GB Information was halted throughout Tuesday’s present to handle a critical well being concern regarding the former prince after he had a current police go to
GB Information was halted for a breaking information announcement on Tuesday (December 23) as host Ben Leo revealed that the previous Duke of York, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, has had his gun licence cancelled. Following his numerous shameful scandals and the relinquishment of his titles and honours, the most recent replace on the previous prince got here after a police go to to the Royal Lodge.
The GB Information broadcaster was joined by MailOnline’s editor-at-large Charlotte Griffiths, the Categorical reviews. She stated: “It is no shock, this man couldn’t be extra cancelled, if he tried. There’s nowhere decrease for him to go; the one factor he has left to do in his social life is go driving, and we’ve seen him driving within the current days, wanting completely depressing, and go taking pictures, and it feels like that is been taken away from him.”
Highlighting potential danger, Griffiths added: “That is whole anecdotal, however there’s this saying within the posh communities that there are two people who find themselves most prone to suicide and it is farmers and aristos … as a result of these are the those who have entry to weapons and you don’t need anybody who’s having any form of psychological well being troubles to have quick access, unsupervised, to a gun.”
The presenter then touched on claims of Andrew being a “hoarder” and “being pressured to undergo many years’ value of belongings.” Griffiths replied: “Yeah, I’ve heard that. I’ve heard that he’s one thing of a hoarder and a sofa potato, and he has let complete rooms at his home stack up with muddles of paperwork, photographs, simply junk. We all know he retains 14 teddy bears on his mattress.
“He’s having to undergo piece by piece, and apparently, he is being actually protecting about these objects; he does not need anyone coming in and serving to, and on the similar time, it isn’t the form of stuff which you could simply filter and shove right into a skip.”
Griffiths continued: “There’s just one man who can undergo all these items, when he downsizes, and that is Andrew and he is the worst certified individual in a approach as a result of it is all very significant to him. He is at a low ebb, he is been chucked out of his home and does not really feel he ought to have been. So, actually, he is making very sluggish progress, and there is mountains of mountains to get by.
“On the similar time, his ex-wife [Sarah Ferguson] can be transferring out of the property and he or she’s been there for donkey’s years as effectively, so its all a little bit of a muddle and a little bit of a large number.
“I can hardly blame the police for wanting to maintain tabs on whether or not there are weapons in the home as effectively.”
It’s believed that Andrew, who has often hosted taking pictures events over time, can now solely use and transport his shotguns when accompanied by another person.
In response to reviews, he owns shotguns and rifles by James Purdey and Sons.
An insider by way of The Solar stated: “He shall be beneath strict supervision. It’s a actual blow.
“He’ll not have the ability to do issues like use weapons on his personal and even transport them until he’s beneath strict supervision.
“It’s a actual blow to him.”
A Met Police spokesperson additionally instructed the publication: “On Wednesday, November 19, firearms licensing officers attended an deal with in Windsor to request {that a} man in his 60s voluntarily give up his firearms and shotgun certificates.
“The certificates was surrendered, and we is not going to be commenting any additional at this stage.”
