Barsel - // Before you move on Andy, I wonder if you read that if Prince Andrew had gone to court, they were going to call Sarah and Meghan Markle.
Why Meghan Markle I don't know, unless she knew Epstein and Maxwell. They may have also called other members of the RF for a character witness of Andrew.
I think the Queen didn't want all this scandal leading up to her jubilee, and that's why she paid the money. //
The Queen was a pragmatist - you don't get to rule that well for that long without that skill.
She put the monarchy first, as she always did, and as soon as she understood just how much damage Andrew had done with his interview, she moved swiftly to curtail his activities and remove hm from platforms where he could do more damage.
I understand her willingness to cut off the publicity before it could ruin her jubilee - monarchy first once again - but of course the by-product was her son's trial in the court of public opinion, where he remains guilty as seen, and always will.