elizabethgrainger4861]

A good interviewer who didn't constantly interrupt

[@joanhanleylisse1571]

So accurate.

[@davidgardiner4720]

If anyone deserved to be robustly interrupted and challenged, it would be this creepy sycophant!

[@bettyfarraher7683]

Who was flashing their camera ? This is rude to me when someone is talking it’s very disturbing

[@keith8609]

Andrew is Arrogant and entitled

[@edwright480]

As well as narcissistic.

[@garyturner5739]

Very much so.

[@LibertyStation92106]

Falsely entitled.

[@louelaine3680]

Yes but is he a criminal? And since when is being arrogant and entitled a crime

[@keith8609]

@@louelaine3680 The fact is he had the chance to clear his name in court but he payed the woman off instead does that sound like someone who is innocent ?

[@carolking6355]

I thought this was excellent. Prince Andrew as we all know is an arrogant and unpleasant person but I wonder how much is due to his upbringing .

[@jonathanmonck-mason6715]

He was raised on a crime-ridden estate in Windsor and was sent to an approved School in Scotland.

[@daphcameron6534]

Im presuming all four children were brought up in a similar way they dont appear to be so arrogrant

[@daylehudson6810]

Spoiled by nannys. Mama gone a,lot

[@inge1647]

It takes an old white male to feel sorry for someone like prince Andrew, who‘s unbecoming conduct had been going on for decades. He was not only close friends with Epstein, but even closer with Ghistlaine Maxwell since College. The interview was not the one problem that brought him down. Andrew just couldn’t help himself, he had to show everyone his true face, because he thinks he hasn’t done anything wrong. Sadly Michael Cole feels more sorry about Andrew getting caught than feeling sorry about what he has done. What an impaired sense of justice. Andrew’s victims are who we should feel sorry for. Andrew never denied his victim‘s statements, never called them out as lies, just said he doesn’t recollect. Let’s face it, he will never be charged, even though he practically admitted it on camera. Only white males can get away with this and have other white males feeling sorry for them.

[@jakeyjakey4018]

seriously, this guy has no connection to reality

[@johncouriermeh]

I certainly did not feel pity for Prince Andrew or feel sorry for him and I certainly do not respect him. I had the unfortunate time, when I met him. I was in the navy and as a SNCO who saw the man coming along the Stbd passage towards the CO's cabin flat, I stopped and opened the door for him. His retort was "get out of my effin way". Arrogance and a sheer nasty personality comes nowhere close. as they say what comes goes around.

[@johndean958]

What you have written says it all. Thankyou for stating what you have. I wished that would have been put in the Film. What a horrible creep he really has been. You would have wondered what is the Defence Force all about, with a creep like that being admired.

[@wolfa5151]

They are all a waste of time and money. Time for a Republic. Time to stop prancing around wearing carpets and head gear. It’s 2024. Time to focus on the people their needs. Not the overbred few.

[@Ben-jq5oo]

Summed up 👍

[@MikeBowles-w8u]

indeed

[@SusannaSaunders]

Totally agree! Not my King. Get rid of the royals.

[@carlpierce2486]

Not my king.

[@maurabattersby3370]

Indeed

[@tmanchu]

That interview was the beginning of the end of the monarchy. The fact that it happened meant something. The fact that he felt the interview went well mean something even worse.

[@carlpierce2486]

About time too.

[@thecheesefactor]

Andrew revealed he put his loyalty to Epstein above almost everything. He should know better that even if he wasn't guilty, he would be guilty by association. His advisers are partly to blame for allowing the association to happen in the first place.

[@annmacleod1099]

It wasn't the end of the monarchy in this interview it was the end of prince Andrew

[@daylehudson6810]

I wonder how much money was paid out to kep him out of prison

[@AJA-ie5uu]

I don’t think “Scoop” has any bearing on PA’s status. He was never coming back. It portrayed him as a pompous arrogant fool with a poor choice in friends. Which is exactly how he was already thought of.

[@AlexAndra-jh6hv]

The Queen had him beside her at public functions long after the interview. Charles threw out Harry and Meghan so Andrew could have their house. Don't think there wasn't an eye on rehabilitation.

[@cunawarit]

Prince Andrew isn't "finished", he lives in a huge mansion in a 98 acres plot, and he's a multimillionaire protected by his title. How is this "finished"?

[@maralynfarber2068]

But isn’t King Charles trying to kick Andrew out of that mansion?

[@cunawarit]

@@maralynfarber2068 to a smaller mansion, he's not going to be living under a bridge.

[@thecheesefactor]

It's all relative, isn't it? The public profile he once had is done with. He is "finished" in PR terms.

[@MarCapa-ed5uv]

And he doesn’t have to worry about work anymore.

[@tomhollandroberts1737]

@@MarCapa-ed5uvThis buffoon never, ever worked in his life.

[@ameliaalush8589]

I have NO PITY for "Prince" Andrew. He is a shame for the Royal Family, for his own Family and for Him Self💔

[@wuffothewonderdog]

The whole royal gang are a creepy, selfish bunch of wasters that we’d all be better off without them. Charlie loves Israel, not us.

[@lynette1228]

Why what happened to the other men and those girls new what they were doing and it was prove the photo altered

[@stalyirmangin6249]

Andrew is apparently, still the Earl of Inverness, so, naturally, Inverness have retaliated by marketing the 'Loch Ness Noncer' angle - I mean, bravo! Great team work, Inverness!

[@PassiveAgressive319]

They hand out these useless and outdated titles like sweets!

[@PassiveAgressive319]

@@TONE11111 Thank you for sharing your wealth of information. You clearly know your subject matter which is formidable. However, you missed my point. These titles are outdated, elitist, classist and useless; often awarded to people who are the least deserving such as Prince Andrew. Good luck to you friend🙏

[@charlesvanderhoog7056]

We see what unlimited wealth and an inborn sense of massive entitlement do.

[@beeble2003]

It's tragic in the sense that Prince Andrew will never be able to return to public life? What on Earth is this man talking about? It's tragic in the sense that people were abused. And, no, actually, I don't feel pity for Andrew. I don't even see what there is to pity.

[@johndean958]

Perfectly stated .

[@seeingspiritualvisions]

Anyone without his position.Would definitely go to jail.They are never accountable because of who they are.

[@maryannhavlena9261]

GOD will deal with him. People forget about GOD, but God does not forget anything. Any and All Pain that he caused to others, God knows all about it. And no one can hide from GOD. No one, not even A Prince.

[@daylehudson6810]

You mean prison

[@spliffqueeg]

Schadenfreude isn’t exclusively felt by Germans, there’s no shame in feeling that Andrew is finally getting a small measure of justice.

[@sairhug]

Yes, that was a ridiculous line by Michael Cole (and didn't he blether on and on?!). Just because those in one geographical area bothered to construct a word for that emotion, doesn't meant they have exclusive practical use of it 🙄. What a prat.

[@majuli8420]

Well, as a German I can attest to the fact that there is a reason why we came up with that word. :D

[@AlexAndra-jh6hv]

@@sairhug It was a very witty remark, IMO. Don't take it so seriously. He blathered on because the film editor didn't do a good job. The interview running time should have been cut by at least a third.

[@joluchie2958]

@@sairhug Yes, I agree that was a rather xenophobic disdainful stereotyping for somebody who claims to have been a BBC journalist.

[@gcwmn1961]

The Royal Family are German too. Regardless that was an unnecessary stereotype that did not land nicely.

It wasn't ill-judged. It was Karma.

[@PassiveAgressive319]

Sheer hubris and arrogance. Apparently he still thinks he didn’t do anything wrong and that the British public are docile enough to welcome him back

[@sfactory8253]

Frightening thing is, if they were told to enough probably would. They've apparently welcomed Queen Camilla and hate Harry and Meghan with a passion.

[@geoffrobinson3390]

He is lucky he has not had the same fate as his good friend Ghislaine Maxwell, Lucky he hasn't faced charges in the USA

[@sueneil777]

I get so tired of comments being made about how Andrew has never been charged with anything, (as if he’s an innocent man). Never forget there was a settlement of a whopping £12,000,000 paid to his accuser so he would not have to go to court and face justice, also in the settlement, there was no admission of any guilt from him at all. If he were not a member of that family he’d be in jail like his good friend the sex trafficker ghislaine maxwell. Does anyone know how her appeal is going? It started on 12 March.

[@daylehudson6810]

In the U.S.A. he would still be in prison

[@Woodman-Spare-that-tree]

@@geoffrobinson3390 And he knows it, which is why he will never go to the USA again.

[@petuser1]

this guy Michael Cole making out that somehow Prince Andrew is a victim in all this,,,, absolutely shocking interview

[@snobbysydneysider4168]

The Queen did not leave it to Prince Andrews judgment. Interview was far too controversial for Palace not to have given the green light to go ahead. It was filmed in Buckingham Palace so she wasn’t trying to distance the Palace from the interview was she? The whole leave the decision to Prince Andrew shtick was to shield the Queen from recrimination if the interview went pear shaped which it inevitably did. Biggest take away from this incident is that Palace principals and advisors actually thought Andrew could recover his reputation through this I’ll advised interview, showing how completely misguided and out of touch with reality they all are.

[@michaels8638]

I’m a republic supporter so i am biased, yet anyone born into royalty knows they offer themselves to a life of service and duty to the country as repayment for their privilege, its therefore right that he has fallen as he has failed in this trade off in part by his arrogance. It was his choice not to hold his hands up taken a position of truth and transparency and instead take a route of pay offs and secrecy. He’s lucky he’s not in court facing charges that is where his luck is and this is in part due to his pay off’s. I believe he should be stripped of all titles and all public funding. His brother is rich enough let him support his brother not the state.

[@marycarver-t6v]

The State never has SUPPORTED the RF Financially! Taxpayers fund the Sovereign Grant every year. a contribution toward the costs and expense of HAVING a monarchy and official expences such as enertain foreign leaders, State Banquets and so on, but it is strictly for such necessities and not a penny goes into their personal accounts! A salary of sorts is paid to a handful who can represent th Monarch if any reasons means they cant do something themselves they are known as 'working Royals and they are few in number, The family members are generally very wealthy in their own right. Often through large inheritances and Charles runs several businesses of his own!

[@considerthis7712]

No sweat. Andrew will be ok, because he says he says he cannot sweat!

[@alidabotes6264]

😅😅

[@maryannhavlena9261]

😂😂😂😂😂👍🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@Piden-l4b]

Why is the focus on the PR disaster and interview. Instead the story should be throughly investigated instead of accepting this cover up.

[@joannesumpter9833]

there is alot more the palace could say but refuse to do so, they have lost what admiration they had from the public from all over the world . money helps in life but at the end money doesn't make you who you really are , its just a luxury , a bonus , the true you is within and andrew has demonstrated that in abundance . he is sick ,

[@englishmadcow7461]

I could NEVER let my mother pay to get me out of trouble. This man-child has no integrity or decency and is an embarrassment to all of us who do pay for the RF!

[@God_help_us]

If Andrew was the most pleasant the others must be horrendous 😂😂 Jesus wept

[@peterplant2669]

When somebody has a purpose in life they will likely be fine throughout it. Given nothing to do they have a great chance of going off the rails perhaps from boredom. This is the trouble with a royal family. Unfortunately Andrew got born into one.

[@badmother7615]

How can he be “finished” when he’s a hereditary prince with family titles and the income that goes along with it? What job can he be fired from? So who’s going to weep when he can’t return to the “public life” of giving speeches about…whatever he ever gave speeches on?

[@portylad]

There needs to be a thorough investigation into his actions as the UK trade envoy and its finances.

[@joannebottcher9779]

Sad sad for the young women affected. Sad for the relatives of Prince Andrew.

[@barbaragonzales4575]

He should be in jail for the rest of his life

[@mrtommy8875]

The King needs to cut off all security funding until Andrew vacates his palace.

[@randyschwaggins]

The King is fcked with cancer

[@maryannhavlena9261]

Andrew probably needs all of those rooms, in the Castle, for all of his teddy bears 🧸 🐻‍❄️🐻🧸🐻‍❄️🐻🧸🐻‍❄️🐻🧸🐻‍❄️

[@banterbanter]

I am bald and am pondering whether I'd rather still be bald or have that on my head.

[@heytigers3104]

Get a selfie; draw an upside down ice cream cone on your head; apply a candy floss filter, make sure to colour it in white with thin lines of grey. Step back, squint your eyes and see how it looks 😂

[@Woodman-Spare-that-tree]

I think he’s lost his pet ferret. Woah! There it is!

[@AnotherPointOfView944]

He could have a #4 all over, but then look like a toothbrush.

[@GailPlatt]

Nothing wrong with a bit of loft insulation in cold weather

[@dinaworkman306]

Meow

[@irishgranny23]

He should absolutely never return to public life.

[@margaretradburn7807]

I feel for his girls! Their mother didn't do a lot to help the girls. Fergie did the wrong thing. I liked Fergie but her scam did hurt!

[@YolkMagnet]

Right?! And this clown blaming Netflix?!

[@willman9567]

Why? They were age of consent prostitutes. Why should that be a life sentence for him?

[@queenie1949]

Thank you Michael. For your plain language and. Just telling us the truth and insight into the media and how it works behind closed doors doors. Thank goodness our King is a realist and sees through the media and hid brother’s personality. Glad he will never be accepted back by the public.

[@pjk1714]

I have a number of issues with the opinion expressed. No conviction nor trial with occur unless Andrew stops hiding behind his brother and man's up reporting to the USA authorities. To express the same empathy to Andrew and the victims reflect the generation that turns the other way to men's bad choices. He just wants to stay in good grace. Curious if Andrew will receive royalties for the series. He certainly has wasted the money he had...

[@daphcameron6534]

Andrew will never agree to being interviewed by FBI & the UK will never agree to expidite him if USA applies for this ... he will be terrified of being interviewed in case he accidently drops names of wealthy others involved

[@alanwilkinson4080]

He also ensured he avoided the opportunity to deal with the matter in a NYC courtroom.

[@josephalberta1145]

He cant go back to work but still gets millions of dollars. He will have to be happy golfing and relaxing. Most people who work their whole lives cant hope for such a retirement.

[@GrammerAngel]

I have always thought that the Queen knew Andrew better than anyone. When she offered up millions to settle the issue, I knew that he did it. No doubt.

[@annieearle962]

And she knew…..

[@daylehudson6810]

How many millions?

[@pamelarothery7238]

How can one feel pity for someone who’s completely ignorant 😊

[@TrixiLovesYou]

Doesn't the guy have daughters? Just think of that in this context.

[@daylehudson6810]

yes. One daughter in denial

[@timothym.orourke5283]

🏳️‍🌈He has 2. No sons.🏳️‍🌈

[@keithfowler2013]

High status??? In his own mind.

[@daylehudson6810]

He is a prince by birth. Just like Harry

[@Anton-ji4td]

I think my Samsung colour screen has packed up on the red.

Nah... he's had too many ill judged whiskies.

[@4thdimension760]

Mine too. Is it us or him😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@denisesf5]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jenniferdaulby5519]

Oh no - call the FBI! 😅😅

[@annread859]

Hes a disgrace to the RF. The town off York tried to have Andrews Dukedom removed. When you say your from York they immediately bring up the Duke of York. Embarassing.

[@lisbethlarsen6427]

"Pity - for prince Andrew" - ??? Why, for heaven's sake? He did what he did because he thought he'd get away with it, and he's serving barefaced lies to cover it up. Pity for HIM?