Saturday, July 23, 2011

The Royal Family continues its rehabilitation efforts and fires Prince Andrew

The Royal Family's efforts to convince us they are no longer crazy continue...

As a national embarrassment, Prince Andrew approaches world-class. There have been tales of dodgy friendships, princely extravagance, a colorful love life, and a not-so-royal manner to delight the tabloids. Only his ex-wife, the Duchess of York (aka Fergie), can exceed his capacity for the headline-grabbing faux pas.

But the press minders at Buckingham Palace can rest easier. For 10 years, the Queen’s second son served his country in idiosyncratic style as an overseas trade envoy, schmoozing for Britain around the world from Afghanistan to Vietnam. No longer. A statement on his personal website on Friday said that in the future he would be pursuing “a more diverse portfolio of activities.”


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