Andrew and Harry as Commoners

King Charles has at long last taken action against Andrew. Andrew has become a ‘Commoner’ – just like you and me.

This should mean living like a Commoner, ending the life of privilege and entitlement.

So, when he moves to Sandringham, he needs to be allocated some accomodation – it’s not for him to choose – possibly four bedrooms. Small enough for him to manage.

His major pubic funding needs to end. He should be told that the King will kindly match the State Pension until he is of pensionable age, and he also has his naval pension. Around £30,000 per annnum. Possibly he should pay rent.

As such he will not be able to afford much by way of ‘staff’. The days of people running around after him, being insulted and condescended to, need to be over.

And who would work for him from chice anyway? This means that he can partially fill his days by making his bed, doing his own cooking, washing up and cleaning. Likewise laundry and the kinds of other task that are done by ‘Commoners’.

Likewise no security staff – so no help for him from them…..

He’ll obviously whine that he is used to more, a rather superior lifestyle, but he has blown that. It’s time for him to live an ‘ordinary’ life like the rest of us. And be seen to do so.

While he is about it, the King needs to a ddress the issue of Harry (and Meghan). Harry likewise is no longer a ‘Royal’ – he has chosen to walk away from that. He ha said he wants the life of a Commoner, not a Royal.

But, as they say, he is trying to have his cake and eat it. He recently met with British soldiers in Canada. He behaves as if he is still ‘Royalty’, somebody special. When in fact he has chosen to be ‘ordinary’. They appear to be wanting to do a quasi ‘Royal’ tour to Australia. I assume they still want to be treated with deference, as if he is still somebody special.

The King should deal with this, and remove their remaining titles. Make it clear he cannot call himslef a Prince, or a Duke. Meghan will have to stop be ‘annouced’ as ‘Her Duchess’, and signing as ‘Duchess’.

They have chosen the ‘Commoner life – they don’t want to do the Royal ‘hard yards’ (compare this with Princess Anne) – so they need to stop trying to exploit the historic Royal connection.