Not many people would have expected the steady, dependable Duke of Edinburgh to be the first royal to publicly comment on the latest twist in the ongoing Epstein saga. The youngest of Queen Elizabeth’s four children, who consistently performs his duties at home and abroad without fuss or fanfare, responded to a reporter’s question about his disgraced brother with dignity and poise earlier today.
Edward responded calmly, though he nervously wrung his hands as he spoke, making clear that his thoughts were with Epstein’s victims and survivors, rather than get into discussions about his brother. It was a dignified response to a scandal that has been anything but, especially as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor continues to show no humility or remorse as he smiles and waves to the public on his frequent horse rides around Windsor.
Far from a man showing contrition and shielding himself from the lens of waiting photographers, he is going about his daily business without a care in the world.
Edward’s comments on Tuesday, made during a work trip, mark a significant development in the relentless drip of revelations concerning Andrew’s friendship with the convicted paedophile.
No member of the Royal Family, apart from the disgraced duke himself, has spoken about the scandal on camera before.
In a statement released by Buckingham Palace last autumn, the King and Queen said their “thoughts and utmost sympathies” are with the victims of abuse, but other than that they have responded through actions – namely the stripping of titles and privileges.
It is clear Edward has inherited his late mother’s no-nonsense attitude, and was quick to respond to the question in an appropriate, diplomatic manner.
There’s unlikely to be any further reaction from the Firm anytime soon, but the prince has shown that the Royal Family stand firmly behind the victims, not their disgraced relative.
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