Prince Andrew's resignation: What does it mean for the royal family?

[mfcorey1]

Can a British royal prince be "canceled" in today's modern cancel culture? Yes, he can, more or less, especially if he's doing it himself and with Queen Elizabeth II's approval.

Prince Andrew, 59, the queen's second son, announced Wednesday he's stepping away from his royal duties "for the foreseeable future" due to continuing controversy over his former friendship with convicted American sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Assuming this becomes permanent, it means Andrew is retiring from public life decades earlier than his father, Prince Philip, 98, who only retired in 2017, tweeted longtime royal commentator Victoria Arbiter.

"Prince Andrew is 'stepping down' in response to a wave of self-induced scandal & poor choices but it’s extraordinary to think he’s effectively retiring from royal life 37 years before his father did," Arbiter posted on Twitter.

Will this be enough to quell the furies railing against Andrew in the wake of his car-wreck BBC interview in which he attempted to explain why he remained friends with Epstein long after Epstein pleaded guilty to sex crimes in Florida in 2008?

And will Virginia Roberts Giuffre, the woman who says she was forced by Epstein to have sex with Andrew when she was 17, be satisfied with Andrew's disappearance from his public royal life?

It's not entirely clear yet but recent history in the post-#MeToo era suggests the answer to those questions is probably no.

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[rampartc]

1. their seem to be several potential kings even without this guy

by royal standards Andrew is not in same league with henry viii or henry ii or the rest of Shakespeare's characters.

[NurseJackie]

4. At birth, he was 2nd in the line of succession to the British throne; as of now, he is 8th in line.

At the time of his birth, he was second in the line of succession to the British throne; as of November 2019, he is eighth in line.

[NCLefty]

2. Are "the royals" all just about tourism now? If so... uhhh... find another attraction?

Who am I kidding? This royals garbage pulls in so much cash. I can't see how they'd ever replace it.

[Buckeyeblue]

3. I could see Britain phasing out the royal family over the next several years

The monarchy has no real authority. I understand the custom and tradition around it. I should say I understand that for the British people this is part of their culture. As a non-Brit, I don't get it. And I feel bad for the Royals. The are basically fish swimming around in a glass bowl.

[tavernier]

8. I don't see it.

Americans will be the ones to holler the loudest if they do. We love all that royal gossip.

[IndyOp]

5. Sorry to say - Charles was scum for cheating on Diane,

at least it was with a consenting adult? Damn. That’s a sad reality.

[Baclava]

6. The royals have been screwing serving girls for a thousand years, they don't care what peasants say!

Actually, I don’t think anyone in the hierarchy really cares what he does just so long as he doesn’t do it in the news, lol

Randy Andy has been at it a looooong time

[FakeNoose]

7. This isn't Andrew's first scandal either

Andrew and his former wife Sarah were involved in an influence-peddling scandal about 20 years ago. Sarah has had her own problems with the British press almost since she married Andrew.

Some of the royals just don't get it. Their posh lifestyle is maintained by the taxes of hard-working people, and yet those royals just can't manage the simplest rules of decent behavior.

[MineralMan]

9. It means nothing, unless you take the British royals seriously.

I never have, so it's meaningless to me.