I must admit my days as a monarchist are behind me....but for most of my life I was one.
The main reason I'm not is essentially because I don't believe that the Royal family themselves believe in monarchy and are just as left wing as the culture is. All they believe in is keeping the advantages that being the monarchy gives them. They don't believe in nation and certainly the king nor his sons don't believe in being the English kings.....Which was the fundamental centre point of what it is.
So while Andrew's politics aren't as plainly known, him losing his titles over these claims over Epstein and his now decreased escort doesn't particularly upset me.
But I certainly do see some damage here being done to the fabric of what monarchy is meant to be.....the conceit of it that you are meant to buy into.
Andrew was born a Prince.....I can't help but feel that isn't something you can strip someone of.....He was born royal. If you are going to believe in monarchy....indeed, if you are going to have one.....That you can't strip royal status from someone who is born into it.
Perhaps if he started fighting against his own nation maybe.....But I can't help but feel that regardless of what went on here, that something seriously damaging to the idea of monarchy has happened.
Perhaps in this modern age, there aren't enough people about who actually care......I must admit I don't care that much anymore because I view the monarchy as 'not fit for purpose'.
However, this feels like a step towards its demise.