Prince Andrew's painful Newsnight interview
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Re: Prince Andrew's painful Newsnight interview
A friend of Andrew was interviewed on the telly the other night, some old slapper debutante called lady Victoria Hervey or something like that. She claims the photo is fake and she is in touch with the person who faked it "using a razor blade" to cut out the head and replace it with andrews, incredible
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Re: Prince Andrew's painful Newsnight interview
Well I never, Andrew is up to his whatsit in sleezy financial affairs as well as sleezy sex scandals. How come he hasn't done reality TV yet ?
Prince Andrew held investments in shell company set up to keep holdings secret
Prince was among at least five members of royal family who used Bank of England Nominees – set up in 1970s to prevent disclosure of queen’s investments
Rob Evans and David Pegg
Wed 26 Apr 2023
Prince Andrew held his shareholdings through a government-backed shell company that was created to conceal royal investments from public scrutiny.
The prince was among at least five members of the royal family who used the shell company Bank of England Nominees, which was set up in the 1970s to prevent the “embarrassing” public disclosure of Queen Elizabeth II’s investments.
Andrew’s use of the shell company, which has not previously been reported, is significant because he was a government “special trade envoy” at the same time. Through this role he would have had access to commercially sensitive information.
Transparency rules designed to expose potential conflicts of interest require government ministers and members of parliament to publicly declare any significant shares they own.
However, the royals are not subject to similar rules. There is no suggestion Andrew used commercial information improperly, but the concealment of his investments raises questions about government oversight of potential conflicts of interest.
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy disclosed the documents only after a two-year delay following the threat of legal action by the freedom of information watchdog, the information commissioner.
They show that between 2006 and 2010, the shell company was used by Andrew and the queen to hold their shares.
At the time, Andrew was the government’s trade envoy, tasked with promoting UK business interests abroad.
He stepped down in 2011 after a series of revelations about his close links with unsavoury businessmen, including the American billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, and foreign dictators.
His suitability for the post was questioned after it was disclosed that he had taken a holiday with a Libyan gun smuggler, criticised a Serious Fraud Office investigation into corruption involving the arms giant BAE, and lunched at Buckingham Palace with a leading member of the deposed Tunisian dictatorship.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/202 ... ngs-secret
Prince Andrew held investments in shell company set up to keep holdings secret
Prince was among at least five members of royal family who used Bank of England Nominees – set up in 1970s to prevent disclosure of queen’s investments
Rob Evans and David Pegg
Wed 26 Apr 2023
Prince Andrew held his shareholdings through a government-backed shell company that was created to conceal royal investments from public scrutiny.
The prince was among at least five members of the royal family who used the shell company Bank of England Nominees, which was set up in the 1970s to prevent the “embarrassing” public disclosure of Queen Elizabeth II’s investments.
Andrew’s use of the shell company, which has not previously been reported, is significant because he was a government “special trade envoy” at the same time. Through this role he would have had access to commercially sensitive information.
Transparency rules designed to expose potential conflicts of interest require government ministers and members of parliament to publicly declare any significant shares they own.
However, the royals are not subject to similar rules. There is no suggestion Andrew used commercial information improperly, but the concealment of his investments raises questions about government oversight of potential conflicts of interest.
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy disclosed the documents only after a two-year delay following the threat of legal action by the freedom of information watchdog, the information commissioner.
They show that between 2006 and 2010, the shell company was used by Andrew and the queen to hold their shares.
At the time, Andrew was the government’s trade envoy, tasked with promoting UK business interests abroad.
He stepped down in 2011 after a series of revelations about his close links with unsavoury businessmen, including the American billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, and foreign dictators.
His suitability for the post was questioned after it was disclosed that he had taken a holiday with a Libyan gun smuggler, criticised a Serious Fraud Office investigation into corruption involving the arms giant BAE, and lunched at Buckingham Palace with a leading member of the deposed Tunisian dictatorship.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/202 ... ngs-secret
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