Prince Andrew mocked for trying to return to public life
The Prince Andrew Reinvention Technique may only work as long as the Queen is not around.
Fleet Street Fox wrote in a column for The Sun how the Duke of York has been consistent in making poor decisions and will no longer be supported after the Queen dies.
"The Duke of York is nothing if not consistent. His only real problem is that he is consistent in making poor choices," notes the author.
The Duke, who just months ago confirmed his public appearance at the memorial would be his last, is now reportedly considering smearing his pudgy chops at the Derby, the Falklands anniversary event and Platinum Jubilee.
"Prince Andrew is a true pauper prince - a man of poor intellect, poor talent and poor judgement. All that makes him rich is his title, and his HRH being honored after every second is the thing he holds." He's not allowed to use it, but he still has it.
Commenting on Andrew's plan to 're-invent' himself, the columnist notes how far the practicality of his wishes goes.
"Andrew intends to re-establish himself—not as a changed or holy man, but as a prince who needs to show no humility or shame.
"With the Queen, Andrew can try it. But he has underestimated two things.
After the death of the Queen, the Duke has to face not only brother Prince Charles and nephew Prince William, but also the British public.
"The first is the anger of the British public, which does not so readily condone sexual misconduct in public life, even less so when it involves someone legally having a child. And the second is the brutality of the monarchy – a virtue Which has been passed down through that family since William the Conqueror.
"Charles may go easy on his younger brother, but William seems to have nothing to do with playboy princes with dubious means of financial support. There will be no room for Uncle Andrew on the balcony of William V, nor will the York family's Lots of patience with disability Adjust your lifestyle to suit your income.
"Andrew is therefore working against the clock - if being a prince turns out to be a buck, how much of a prince can he be at the time his mother is gone?" The columnist ends.