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<v Speaker 1>What's up, everyone, and welcome to another episode of the

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<v Speaker 1>Epstein Chronicles. When it comes to covering Prince Andrew and

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<v Speaker 1>his nonsense with Jeffrey Epstein, nobody's done it better than

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<v Speaker 1>Andrew Lowney and in his book that came out in

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty five entitled He Lays Waste to Prince Andrew

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<v Speaker 1>and Prince Andrew's narrative and really shines a light on

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of alleged corruption. And it's not just stuff

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<v Speaker 1>with Epstein. I mean, this guy had deals all over

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<v Speaker 1>the world with a whole lot of undesirable people, and

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<v Speaker 1>now that he's being investigated, I would think that they're

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<v Speaker 1>going to dig deep into all of that. And if

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<v Speaker 1>they do dig deep, like I think they're going to,

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<v Speaker 1>then they're going to find out that Andrew Lownie has

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<v Speaker 1>been telling the truth. Today's article is from Fox News

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<v Speaker 1>and the headline Former Prince Andrew, Sarah Ferguson dubbed Royal

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<v Speaker 1>Families Bonnie and Clyde as Epstein fallout grows. This article

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<v Speaker 1>was authored by Stephanie Alasco. Former Prince Andrew and Sarah

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<v Speaker 1>Ferguson were once coined the happiest divorced couple, but one

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<v Speaker 1>royal author said they're more like Bonnie and Clyde, found

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<v Speaker 1>by scandal, chaos and NonStop drama. Well, I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>about Bonnie and Clyde. More like dumb and dumber. I

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<v Speaker 1>think that would be a lot more fitting. But I

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<v Speaker 1>guess we'll go with Bonnie and Clyde. Andrew Lowney's extended

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<v Speaker 1>version of his twenty twenty five book, entitled Revisits Andrew

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<v Speaker 1>and Sarah's decades long relationship as scrutiny surrounding Andrew's ties

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<v Speaker 1>to Epstein continues generating headlines in Britain and abroad, and

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<v Speaker 1>we know it's just getting started over in the UK

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<v Speaker 1>and according to authorities, it's going to be a lengthy process.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think when all the said and done, they're

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<v Speaker 1>going to have all the evidence they need to pursue

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<v Speaker 1>charges against Prince Andrew. Will they do it? That's the

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<v Speaker 1>million dollar question. Fox News Digital reached out to the

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<v Speaker 1>former couple for comment about Lownie's book and his claims.

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<v Speaker 1>A spokesperson for Buckingham Palace previously told Fox News Digital

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<v Speaker 1>that it does not comment on books. It doesn't comment

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<v Speaker 1>on much to tell you the truth. The Palace had

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<v Speaker 1>nothing to say about Jeffrey Epstein for years, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>part of the big criticism about the Queen and about

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<v Speaker 1>how the monarchy handled Prince Andrew and the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's led to the situation that we see now.

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<v Speaker 1>You can only kick the can down the road for

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<v Speaker 1>so long, because at some point all of us sit

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<v Speaker 1>down at the table for a banquet of consequences. The

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<v Speaker 1>reason that they stay together is a professional business relationship.

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<v Speaker 1>Lownie Toll Fox News Digital I described them as Bonnie

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<v Speaker 1>and Clyde. He was their calling card for money, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think maybe he had a sentimental loyalty to her. She,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, was one of the last people to remain

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<v Speaker 1>loyal to him and supportive of him, and I think

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<v Speaker 1>he felt grateful for that. Probably as vile as the

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<v Speaker 1>both of them are, they're human beings, and I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>that Prince Andrew had a lot of comfort with Fergie,

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<v Speaker 1>specially considering she was willing to accept his disgustingness, his proclivities,

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<v Speaker 1>his willingness to be with people like Epstein. Not every

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<v Speaker 1>woman's going to accept that, But with Fergie, the juice

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<v Speaker 1>was worth the squeeze, and as long as she was

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<v Speaker 1>able to maintain that lifestyle she had, she was able

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<v Speaker 1>to do what she wanted to do whenever she wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to do it, then so be it. Who cares if

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<v Speaker 1>people were hurt? Who cares if girls were abused? What

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<v Speaker 1>does that matter to Prince Andrew and Fergy? Obviously it

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't matter. He's sort of a playboy, but he also

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<v Speaker 1>likes the comfort of being a married man with the family,

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<v Speaker 1>Lownie said, and so he's got the best of both worlds,

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<v Speaker 1>at least the impression that they were a happy family

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<v Speaker 1>while still being totally independent and look great, whatever kind

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<v Speaker 1>of dynamic. A family wants to have a man and

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<v Speaker 1>a woman in their relationship. As long as nobody is

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<v Speaker 1>getting hurt, it's really nobody's business. And if Fergie and

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<v Speaker 1>Prince Andrew wanted to have an open relationship or whatever

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<v Speaker 1>the fuck they had going on, who cares. That's not

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<v Speaker 1>what the beef is. The beef is the fact that

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<v Speaker 1>they spend time with Epstein, They enabled Epstein, and Prince Andrew,

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<v Speaker 1>according to multiple reports, took part in the abuse. So

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<v Speaker 1>that's the problem, not that they have a weird relationship,

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<v Speaker 1>not that they might have an open relationship or that

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<v Speaker 1>they might, you know, be into whatever. Who cares. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think that's what the vast majority of people are

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<v Speaker 1>worried about. I think most people are upset that a

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<v Speaker 1>he lied about his relationship with Epstein, B was involved

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<v Speaker 1>with Epstein so intimately, and c that he continues to

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<v Speaker 1>lie about it. I think those are Prince Andrew's biggest problems.

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<v Speaker 1>Despite years of controversy, Andrew and Sarah have frequently presented

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<v Speaker 1>themselves publicly as a close knit family focused on co

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<v Speaker 1>parenting their daughters, Princess Beatrice and Prince Eugenie. And look,

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't really been too critical of Andrew's daughters, but

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<v Speaker 1>Andrew Lowney, he has other opinions, and he thinks that

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<v Speaker 1>they're part of the grift. He thinks that they've benefited

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<v Speaker 1>from the whole entire grift that Andrew and Sarah Ferguson

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<v Speaker 1>have been running for all these years. And he makes

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<v Speaker 1>a compelling case. Sarah became Duchess New York when she

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<v Speaker 1>married what many described as Queen Elizabeth the Second's favorite

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<v Speaker 1>son in nineteen eighty six. However, happily ever after wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>to be. Over the years, marriage was dogged by tabloid

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<v Speaker 1>rumors of extramarital relationships. And look, I bet you they

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<v Speaker 1>had a agreement. But the problem was that the public

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<v Speaker 1>found out. And once the public found out, they couldn't

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<v Speaker 1>come out and say, oh, well, you know, we're swingers.

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<v Speaker 1>We liked you know, have different partners every now and again.

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<v Speaker 1>They can't come out and say that, right, But I'm

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<v Speaker 1>pretty sure that that's what they were. They had one

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<v Speaker 1>of those arrangement type of marriages. But when you're in

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<v Speaker 1>the public eye like Andrew, is not really something that

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<v Speaker 1>is going to go over well if it's exposed. Andrew

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<v Speaker 1>earned the nickname Air Miles Andy, Playboy Prince and Randy Andy,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Prince of Ponkasses, and the Joe Exotic of

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<v Speaker 1>the Windsor family for his lavish lifestyle and womanizing reputation. Meanwhile,

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<v Speaker 1>Sarah was romantically linked to Texas oil man Steve Wyatt,

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<v Speaker 1>which Vanity Pharaoh reported was an open secret in royal circles.

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<v Speaker 1>There was also Towgate in nineteen ninety two, when The

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<v Speaker 1>Daily Mirror published photos of a topless duchess with John Bryan,

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<v Speaker 1>another businessman from Texas while vacationing in the South of France.

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<v Speaker 1>Andrew and Sarah were officially divorced in nineteen ninety six.

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<v Speaker 1>Nothing like the Duchess of York getting her little piggy

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<v Speaker 1>sucked by somebody that's not her husband. Huh. So much

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<v Speaker 1>for keeping things on the hush hush. The relationship between

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<v Speaker 1>the former couple didn't end there. Despite Sarah's numerous commercial ventures,

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<v Speaker 1>she indirects been continued living together. And look, let's not

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<v Speaker 1>act like Andrew wasn't up to no good. Bro was

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<v Speaker 1>He just wasn't getting called out at the time. He

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't getting caught. But let's not act like Prince Andrew

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't out up to no good himself. He most certainly was.

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<v Speaker 1>They lived in a very big house, so they were

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<v Speaker 1>at opposite ends. Lowney said, there were more business partners

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<v Speaker 1>than a couple. I think a lot of the romance

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<v Speaker 1>had gone. They were having affairs even during the marriage,

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<v Speaker 1>both of them, so I don't think there was a

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<v Speaker 1>huge sense of shall we say, fidelity there, Lowney alleged,

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<v Speaker 1>And I think it was an agreement. I think they

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<v Speaker 1>agreed that they were going to have an open relationship

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<v Speaker 1>but part of that is not doing it in the public,

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<v Speaker 1>and I would think that getting your toes sucked on

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<v Speaker 1>a beach probably not the best idea if you're looking

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<v Speaker 1>to keep this private. She hung in there because she's

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<v Speaker 1>a member of the royal family and that was her

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<v Speaker 1>calling card for business, he claimed. So it was just

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<v Speaker 1>a myth that they projected. Lowney said that he was

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<v Speaker 1>not surprised by reports that Andrew allowed Sarah to entertain

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<v Speaker 1>alleged romantic partners in their shared home even after they

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<v Speaker 1>called it quits. And when you hear stuff like that,

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<v Speaker 1>it's hard not to believe the stories about them having

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<v Speaker 1>an open relationship because they were obviously seeing other people.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't even think that's in dispute. He was much

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<v Speaker 1>more generous when it came to her having her own relationships,

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<v Speaker 1>he claimed. Lownie, who has written extensively about the Royal family,

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<v Speaker 1>said that he believes Andrew relied heavily on Sarah's loyalty

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<v Speaker 1>during periods of public backlash. Oh, he most certainly did.

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<v Speaker 1>They were two peas in a pod, and they were

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<v Speaker 1>men for each other. He had other preoccupations, said Lownee. Meanwhile,

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<v Speaker 1>she often went off and stayed with boyfriends. Lowney claimed.

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<v Speaker 1>Over time, the eyebrow raising arrangement between the exes became

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<v Speaker 1>increasingly controversial. Sarah endured recurring financial scandals, including dead issues

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<v Speaker 1>and the twenty ten under a cover cash for access

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<v Speaker 1>sting in which he appeared to offer access to Andrew

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<v Speaker 1>in exchange for money. Andrew faced criticism over lavish, tax

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<v Speaker 1>payer funded travel, questionable business associates, and his reputation as

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<v Speaker 1>a royal playboy. All of that was well earned. And

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<v Speaker 1>there's no doubt that Fergie was trying to trade access

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<v Speaker 1>for dough. But because she's Fergie, nothing ever happened. And

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<v Speaker 1>that's one of the big problems, right These people were

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<v Speaker 1>allowed to get away with so much for so long

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<v Speaker 1>that they thought that the bill was never going to

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<v Speaker 1>come do. But that bill has come and do now,

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<v Speaker 1>and Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson aren't going to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to dine and dash this time. There's bouncers at

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<v Speaker 1>the door, and those bouncers are you. Rather than distancing

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<v Speaker 1>themselves from each other as scandals mounted, they remain publicly

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<v Speaker 1>loyal and closely connected, creating the perception that there were

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<v Speaker 1>still a united royal family. Well, I guess I mean

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<v Speaker 1>from the outside looking in. But people in the know,

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<v Speaker 1>they understood what was going on, understood that the relationship

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<v Speaker 1>was transactional. The reason that Fergie continued to live with

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<v Speaker 1>Andrew was because she moved back in after she ran

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<v Speaker 1>up a huge number of debts renting very expensive properties,

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<v Speaker 1>Lowney said, And I think they felt the solution was

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<v Speaker 1>that if she moved in with them, that would solve

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<v Speaker 1>the problem. He was away a lot, and she was

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<v Speaker 1>away a lot promoting weight watchers and wedgewood in the States.

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<v Speaker 1>He was on naval bases her ships, so it made

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<v Speaker 1>sense for them to live together. I mean, God bless,

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<v Speaker 1>but I don't think i'd want to live with my

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<v Speaker 1>ex wife. There's a reason she's your ex wife, right,

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<v Speaker 1>So the whole arrangement was always weird to me. But again,

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<v Speaker 1>I try not to judge people's personal life. Do whatever

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<v Speaker 1>you want. I don't care. It doesn't affect me. I

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<v Speaker 1>have two rules. Don't bother me, and I don't want

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<v Speaker 1>to pay for it. Sarah previously described Andrew publicly as

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<v Speaker 1>one of her closest confidants and has insisted their post

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<v Speaker 1>divorce relationship remain rooted in friendship and family. It's all transactional. Sorry,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't believe that for a second. Now. I know

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<v Speaker 1>they have daughters and stuff like that, but they're grown up.

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<v Speaker 1>Fergie stayed with them because it was beneficial to her

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<v Speaker 1>to stay with them. That's why she was there. That's it.

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<v Speaker 1>And Andrew, for his part, well, he knew that Fergie

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<v Speaker 1>was down, knew that he can count on her, and

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<v Speaker 1>he also knew that she was as big of a

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<v Speaker 1>grifter as he was. Perfect relationship. While Prince Philip and

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<v Speaker 1>Queen Elizabeth the Second were reportedly opposed to the former

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<v Speaker 1>couple continuing to live together, Lowney claimed that Sarah persuaded

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<v Speaker 1>Andrew that maintaining the arrangement would benefit their two daughters

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<v Speaker 1>by ensuring both parents remain closely involved in their lives.

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<v Speaker 1>I think the Queen was keen that Sarah Andrew were

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<v Speaker 1>happy for the sake of her grandchildren. Lowney said she

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<v Speaker 1>was the one who encouraged them to divorce, saying it

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<v Speaker 1>look terrible that they were having these affairs in public.

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<v Speaker 1>She kind of forced it on them. I think she

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<v Speaker 1>was fond of Sarah, but she had no illusions about

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<v Speaker 1>what she was like. Prince Philip certainly had no illusions. Yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>not really. The biggest fan of good old Fergie Sarah Ferguson,

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<v Speaker 1>and that was well Documentedlowney noted that while the late

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<v Speaker 1>Queen may not have approved of some of the women

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<v Speaker 1>Andrew was linked to, he did not believe that it

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<v Speaker 1>necessarily meant she wanted him to reunite with Sarah, but

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<v Speaker 1>their connection to Jeffrey Epstein, an American financier, pedophile, and

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<v Speaker 1>convicted sex offender, ultimately eclipsed every scandal that came before it. Well, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>considering Andrew and his part and his alleged role, I

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<v Speaker 1>would say so. On February nineteenth, his sixty sixth birthday,

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<v Speaker 1>Andrew was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office

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<v Speaker 1>during an inquiry linked to his Epstein ties. After being

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<v Speaker 1>News Digital that he had been released. Andrew has repeatedly

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<v Speaker 1>denied wrongdoing related to Ebstein and has not been criminally

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<v Speaker 1>charged in connection to the case. Well, not yet, but

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<v Speaker 1>I I think it's certainly on the horizon. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know what the charges will be, but I think he's

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<v Speaker 1>going to get charged with something. Six companies link to

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<v Speaker 1>Sarah were shut down amid renewed attention surrounding her past

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<v Speaker 1>ties to Ebstein. It's understood that no creditors were owed money,

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<v Speaker 1>at least this time around. Huh remember the loan she

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<v Speaker 1>her people. An email from Sarah about desperately needing money

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<v Speaker 1>surfaced after the Department of Justice released more than three

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<v Speaker 1>million records related to Epstein, including his personal emails. Inclusion

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<v Speaker 1>in the files does not necessarily imply wrongdoing, well, no,

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<v Speaker 1>but the emails they sure do. Like Andrew, Sarah claimed

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<v Speaker 1>that she cut off all contact with Epstein. Fox News

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<v Speaker 1>Digital previously reached out to a representative for comment about

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<v Speaker 1>the DOJ's release. Epstein died in custody in twenty nineteen.

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<v Speaker 1>Virginia Roberts, who said she was trafficked by Epstein, accused

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<v Speaker 1>Andrew of sexually abusing her when she was seventeen. The

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<v Speaker 1>American woman filed a civil lawsuit alleging that she was

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<v Speaker 1>forced to have sex with the disgraced duke three times.

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<v Speaker 1>The case was settled out of court in twenty twenty two.

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<v Speaker 1>Andrew has consistently denied Robert's allegations and said he had

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<v Speaker 1>no recollection of meeting her. The settlement agreement stated it

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<v Speaker 1>was not an admission of liability. No, no, not at all.

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<v Speaker 1>Let me just pay you seventeen million dollars because I'm innocent.

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<v Speaker 1>The forty one year old died in twenty twenty five.

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<v Speaker 1>Her a memoir that was published in October reiterated her claims.

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<v Speaker 1>Andrew announced in October that he was giving up his

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<v Speaker 1>royal titles, and the Palace confirmed later that month that

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<v Speaker 1>King Charles the Third had initiated a formal process to

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<v Speaker 1>remove the style, titles and honors of Prince Andrew. The

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<v Speaker 1>twenty nineteen, after his BBC interview in which he discussed

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<v Speaker 1>his relationship with Epstein. Onb third, Andrew vacated Royal Lodge

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<v Speaker 1>three months after the King ordered him to surrender his lease.

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<v Speaker 1>And he had to throw a tantrum about that too.

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<v Speaker 1>Everything about this dude screams entitled everything. A spokesperson for

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<v Speaker 1>Sarah previously told The Guardian the Duchess spoke of her

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<v Speaker 1>regret about her association with Epstein many years ago, and

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<v Speaker 1>as they have always been her first thoughts or with

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<v Speaker 1>his victims. Oh isn't that nice? A whole lot of talk,

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<v Speaker 1>no action. Has Fergie reached out to any of Epstein's survivors. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>she hasn't got it. It's a waiting game at the moment,

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<v Speaker 1>Lowney said, I think Andrew may well end up in

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<v Speaker 1>the Middle East. That would solve a lot of problems

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<v Speaker 1>for the Royal family, keep the story under wraps and

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<v Speaker 1>get them away from public view. And we've talked about

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<v Speaker 1>that before. Very possible if Andrew goes on the run

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<v Speaker 1>or decides to leave, the Middle East is a very

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<v Speaker 1>likely place. Lowney speculated about what Sarah's future relationship with

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<v Speaker 1>the Royal Family could look like financially. Before the Epstein fallout,

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<v Speaker 1>friends and insiders believed the former couple considered remarrying. Oh boy,

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<v Speaker 1>imagine that. Talk about a gigantic shit show. What they

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<v Speaker 1>should do is reach out to like one of the

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<v Speaker 1>stations and have a reality TV show that seems fitting

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<v Speaker 1>for them. Sarah Ferguson is clearly not going to make

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<v Speaker 1>money and the way she did before, so it's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be a question of how she supports herself. She'll

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<v Speaker 1>eventually be paid off by the royal family with some

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<v Speaker 1>sort of pension to keep her quiet. Will she find

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<v Speaker 1>another rich benefactor or husband? She's no longer the figure

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<v Speaker 1>she once was. I mean that's true. Good luck finding

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<v Speaker 1>a new dude like Who the hell would want to

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<v Speaker 1>deal with that? Maybe somebody in a country where there's

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<v Speaker 1>not as much publicity, but the UK America, I highly

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<v Speaker 1>doubt it. All Right, folks, that's going to do it

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