Part One – The Scapegoat and the System
Prince Andrew has become a convenient scapegoat. The public outrage directed at him—his titles, his wealth, his disgrace—has become a form of moral theatre, allowing Britain to avoid a far more uncomfortable truth:
the monarchy itself is the problem.
It is an institution built on inherited privilege, not merit; on spectacle, not service. It sanctifies class division and performs humility from behind palace gates. The British people are told to revere the family as living symbols of unity, while they in fact embody the very inequality that fractures society.
The monarchy’s defenders call it “tradition.” But much of its wealth came from colonial exploitation, violence, and theft. To much of the world, Britain’s clinging to this institution looks less like pride and more like denial.
Part Two – Hypocrisy and Selective Outrage
The moral outrage directed at Prince Andrew contrasts sharply with the silence surrounding others in power. King Charles publicly humiliated Diana, maintained a mistress while married, and ultimately inherited the throne without a whisper of accountability.
Andrew’s association with Epstein is rightly revolting—but when was he tried and convicted by a court of law? In this story, trial by media has replaced due process.
This is not to excuse Andrew, but to question the hierarchy of outrage. Why is one man publicly destroyed while others—perhaps more powerful, perhaps equally flawed—are quietly sanctified by ceremony? Is moral judgment now a function of public relations?
Part Three – The Mirror of Hypocrisy
The British press has always loved a fall from grace. But who are the journalists behind the condemnations? Who among us is not conflicted, hypocritical, double-hearted?
Behind every polished column or camera-ready smile lies a private world of temptation, jealousy, and moral struggle. To deny this is to deny our shared humanity.
What Britain needs is not another scapegoat, but a mirror.
A nation obsessed with punishment cannot heal.
A monarchy built on myth cannot lead.
And a press addicted to scandal cannot claim virtue.
Let’s be honest: the time for the British monarchy has passed.
Its gilded walls and archaic rituals no longer represent democracy, merit, or truth.
If we want a mature, honest society, we must dismantle the systems—royal, media, political—that reward hypocrisy and spectacle over accountability and grace.
“Titles of nobility are like the decorations of savages—ornaments for ignorance.”
— Voltaire