Rebranding Prince Andrew

[sp1814]

If you were given the task of rebranding/rehabilitating Prince Andrew, how would you go about it?

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/aug/28/rebranding-prince-andrew-now-theres-a-real-mission-impossible

Unless someone can think of some way to blame Harry and Meghan, I think this may be a non-starter.

[jno]

Koo Stark did soft-porn stuff - might be screened after the watershed these days - but she's always been loved by the royals because she never ever breathed a word about any of them to the press.

[bednobs]

he doesnt need rebranding as hes staying out of the limelight because of covid 19. if it was covid 17 however .....

[jno]

the thing I've never been able to find out for sure is whether Giuffre was legally a minor when it happened. The link says she was 17, which wouldn't have been illegal here, so I'm not inclined to be too outraged about it, though the question of trafficking is another matter.

A shame he had to give up the nebulous "business ambassador" role, because I've been told by someone who saw him in action that he was very good at it. He had his parents' knack for remembering names, faces, jobs and other details and was skilled at putting people in touch with others who could be helpful.

[jno]

cheeky, bednobs

[Ellipsis]

He should be tasked with bringing peace to Afghanistan. If he achieves it, that may just be enough to rescue his reputation ...

[DTCwordfan]

what reputation - the sex adviser to the Taliban as to the virginity of their female population? On the other hand, Isis could be seriously compromised.....

[Ellipsis]

No, if he can teach the Taliban and ISIS and the Americans and the Russians and the Chinese and the Pakistanis and the Afghan citizens to sing together in perfect harmony, he'll have done something worthwhile.

[jourdain2]

Distinctly tricky. Start being really useful as an odd-job man on a council estate? (Are there any near Windsor?) He has rather a long ladder to climb. He could help in a food distribution centre - in fact spend a few years working for and with charities 'on the ground' - as long as the charities had nothing to do with children. 'Meals on wheels?'

[fcc]

When you do jury service you are told to ignore paper talk and
public opinion,he served his country well when needed,so wait for some proof before you convict him in your kangaroo court.

[andres]

^^^agree. Some nasty people on here tonight.

[sp1814]

bcc

Surely not everything can be determined by jurisprudence.

Brand Andrew is tainted not only by the Virginia Giuffre story but also by his BBC interview, his shady dealings with Middle Eastern businessmen, his over-use of private jets in the 90s, and his friendship with a convicted paedophile.

People aren't being nasty - they're acknowledging what we already know about the man. What is already in the public domain.

[Hopkirk]

We need a representative in Kabul

[andy-hughes]

Andrew is irredeemable because, apart from lacking even basic morality and self-awareness, he is utterly unable to view the world from any perspective but his own.

That will never alter and he is far beyond redemption.

[tonyav]

Should be BA for that, andy. You are right.

[jno]

Epstein wasn't a paedophile; as far as I know, his youngest victim was 14. That's clearly warped, not to mention illegal, but it isn't child-molesting.

[sp1814]

jno

Point taken. He was convicted of unlawful sex with a minor, but technically that doesn't make him a paedophile (child vs. minor).

[DTCwordfan]

I did suggest sending him to South Georgia and possibly the Flaklands (sp). I've since come up with a better idea, the Cock Islands, oops sorry the Cook Islands - but then they could be rebranded if he is dispatched there.

[Khandro]

They could convert to Islam, she in a bourka -it would be great not to have to see that face everywhere - & he's already made a start on the beard.
They would certainly be popular, at least in Bradford & many other northern towns.

[1ozzy]

Maybe he could be a Bingo caller?
Opening legs eleven.

[DTCwordfan]

So Prince Andrew is Her Maj's favourite son. I must say that this rather begs the question as to what the hell have the others been getting up to.....