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David Gemeinhardt's avatar

I agree that Elizabeth II turned a blind eye to Andrew's failings for far too long. Everyone has a weakness. He was hers.

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Mandy On Monarchy's avatar

I've often heard about the "mothers and sons" theory of how the boys are always perfect in the mother's eyes and let off lightly. I watched a Facebook show called Red Table Talk with the singer Gloria Estefan and she addressed this very issue with her niece and her niece's children. And wow, babying the golden son is definitely a thing!

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