[Watchman]

Prince Andrew to care for Queen's beloved corgis

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62870783

Seems legit, given his experience of grooming...

“Hello girls, would you like to see some puppies?”

[satnav]

The Daily Mail is running a story today claiming that Prince Andrew faces an uncertain future. If a man with millions in the bank, a comfortable house and a fleet of luxury cars at his disposal is facing an uncertain future there is little hope for those millions of people living on the breadline worrying about where the next meal is coming from and wondering when they will next be able to turn on the heating.

[Andy McDandy]

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... le-bathtub

Marina Hyde on that photo!

Eyes Wide Shit

Finally! I don’t know about you but I always pay a reported £12m to settle a case out of court, when all I really want is for its claims to be heard in a court.

Andrew no longer enjoys the range of confected positions that enabled him to be helicoptered between the world’s finest golf courses. Does one really need a suite of damask-walled and lavishly gilded rooms with liveried attendees for his current activities? I can’t help feeling a lock-up with a single swinging lightbulb somewhere off the M25 might be more appropriate in the circumstances.

[Youngian]

That was your pitch?
https://www.thedailybeast.com/sarah-fer ... ost-report

[AOB]

The Gallaghers might've reformed this year but there's zero chance Charlie will give the time of day to his brother again. He's an absolute liability

Prince Andrew says he 'ceased all contact' with alleged Chinese spy

[Youngian]

Was this roving ambassador subject to the same security protocols as real ambassadors?

[satnav]

in honour of the role he played in winning back the Falkland Islands I think it is probably about time Andrew was made governor general of the Falkland Islands, that should keep him out of trouble for a while.

[kreuzberger]

What have their sheep done to deserve that?

[Samanfur]

I'd suggest Governor of the Pitcairn Islands - but given their recent history, he'd possibly enjoy it too much.

[davidjay]

I'd suggest Governor of the Pitcairn Islands - but given their recent history, he'd possibly enjoy it too much.

Ambassador to Tristan da Cunha?

[Abernathy]

The “secret” identity of Prince Randy’s chum is rather easy to discover, thanks to Professor Google.

https://www.rfa.org/english/china/2024/ ... ng-tengbo/

[satnav]

Cameron and May have tried to distance themselves from all of this by claiming that they met a lot of people when they were prime minister but the pictures that appear in the article show that both of them posed for pictures with him and in the case of Theresa May her husband was in the picture as well.

Baring in mind that the Tories often charge quite a bit of money for businessmen to have one to one meeting with senior ministers I'm not sure they would rush into being photographed with random people with out asking a few basic questions.

[Youngian]

Hampton Group International Ltd

What can we call a front company to spy on the British that doesn't sound suspicious? Directors include Peter DeVere and Roger Sterling.

Isn't it a given that all Chinese or Russian businesses are aligned with the state? Anything less has consequences.

[Andy McDandy]

Vaguely establishment, very much old school and respectable, heritagey tinge to it (Hampton Court etc), and not a clue what it does.

Yes, just a slight whiff.

[Watchman]

And always (for me at least); how exactly did they make their money?