The fall of Prince Andrew
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The Guardian
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🗓️ 17 February 2022
⏱️ 22 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Guardian. |
| 0:08.4 | Today, Prince Andrew has agreed to settle in the US sexual assault case against him. |
| 0:14.0 | But is that the end of the story? |
| 0:16.0 | The Guardian |
| 0:27.0 | For years, Prince Andrew had a reputation of jet setting and high living. |
| 0:32.0 | Now you have to travel a lot for your role. |
| 0:34.0 | That has led to the tabloids to calling the nickname Air Miles Andy. |
| 0:37.0 | How do you feel about that? |
| 0:38.0 | Well, it's the fact of life. |
| 0:40.0 | In order to do what I do for the UK and for UK business, I have to travel. |
| 0:43.0 | He had made much of his service in the British Navy on active duty during the Falklands War. |
| 0:48.0 | I've been, uh, shocked and yet proud. |
| 0:53.0 | That's my helicopter flying over the moment. |
| 0:56.0 | Before moving into public service as a UK trade envoy. |
| 0:59.0 | Prince Andrew spent 76 days last year working for Britain as trade envoy. |
| 1:04.0 | He carried out 550 engagements, smelt 3000 companies, visited 19 foreign markets. |
| 1:10.0 | He was nicknamed the Playboy Prince, or Air Miles Andy, and was set to be indulged as the Queen's favourite son. |
| 1:18.0 | But his friendship with the Peterfahl Geoffrey Epstein changed everything. |
| 1:28.0 | The usually stoic and silent Buckingham Palace has become very vocal, denying allegations and a federal lawsuit |
| 1:35.0 | to sign his Royal Highness Prince Andrew to sex crimes with underage minors. |
| 1:40.0 | Duke of York himself carried on with a scheduled visit in East London today, although it wasn't long, |
| 1:45.0 | before more controversy about his links with a convicted Peterfahl emerged. |
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