US DOJ<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nIt now appears that Mandelson and Andrew first met \u2014 unbelievably \u2014 at a lunch to support the NSPCC, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, the leading UK charity involved in protecting children from sexual abuse. <\/p>\n
The Times has a doleful interview with a Giles Pegram, the former director of fundraising at the NSPCC, who says, and I quote: \u201cIt\u2019s horrible. Can anyone blame me for having brought Andrew and Mandelson together given the circumstances at the time? Do I regret it? Yes, obviously I do. If I knew then what I know now, I wouldn\u2019t have done it. If there was a scandal that was related to children, we wouldn\u2019t have come within a mile of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
It also turns out that both Andrew and Mandelson knew Ghislaine Maxwell independently, and Alan Dershowitz, Epstein\u2019s lawyer at the time, is quoted in the piece describing them spending time together on Martha\u2019s Vineyard.<\/p>\n
In 2000, Andrew was being lined up to be given the post of UK Special Representative for International Trade and Investment by the government, in which Mandelson was a powerful figure. <\/p>\n
Charles was reportedly very concerned about it, regarding it as \u201ca disaster waiting to happen.\u201d And a UK security official is quoted as saying the appointment \u201cwould never have happened if it weren\u2019t for Mandelson\u2019s advocacy.\u201d So Mandelson, friend of Epstein, is instrumental in Andrew getting the trade envoy gig that gave him cover to gallivant around the globe, often to Epstein\u2019s benefit.<\/p>\n
Alastair Watson, Andrew\u2019s private secretary from 2003 to 2012, told the Sunday Times: \u201cThey got on very well. Mandelson used to be charming and smooth and reflect what the people he\u2019s talking to want to hear, so it was very cordial.\u201d <\/p>\n
The piece goes on to detail the deepening relationship \u2014 the invitations back and forth, the parties, the visits to royal residences. A must-read.<\/p>\n
William\u2019s $7 Million Tax Bill Revealed<\/strong><\/p>\nAlso in the Sunday Times, a significant story on Prince William\u2019s finances. The paper reveals that the Prince of Wales pays up to $7 million in income tax a year, putting him in the top 0.002 percent of taxpayers in the UK.<\/p>\n
For years, William has resisted calls to reveal his tax bill, unlike his father.<\/p>\n
The majority of his income comes from the more than $20 million a year he receives from the Duchy of Cornwall, the private estate of land worth about $1.1 billion that has been bestowed on the heir to the throne since the 14th century.<\/p>\n
Transparency is lacking because the Prince of Wales is not legally liable to pay income tax on the duchy money \u2014 he does so voluntarily, as Charles did before him.<\/p>\n
In the 2023\u201324 financial year, William\u2019s first running the Duchy, he received a record surplus of $23.6 million. About $13.5 million of that is thought to be taxable, with his total income tax bill estimated at between $5 million and $7 million.<\/p>\n
A Kensington Palace spokesperson confirmed that William \u201cpays the top rate of income and capital gains tax on all his personal income, including receipts from the Duchy.\u201d<\/p>\n
The pressure to be more transparent has increased since a Sunday Times and Channel 4 Dispatches investigation, which revealed that the Duchy of Cornwall and the Duchy of Lancaster make millions by charging the army, navy, NHS, and schools to use their land, rivers, and seashores. Following that investigation, William stopped imposing rents on lifeboat stations, the fire service, village halls, and school playing fields \u2014 but he has continued to collect income from Dartmoor Prison, which has been vacant for nearly two years after the discovery of toxic radon gas. The lease is being assessed, but in the meantime it costs the taxpayer about $1.5 million a year.<\/p>\n
Norman Baker, a former Home Office minister, argues the duchies should be rolled into the Crown Estate for the benefit of the Treasury, calling them \u201croyal slush funds.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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