"It was quite a moment when a minister of the crown called the King's brother "rude, arrogant and entitled" at the despatch box of the House of Commons. Granted, Sir Chris Bryant was almost as disobliging about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor 15 years ago, as an opposition MP, when there were calls then for him to be sacked as the government's trade envoy."
"Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has effectively been fired out of a cannon disowned by the Royal Family and the political classes, and stripped of his titles. But remarks were much more muted, restrained or simply absent about remaining senior royals."
"There were, though, some concerns expressed about those conventions and a sense from some that for too long custom had been the midwife of deference and that must change. Why the limitations on criticising the royals, asked some. Why limit the capacity of the Freedom of Information Act to allow probing questions of the monarchy?"
A minister of the crown publicly called Prince Andrew "rude, arrogant and entitled" during parliamentary debate, marking a significant moment in the erosion of deference toward the Royal Family. The Commons debate, triggered by Liberal Democrat demands to publish documents about Andrew's appointment as trade envoy, revealed broader questions about parliamentary conventions and royal accountability. While Andrew has been effectively disowned by the Royal Family and stripped of titles, remarks about other senior royals remained restrained. Some MPs questioned why limitations exist on criticizing royals and why Freedom of Information Act restrictions apply to the monarchy. The government committed to publishing documents about Andrew's appointment but remained circumspect about broader requests for public inquiries into recent revelations.
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