The Royal Family Discussion Thread

[ECCOnoob]

13 minutes ago, spilldig said:

Probably because nothing could happen.  The court's in the USA and he's here. All he has to do is not go. Don't reckon they'd extradite him. 

 

It's all a complete mess. Woman who lives in Australia using New York Court for issuing proceedings against an alleged defendant who is British with incidents allegedly occurring in London.

 

Just a big legal game for her and her lawyers. Cherry picking the jurisdiction they feel will give them the most sympathetic outcome and biggest payout.

 

Truth and justice...........hmmmm.

[altus]

52 minutes ago, crookesey said:

This thread is not anti royalty so we must accept it for what it’s title says that it is. Perhaps a dedicated ‘Get Rid Of The Royals’ thread is in order.

The tread isn't meant to be exclusively pro royal either - look at the first three posts if you want to see an example of that. The thread's title is "The Royal Family Discussion Thread", that would not seem to exclude discussion of whether we should have a royal family.

[Anna B]

3 hours ago, Cyclecar said:

Here lies  Andrew's problem. He has virtually no personal assets, and any income is from the Royal Purse is entirely discretionary. He can't ask for money to raise his family - they've gone....

 

He doesn't draw a salary from Army/Navy although he will be due a modest pension. He lives in lodgings on the Windsor estate, cars are from the pool. His household expenses - butlers and valets- are in theWindsor bundle.  He can't raffle off that nice Turner painting over the mantlepiece , it doesn't belong to him. 

 

If he wasn't a prince of the realm he would never have been sued for compensation in a US civil court. In US litigation, only sue those with the ability to pay, or at least have an insurer who can cough up.  The plaintiff is relying on his family to cover any settlement. But in the palace statement yesterday detailing the defenestration*, it was made clear that he is defending this action as a private citizen. 

 

He will have had a lonely meal last night. 

(*first usage on SF?)

The Queen has a personal fortune of £millions. I'm sure she'll help out her favourite son. 

[cgksheff]

Incidents in both the UK and USA.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58871849

[cgksheff]

3 hours ago, Cyclecar said:

....

(*first usage on SF?)

2006

 

[Anna B]

13 minutes ago, cgksheff said:

Incidents in both the UK and USA.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58871849

Indeed. 

I imagine there are also quite a few of the rich and famous in Ghislaine Maxwell's little black book who are starting to sweat....

[harvey19]

17 minutes ago, cgksheff said:

Incidents in both the UK and USA.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58871849

Very much a case of She said, He said.

The interesting and significant part of all this will be when the complainant is questioned by Andrew's legal team.

[cgksheff]

6 minutes ago, harvey19 said:

Very much a case of She said, He said.

The interesting and significant part of all this will be when the complainant is questioned by Andrew's legal team.

It won't happen.

Andrew will not attend and the applicant will win by default.

[harvey19]

16 minutes ago, cgksheff said:

It won't happen.

Andrew will not attend and the applicant will win by default.

But then how will any settlement be decided unless he just agrees to pay whatever is asked.

Maybe this is why The Queen has taken away his Royal privileges so it can not be argued the tax payer would be paying.

 

 

[L00b]

3 minutes ago, harvey19 said:

But then how will any settlement be decided unless he just agrees to pay whatever is asked. (…)

 

Brinksmanship (of the opposed legal teams, and of their respective instructor according to their attitude and exposure to risk).

Edited January 14, 2022 by L00b