ZigZagMarquis 8 #1 May 23, 2010 I guess its rough being a former "Royal"... or... is she still a "Royal", I mean, they refer to her as the Duchess of York, but she's divorced from Prince Andrew... huh? --------------------------------------------------------- http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/05/23/duchess-york-caught-selling-access-prince-andrew/?test=latestnews The U.K.'s Duchess of York was caught on camera in a News of the World sting revealed Sunday, apparently offering to sell access to her former husband, Prince Andrew. Sarah Ferguson, 50, allegedly asked an undercover reporter posing as a wealthy businessman for a $40,000 cash down payment in return for an introduction to the Prince, as well as a $724,000 fee wired directly into her bank account. Ferguson also insisted on a one percent commission from any deals the businessman worked out as a result of her royal connections. The duchess claimed to have discussed the terms with her former husband, saying, "Andrew said to me, 'tell him £500,000.'" She also suggested Prince Andrew, who works as an unpaid special representative for the government agency U.K. Trade & Investment, would be a willing business partner. “Look after me and he’ll look after you ... you’ll get it back tenfold. I can open any door you want,” she was recorded as saying. There is no suggestion that the prince was ever aware of the meetings or the claims reportedly made by the duchess. According to the News of the World, its reporter met the duchess twice -- in New York on May 13 and in London last week. The newspaper also said the duchess sent representatives to the undercover reporter with a confidentiality agreement ahead of the London meeting. But when the alleged businessman refused to sign the gagging order, Ferguson went ahead with talks. Accompanied by two assistants, she told the fake businessman that her former husband, who she divorced in 1996 and has two children with, called her “five times a day” and said: “We’re the happiest divorced couple in the world.” Buckingham Palace declined to comment on the duchess' alleged actions. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #2 May 23, 2010 Class (or lack of it) will out (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #3 May 23, 2010 Are you saying the Duchess of York lacks class or the "Royals" lack class? As a distant observer, its been difficult to tell. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #4 May 23, 2010 Just her ... for now. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #5 May 23, 2010 Agreed, but doesn't a gal gotta be able to make an income somehow? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #6 May 23, 2010 There's ways and means.... an honourable method would be my preferred route .... Poor cow must be really short of a couple of quid, eh? (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #7 May 23, 2010 Quid... quid, huh... now where did I put my "Kookie Brit Slang for Currency to American" conversion chart... ??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #8 May 23, 2010 Quote Poor cow must be really short of a couple of quid, eh? Subjects will say the darndest things.Do a lot of Brits call her "cow"? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,380 #9 May 23, 2010 Quote I guess its rough being a former "Royal"... or... is she still a "Royal", I mean, they refer to her as the Duchess of York, but she's divorced from Prince Andrew... huh? http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/05/23/duchess-york-caught-selling-access-prince-andrew/?test=latestnews The U.K.'s Duchess of York was caught on camera in a News of the World sting revealed Sunday, apparently offering to sell access to her former husband, Prince Andrew. So she has been busted for pimping?"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #10 May 23, 2010 QuoteSo she has been busted for pimping? Is that illegal in the UK? I thought I read that once upon a time, prostitution was illegal in the UK because to pass a law making it illegal they'd have to admit to the queen what hookers were / did and they didn't want to offend her "delicate" sensibilities? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lastchance 0 #11 May 23, 2010 What about a couple bob? Can't forget bob. I may be getting old but I got to see all the cool bands. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #12 May 23, 2010 This reminds me of the old quote (Shaw or Churchill?)... "Madam, we've already established what you are. Now we're just haggling over the price." (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #13 May 23, 2010 Sounds like Bernard. But it could have been Winnie too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #14 May 23, 2010 From the way the story reads, the Prince should be charged also! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #15 May 23, 2010 Yep, pretty sure that kind of influence peddling is illegal in this country. Isn't it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #16 May 23, 2010 Quote From the way the story reads, the Prince should be charged also! Aren't the "Royals" exempt for most laws in the UK? I mean, their idea of "divorce" used to be, "off with her head!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #17 May 23, 2010 Quote What about a couple bob? Can't forget bob. Actually the nobility tend to deal in guineas. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #18 May 25, 2010 Quote Quote So she has been busted for pimping? Is that illegal in the UK? I thought I read that once upon a time, prostitution was illegal in the UK because to pass a law making it illegal they'd have to admit to the queen what hookers were / did and they didn't want to offend her "delicate" sensibilities? I'm pretty sure Queenie watches enough television to know what hookers are. Prostitution is legal in the UK, although pimping and soliciting in public are not. At least that's what I was led to believe, your honour. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CobraRover 0 #19 May 25, 2010 Quote Quote Quote So she has been busted for pimping? Is that illegal in the UK? I thought I read that once upon a time, prostitution was illegal in the UK because to pass a law making it illegal they'd have to admit to the queen what hookers were / did and they didn't want to offend her "delicate" sensibilities? I'm pretty sure Queenie watches enough television to know what hookers are. Prostitution is legal in the UK, although pimping and soliciting in public are not. At least that's what I was led to believe, your honour. Aye, prostitution in the UK is legal as long as it is done from a private residence which is owned or rented by the prostitute(s) and has no more than 2 girls working from it. Any more than 2 girls and it is classed as an illegal business (AKA pimpin'). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 0 #20 May 25, 2010 QuoteFrom the way the story reads, the Prince should be charged also! From the story: QuoteThere is no suggestion that the prince was ever aware of the meetings or the claims reportedly made by the duchess. Also: http://www.aolnews.com/world/article/buckingham-palace-prince-andrew-unaware-of-fergies-dealing/19489176 Quote Palace: Andrew Unaware of Fergie's Dealing (May 24) -- Buckingham Palace responded today to a right royal mess created by the Duchess of York, saying Prince Andrew "categorically denies" any knowledge of a conversation in which his ex-wife offered access to him to an undercover reporter in return for a princely sum of money. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites