The last thing Queen and country need is the Duke of York’s imbroglio
sir – Surely now is the time for the Queen to cut to the chase and place the Duke of York safely out of harm’s way, possibly in the Australian outback, where he can do no further damage to the monarchy.
At this time of great concern for our country we do not need his sordid details taking up valuable space. We are fighting for our survival as it is.
Let him sort his own problems out, without any further advances from the public purse.
Nearing the end of her reign, the Queen needs our continued love, not sympathy for her errant son.
G T Higgins
Gravesend, Kent
sir – The maxim “Never complain, never explain”, coined by Benjamin Disraeli, has been a guiding mantra for the Royal family and our more intelligent public figures.
As the Duke of York will discover (and as the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Sussex already have) – people in his position should never explain: his friends don’t require it and the rest won’t believe him anyway.
Rev Dr John Cameron
St Andrews, Fife
sir – The Duke of York expresses regret for letting down the Queen by his close association with the convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein. How about doing the same for all the girls and women who were trafficked and abused for years?
Kate Graeme-cook
Brixham, Devon
sir – Emily Maitlis’s interview rightly highlighted the Duke of York’s role in bringing the Royal family into disrepute. In my view, Prince Andrew taking the salute on Remembrance Sunday reflects adversely on both the Royal family and the Royal Navy uniform he was wearing.
Brian Curd
St Ives, Dorset
sir – Whoever advised the Duke of York to do a Bill Clinton with an exculpatory broadcast will surely not get on any honours list.
Certain members of the Royal family take advantage of the fact that the alternatives to the monarchy as head of state would be far worse.
Brian Christley
Abergele, Conwy
sir – The Duke of York is closely attended by a bodyguard at all times. In such circumstances, I cannot believe he would risk the total discretion of this person, who presumably is required to keep detailed records.
I found the Duke’s responses in the interview reassuring and hope this matter soon subsides.
Michael Wauchope
London SW4
sir – As a regular reader of the Court Circular, I was surprised that Friday’s edition did not include the words: “Yesterday, the Duke of York was interviewed by…”
David S Ainsworth
Manchester