The Duchess of York scandal

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El Loro

The Duchess of York has been exposed by the News of the World as taking £40,000 cash as down payment towards supposedly getting a business man a lucrative contract through Prince Andrew. The News of the World makes it clear that Prince Andrew had no knowledge or involvement with this - the Duchess alone acted.

This is a link to the News of the World article which shows the video clip of the duchess arranging this and accepting the cash.

The Palace will not be making any public comment on this.

Any respect or sympathy that anyone might have had for the Duchess has been destroyed by this revelation.

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suzybeanMember

I'm just reading about it now...the NOTW are experts at this kind of thing....I don't mind Fergie but what a cheeky mare!

5/23/101:12 AM

squiggleMember 10 years

I almost feel sorry for her. She doesn't get any more sensible as she gets older does she?

5/23/101:17 AM

RexiMember 10 years

Oh dear

Still, at least no toes got sucked in the transaction

5/23/101:41 AM

Yogi19Member 10 years

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Oh dear Still, at least no toes got sucked in the transaction

Rexi, that made me laugh out loud - and I hate feet.

Fergie does have serious money problems and this stunt smacks of desperation - doesn't excuse it though.

5/23/101:53 AM

Cold SweatMember 10 years

This is High Treason - send her to The Tower!

5/23/102:10 AM

Garage JoeMember

Excellent news! Another Sunday and no bad publicity for the footie team. Murdoch has bigger fish to fry. We know that he hates our royal family.

5/23/102:13 AM

DirtyprettygirlthingMember

hahaha!

I almost (I said almost) like Fergie.... for the toe sucking & stuff. Cos I know that if I had married a Prince I would probably have ended up getting caught doing something as equally cringey!

My sympathy stopped when she started lording it around the U.S. as a british princess... almost becoming a parody of someone from britian... as if we needed more PR that says we are all basically either bowler hats and jaunty side kicks or nannies from the Victorian era!

5/23/102:36 AM

forgetmenotMember

do feel sorry for her myself, not sure why but press always had it in for her and in past were very cruel plus i think some of these horrible journalist hounds could make a saint confess to being the devil.

5/23/104:59 AM

kattymieowwMember 10 years

I couldn't give a crap about any of the royals or their hangers on,get rid of the lot of 'em.

5/23/105:15 AM

Cold SweatMember 10 years

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get rid of the lot of 'em.

Vive le Revolution

5/23/106:10 AM

kattymieowwMember 10 years

Off with their heads....fetches knitting.

5/23/106:34 AM

El LoroMember VIP10 yearsModerator

The News of the World has now added the following:

"Buckingham Palace has not commented on our revelations but sources close to the Duchess have reportedly responded, saying she is "devastated" and "regretful"."

5/23/108:26 AM

suzybeanMember

.......that she got caught....

5/23/108:33 AM

KayteeMember 10 years

Reference: KATTY

I couldn't give a crap about any of the royals or their hangers on,get rid of the lot of 'em.

*sits beside Katty knitting happily*

5/23/108:50 AM

HeartacheMember

Wonder if she has to give back the "down payment" £40,000. If she does'nt don't see how the NOW can get it back.

5/23/109:07 AM

Former Member

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.......that she got caught....

Exactly Suzy - I've never liked the woman.

Still, it's getting her some publicity, albeit probably the wrong kind she was looking for.

5/23/109:22 AM

Garage JoeMember

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£40,000. If she does'nt don't see how the NOW can get it back.

Even better news!!11!!!

5/23/109:50 AM

longcatMember

The Royal Family have been selling themselves for years why blame just Fergie.

5/23/109:57 AM

suzybeanMember

Whatever anyone thinks of Murdoch and his papers, he does hire some cracking journalists. Mazher Mahmood is well respected by his peers for his old school 'scoop' expositions of people in the public eye....my father is a retired journalist and he told me that "the journos that don't like Mahmood want to be him"

I'm sure the Duchess of York has been getting away with stunts like this for ages....I bet she wasn't devastated and regretful when she was cashing her cheques...Ching Ching

5/23/1010:19 AM

SpiderMonkeyMember

Can we still swear on this forum? I need to swear to describe my opinion of her.

5/23/1010:28 AM

El LoroMember VIP10 yearsModerator

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Can we still swear on this forum? I need to swear to describe my opinion of her

It's best not to as if any of the moderators spotted it, or anyone clicked the Report Post red flag, you could get into a spot of trouble. Of course there's the good old method of using *!##%! in substitute.

5/23/1010:43 AM

Garage JoeMember

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Mazher Mahmood is well respected by his peers for his old school 'scoop' expositions of people in the public eye

... people in the public eye who are unlikely to fight back. One recalls the NOTW introducing a series of articles about a foreign sounding chap whose name I dare not mention.

The week after? Nothing!

5/23/1010:53 AM

suzybeanMember

Well, I guess if anyone's life is in danger then it may be the most responsible thing to abandon investigations and let the Law take over. People in the public eye that don't fight back are probably the ones that have been caught bang to rights in the first place. I'll let you elaborate more Garage Joe, that's all I really know about it.

5/23/1011:52 AM

Former Member

She has in my opinion, always been greedy and lived well beyond her means. I wonder if the slew of law suits she has outstanding against her has anything to do with this reckless behaviour?

5/23/1011:52 AM

kattymieowwMember 10 years

Still don't give a shit about any of them..parasites...

5/23/1012:16 PM

squiggleMember 10 years

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*!##%!

You could even get banned for THAT on the good 'ol channel 4 forum

5/23/1012:53 PM

Yellow RoseMember

I've always liked Fergie the best out of all that lot. Disappointed she felt so desperate for money she took part in this. Is what newspapers are doing these days to discredit those they focus on with fake set ups and cameras called entrapment, I'm surprised it's legal but if it brings people and their activitires to light I suppose it's acceptable.

5/23/101:21 PM

BojanglesMember

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esperate for money she took part in this. Is what newspapers are doing these days to discredit those they focus on with fake set ups and cameras called

What has she done with the millions she got from parading herself in Lala land as the Duchess of York.

5/23/101:35 PM

Ensign MufMember

Reference:El Loro

"regretful"

Reference:suzybean

.......that she got caught....

Lol
Isn't that always the case

......also fetches knitting

5/23/101:59 PM

Yellow RoseMember

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What has she done with the millions she got from parading herself in Lala land as the Duchess of York

I don't know if she made millions but her business has gone bust and she owes money which is why she obviously took part in this but she's paying it back. She sure has had a challenging life for one reason or another, I bet her daughters are mortified

5/23/102:23 PM

Blizz'ardMember 10 years

I know this was a set-up, but think of all the real 'business' men who may have been duped like this!

*** sniggers ***

5/23/102:25 PM

Yellow RoseMember

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Wonder if she has to give back the "down payment" £40,000. If she does'nt don't see how the NOW can get it back.

It's been reported she's giving back the 40.000

5/23/102:40 PM

kattymieowwMember 10 years

Now I don't have much sympathy for any of these arses that are "caught out" etc.However the slimy press that is the Murdoch empire etc makes me vomit!

Long gone are the days of journalists actually seeking out news etc.Yes they are out there ,however we are fed total crap etc by scum Murcoch empire etc...

5/23/102:46 PM

cologne 1Member Memoriam

I feel quite sorry for her. The divorce settlement was piffling ( £15.000 ). With their children's grandmother as queen and a father with access to a lot of money, what exactly is she supposed to do? She's trying to keep up and, as per usual, the royal family have washed their hands of yet another daughter-in-law. Yes, she's accident prone and different from the rest of that shower, but that is why I quite like her.

5/23/103:31 PM

Soozy WooMember

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Yes, she's accident prone and different from the rest of that shower, but that is why I quite like her.

Me too ...........she got herself into massive debt but managed to work and pay it off. She traded on her name and connections to do so but ........how else was she gonna get the money? I've always liked her ........have to say though I've not read this latest story - although I'll tale stories from NOTW with a pinch of salt. Why do they go out of their way to dig up crap on people? Is there not enough 'real' news?

5/23/103:56 PM

suzybeanMember

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Why do they go out of their way to dig up crap on people? Is there not enough 'real' news?

Perhaps because there are quite a few out there behaving like crap. As for news, must have been a slow news week, but I can imagine that some would find it 'newsworthy' that someone not too far removed from the Constitutional Head of State is making clandestine deals and trading on her association. Just thinking out loud...

5/24/1012:17 AM

BojanglesMember

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She sure has had a challenging life for one reason or another, I bet her daughters are mortified

She should have had my buggar then,then she would know what challenging is.

5/24/1012:27 AM

El LoroMember VIP10 yearsModerator

This is the text of the Duchess' statement recently issued:

"I very deeply regret the situation and the embarrassment caused.

'It is true that my financial situation is under stress however, that is no excuse for a serious lapse in judgment and I am very sorry that this has happened.

'I can confirm that The Duke of York was not aware or involved in any of the discussions that occurred. I am sincerely sorry for my actions.

'The Duke has made a significant contribution to his business role over the last 10 years and has always acted with complete integrity.''

5/24/101:07 AM

BojanglesMember

So that makes everything alright.(AHA)

5/24/101:18 AM

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