PRINCE ANDREW could face private prosecution over criminal allegations of sexual assault, corruption and misconduct in public office, Republic campaign group announced today.A spokesman said that it is instructing a law firm of private prosecution specialists, Edmonds Marshall McMahon, to investigate and if appropriate, commence a private prosecution.Andrew gave up his dukedom and other titles ahead of the publication of Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoirs earlier this month, whom he denies sexually assaulting.
  • eleijeep@piefed.socialEnglish
    71·
    15 hours ago

    They put “Republic” in the headline as if we all just know what that refers to.

    Per wikipedia:

    Republic is a British republican pressure group advocating the replacement of the monarchy of the United Kingdom with a de jure parliamentary republic.[2] It is a member organisation of the Alliance of European Republican Movements and is the largest organisation solely campaigning for a republican constitution for Britain. Republic states that its mission is: “the replacement of hereditary monarchy with a democratic republican constitution”.[3] As of 2023, Carol Lever is the current chair of Republic, and Graham Smith is the chief executive.[4]

    • mjr@infosec.pubEnglish
      7·
      14 hours ago

      Well, that campaign group has been in the news off and on for over 40 years and was covered extensively around the last coronation due to the pre-crime arrest of its leader and incredible police claims that people carrying sellotape and luggage straps were “going equipped to lock on” and those with paper, ink and paint were “going equipped to commit criminal damage.”

      • waz@feddit.ukEnglish
        3·
        10 hours ago

        Never heard of them, 52years of first hand experience as a homegrown Brit.

        • mjr@infosec.pubEnglish
          2·
          9 hours ago

          Have you considered following the news and learning about the country despite not being required to take a citizenship test? Yet! 😉

          More seriously, do you often read the Morning Star? I suspect their readers will know who Republic are.

          • waz@feddit.ukEnglish
            2·
            9 hours ago

            Not in the slightest. News occurs to me naturally via diverse sources, I don’t go looking for news about republic campaigning groups, and clearly succeeded in never finding any. Except this reference today. Which I’m emotionless about to be fair. Andrew is a disgrace though, I don’t disagree that he should be dragged through the same shit a commoner would if found noncing