Perhaps when the time comes we should pare down the monarchy to ‘core business’, setting the royal family - and us - free Oh dear, the Duke of York is in trouble again, this time over allegations that he used his contacts book to help facilitate a questionable trade deal in central Asia in the hope of earning a £4m commission to keep him afloat. The deal, which involved a Greek-Swiss infrastructure contract in Kazakhstan, fell through, but the palace failed to prevent publication. That’s not as serious as the Spanish royal family’s corruption problems – now in the courts – nor as terminal as those of earlier dukes of York, as seen in the BBC’s recent Shakespeare history season where, by my count, three end up dead. But it’s bad enough. Continue reading...
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