Buckingham Palace, in other words, has reached the limits of its patience yet again, and has manoeuvred to get him out. The new photographs were the latest in a growing list of final straws.
The source said: “If nothing else, and notwithstanding his continued protestations of innocence, it shows profound disrespect for victims of Epstein and the seriousness of the issues involved, and clear disregard for the actuality of the situation.”
At Buckingham Palace, where the Queen has made helping people who have been sexually abused part of her work, there is concern about how to support Epstein’s victims without condemning Mr Mountbatten-Windsor, who has not been convicted of a crime and denies all involvement.
Aides point to a statement in October, in which a Palace spokesman said: “Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse.”
Likewise, Prince Edward, seemingly caught on the hop at a panel event in Dubai yesterday, where he was asked for his thoughts on the scandal, said: “I think it’s all really important, always, to remember the victims and who are the victims in all this.”
Mr Mountbatten-Windsor is said to have banned all forms of news media from his orbit: no television bulletins or newspapers. Advisers who have remained loyal are nowhere to be seen.
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