Nearly 50 Charities And Patronages Have Stopped Taking Prince Andrew’s Calls

May 17, 2021 / Posted by:

It has been reported that Queen Elizabeth’s least-braggable child, Prince Andrew, continues to believe that he can put all that bad press behind him, and stage a comeback to public life. Sadly (but only for Andrew), it looks like he isn’t any closer to getting the big Valerie Cherish moment that his heart and/or ego so desires. To butcher Valerie’s most iconic line: nobody wants to see that! To be more specific, about 50 charities, or “patronages,” allegedly don’t want to see, hear from, or work with Prince Andrew.

Andrew officially stepped down from his royal duties back in November 2019 (a move made in response to Andrew’s inability to shake his connection to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell). And around the same time, pretty much anyone who wasn’t DNA related to the man did their best to step away from Andrew. His Buckingham Palace offices quickly closed down. Organizers of annual events named after him were hoping he wouldn’t show up. Numerous corporate sponsors of his Pitch@ThePalace tech charity started pulling their funding. Now the actual charities themselves are cutting ties. You know things are bad when organizations that operate to get money don’t want a guy who has access to tons of it. The Telegraph reports that almost 50 of Andrew’s patronages have officially stated they no longer have a connection to him. And that’s not counting the others that didn’t have a statement on the matter. via Page Six:

Nearly 50 patronages, or causes supported by different members of the royal family, told The Telegraph they had ended their relationship with the embattled Andrew, who stepped back from public life more than a year ago in the wake of the Epstein affair. Most of the 150 groups reached by the outlet declined to comment, while some explained they felt it “no longer appropriate” to stick with Andrew.

Some of the patronages supported by Andrew have claimed that they still want to work with a royal, just not Andrew. And they’re probably in luck because Prince Charles has been stepping in and replacing Andrew where needed. Last week, Charles took over Andrew’s patronage with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and back in November, Charles became the patron of York Minister Cathedral. Embarrassing, considering Andrew is literally the Duke of York.

It’s also good to note that none of these patronage changes were officially announced. It was all very hush-hush and the removal of Andrew was very quiet. So with that being said, we probably shouldn’t expect any big announcement when a new royal steps in as the fresh new face of any of those 50 to 150 patronages. But it looks like the only job requirement is: don’t be Prince Andrew. According to Page Six, several of the patronages that are no longer working with Andrew have claimed they are looking for a royal rep that is “better suited” to them. AKA not someone who is constantly trailed by a sex trafficking scandal. I’m sure many patronage gigs are about to fall on the shoulders of Prince William and Duchess Kate. I can only imagine how they’ll respond to the added workload. Kate is silently clenching her jaw. William is probably freaking out. “Are you kidding me?? Where am I supposed to find the time? I’ve got YouTubes to film! I really didn’t pay too close attention to the lyrics, but the melody in that Dolly Parton song really did make the idea of a 40-hour work week sound much more fun.

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