Jeez, it’s only been about fifteen days since Prince Andrew settled with Virginia Giuffre for an undisclosed sum. The settlement was split between Virginia personally and her anti-trafficking charity, and the settlement was reportedly in the neighborhood of £12 million. There are still lingering questions about where the money came from. Or should I say, how much of the £12 million came from the Duchy of Lancaster, which is the Queen’s little piggy bank. Suffice to say, paying off her favorite son’s rape victims set the Queen back. I was thinking of this when Buckingham Palace ran around telling everyone that the Queen personally donated to a charity supporting the Ukrainian people:
Queen Elizabeth II is lending her support to the people of Ukraine. A Buckingham Palace source confirmed to ET that the queen has made a generous donation privately to the Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine Humanitarian appeal.
The donation is unusual for the queen, the source shared, who usually stays neutral when it comes to politics.
“This is unusual for the royal family as they typically stay out of politics and don’t provide monetary support,” the palace’s source told ET.
In this week’s podcast, CB and I talked about the timeline of the Russian invasion and when various royals spoke out. I tend to believe that Prince Charles would have always spoken out and done something to support Ukrainians, honestly. William and Kate likely would have stayed silent if Harry and Meghan had not spoken out on the first day of the invasion. But it does feel pretty unprecedented that the Queen is personally donating, and that her courtiers are briefing media outlets that it was “a generous donation.” Again, I have to wonder… did she give the Ukrainians as much as she gave Andrew to settle with Virginia?
Anyway, good for Liz for donating. I can’t wait for Joe Biden’s Sanction Squad to repo the f–k out of every oligarch’s mansion, yacht, private plane and Lambo and auction all of that sh-t off to help Ukrainians.
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- Queen Elizabeth II after she recorded her annual Christmas Day message, in the White Drawing Room of Buckingham Palace in central London.,Image: 534959697, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: NO UK USE FOR 48 HOURS- Fee Payable Upon reproduction – For queries contact Avalon [email protected] London 44 20 7421 6000 Los Angeles 1 310 822 0419 Berlin 49 30 76 212 251 Madrid 34 91 533 42 89, Model Release: no, Credit line: – / Avalon
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- Queen Elizabeth II records her annual Christmas broadcast in the White Drawing Room in Windsor Castle, Berkshire. Issue date: Thursday December 23, 2021 The photograph on the desk is of The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, taken in 2007 at Broadlands, Hampshire, to mark their Diamond Wedding Anniversary.,Image: 649254904, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: NO UK USE FOR 48 HOURS- Fee Payable Upon reproduction – For queries contact Avalon [email protected] London 44 20 7421 6000 Los Angeles 1 310 822 0419 Berlin 49 30 76 212 251 Madrid 34 91 533 42 89, Model Release: no, Credit line: Avalon.red / Avalon
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- Queen Elizabeth II cuts a cake to celebrate the start of the Platinum Jubilee during a reception in the Ballroom of Sandringham House, which is the Queen’s Norfolk residence. The Queen came to the throne 70 years ago this Sunday when, on February 6 1952, the ailing King George VI – who had lung cancer – died at Sandringham in the early hours.,Image: 659601877, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Joe Giddens / Avalon
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- Queen Elizabeth II cuts a cake to celebrate the start of the Platinum Jubilee during a reception in the Ballroom of Sandringham House, which is the Queen’s Norfolk residence. The Queen came to the throne 70 years ago this Sunday when, on February 6 1952, the ailing King George VI – who had lung cancer – died at Sandringham in the early hours.,Image: 659601975, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Joe Giddens / Avalon
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- Queen Elizabeth II cuts a cake to celebrate the start of the Platinum Jubilee during a reception in the Ballroom of Sandringham House, which is the Queen’s Norfolk residence. The Queen came to the throne 70 years ago this Sunday when, on February 6 1952, the ailing King George VI – who had lung cancer – died at Sandringham in the early hours.,Image: 659602010, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Joe Giddens / Avalon
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- Queen Elizabeth II during the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster in London.
