Former Duke of York Andrew was not sacrificed out of shame, he was “sacrificed” to protect the system, a senior adviser has insisted.
This was revealed by royal expert Rob Shuter in his substack ShutterScoop.
Citing palace insiders, Rob said King Charles had acted “aggressively” against Andrew for a “terrifying reason”: Parliament was snooping around.
He writes: “Behind closed doors, senior MPs have begun privately discussing Andrew’s conduct, and even conjuring up the unthinkable – summoning him to give evidence under oath. ‘The moment lawmakers start treating a royal like a minister, everything falls apart,’ warns a Whitehall source. ‘It’s DEFCON-1 at the Palace.’
The royal expert added: “If Parliament asserts its jurisdiction once, it can do so again. And if it pulls Andrew’s thread, others will follow: private security, foreign relations, royal finances, Queen Elizabeth’s decisions. The mere specter of the hearings has chilled centuries of royal precedent.”
Therefore, King Charles “acted quickly”, issuing emergency warrants to Lord Chancellor David Lammy.
“In a matter of hours, Andrew’s style evaporated. ‘We’ve never seen royal paperwork evolve so quickly,'” murmurs a high-ranking courtier.
“Andrew was not sacrificed out of shame,” insists a senior adviser. “He was sacrificed to protect the system.”
