King Charles ‘did not respond’ to heckler asking about the Prince Andrew cover-up

People rarely remark on it at this point, but it’s truly insane to see how many “medals” King Charles wears these days whenever he’s doing an event for veterans or the military. Even in his later years as Prince of Wales, he wore an insane number of medals, but I swear, he’s given himself like six more since he became king. Anyway, these are photos of Charles and his medals at the National Memorial Arboretum. He attended the dedication ceremony of the LGBT+ Armed Forces memorial and he also had an event at Lichfield Cathedral in Staffordshire. It was outside the cathedral that Charles did a little walkabout with assorted fans behind a crowd barrier. Most of the people there were supporters, but at least one man was not:

King Charles was heckled by a protester asking him about Prince Andrew’s relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a visit to a cathedral on Monday. The man asked how long the King had known about his brother and Epstein, and questioned whether he had asked the police to “cover up” for Andrew.

His protest was met by vocal support for the King, including one woman who told him to “shut up”. There were also loud chants of “three cheers for the King”.

Prince Andrew’s links with Epstein have been under intense scrutiny in recent weeks. The prince, who relinquished his titles earlier this month, has strongly denied any wrongdoing.

Throngs of fans had waited to meet the King, who was visiting Staffordshire for an engagement at Lichfield Cathedral. In video footage from the event, the single protester said: “How long have you known about Andrew and Epstein? Have you asked the police to cover up for Andrew? Should MPs be allowed to debate the royals in the House of Commons?”

The King did not respond to the questions but carried on greeting fans, some of whom chanted “God Save The King”. One fan can be heard asking him for a hug.

Several people outside the cathedral looked visibly annoyed by the protester, with a woman telling him to “go away and leave him alone”.

[From BBC]

I included the video in a post yesterday, but it’s worth dedicating a story to this. The only thing I’ll say in Charles’s defense is that at least he’s out and about. Prince William is still on vacation and he hasn’t been seen in ten days. Now, could Charles have handled this better? For sure. It reminds me of the months after QEII died, when Charles could barely leave the castle without being loudly protested wherever he went. Some people even threw eggs. That was just three years ago! The protests, heckling and egg-tossing died down for a time, especially after Charles’s cancer diagnosis. It’s interesting to see people ramping up again, especially in the wake of the Prince Andrew fiasco and the monarchy’s struggle-bus approval ratings.

Additionally, if you want to hear a story about how Charles and his not-ready-for-primetime team of courtiers completely bungled their messaging on Andrew last week, I’m also including a clip of Emily Maitlis describing what really went down when royal reporters were all abuzz last Thursday about a big announcement coming out. The palace actually told news outlets to go to Windsor because they wanted everyone to get photos of Charles driving over to Royal Lodge to bitch out Andrew. Instead, the palace chickened out (Charles the Ditherer) and then blamed the media for turning everything into a circus.

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18 Responses to “King Charles ‘did not respond’ to heckler asking about the Prince Andrew cover-up”

  1. MSJ says:

    They are focused on covering up for Andrew and not concern for the victims. The Windsors will never change.

    • Me at home says:

      And WanK are focused on using Andrew as a cover for snagging Royal Lodge for themselves. Shed a tear for poor Kate, her new emotional support home turned out to have a pedo living a mile away, and nobody ever told her.

      • BayTampaBay says:

        My bet is that Royal Lodge goes to Camilla as her Dowager Home as it is in the ‘Security Corridor” of Windsor Great Park just like Frogmore Cottage.

        24-7 security would be VERY expensive and hard to justify for just one person at Ray Mill House.

      • Museum Lady and the Law says:

        @bay

        I can’t stand William, but I would think better of him if he were to kick Camilla out.
        She has her own home, she was the 2nd wife, and she should never have been queen.
        Once Chuck is gone, there is no one in that family who would give a crap about her, and as king, William can do what he wants, regardless of Chuck’s wishes.
        He won’t be able to touch the money KC3 gives her, but he can kick her out of the royal family (and lodgings) for good.

  2. Tessa says:

    Charles must have recruited people in the audience to cheer for him. He looks ridiculous with those medals

  3. Nellie says:

    Pathetic

  4. Brassy Rebel says:

    He waited decades to become king. I don’t think he’s enjoying it much. And he looks terrible. I’d feel sorry for him if he wasn’t such a lousy human being.

  5. Hypocrisy says:

    They continue to bungle everything when it comes to the pedo and his ex… I hope he gets asked more questions by the public because the public is long overdue for some honest answers. If Chuck and Peg are so terrified of the Pedo or his Ex writing a book that is a huge red flag and it’s beyond time for a complete investigation into just what they are involved in and what are they so terrified about.

  6. Maxine Branch says:

    That family is very comfortable around pedophiles Kevin Spacey even remarked how Charles sent his regards when he was accused.

    • MSJ says:

      Good point. Charles has been very supportive of several of them (his friends) in the past, lacking concern for their victims who spoke out against the perpetrators. 😔

    • sevenblue says:

      Wasn’t it Kevin Spacey sitting on the throne with Ghislaine Maxwell in one of the palace photos released during Andrew & Epstein scandal? Their friend circle is probably full of predators. It isn’t coincidence.

  7. This is all so absurd and ridiculous.

  8. Miranda says:

    I’m just having a very difficult time believing that those “supporters” are real. Who would come out for him after a week where the entire country, from the politicians to the media to the people at large, have been so vocally disgusted with how he’s handled (or rather, HASN’T handled) his sex offender brother. What’s the going rate for a royalist claque at a time like this?

  9. jais says:

    So I will agree that at least Charles is out there as opposed to William who’s in the wind on his 10th vacation this year. While he land grabs and kicks kids out of a nature center. That said, what a mess they are making. Truly. They so very clearly don’t care about the victims, only themselves. And yet they are looking worse and worse by the day.

  10. Amy Bee says:

    I think Charles should expect more of this.

  11. Elly says:

    The “heckler” asked some very pertinent questions.

  12. Beverley says:

    Inquiring minds want to know.
    Does the crown protect and champion pedophiles or not?
    Did QE2 and Charles obfuscate and cover up Andrew’s crimes and how many crimes have been covered up?

    The taxpayers deserve to know how these god-anointed criminals operate.

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