UK - (Former prince) Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested for suspicion of misconduct in public office, 19 February 2026

[Rikissa]

IMO!!!!

This seems to be arrogance/lack of accountability
and the result of "stress free" upbringing.
Permissive parenting.

King Charles seemed to have been raised differently
- with rules, clear boundaries, and discipline.
Taught good manners/etiquette
and how to show respect to others.

It seems evident IMO.
The character is formed during childhood.

There is a saying in my country:

"If you weren't taught values at home,
Strangers will teach you
- in a hard way."

JMO

Of course the upbringing of Charles, and Anne, was different from that of Andrew (and Edward) as the age gap is 12, and 10, years between the older two and Andrew. The opinion of how to bring up children shifted a lot from the 1950s to the 1970s, when Andrew was a teenager. I would think you would find the same kind of differences between siblings born with an age gap of ten years or more, especially if the older ones was born shortly after WW2. As for the children of Queen Elizabeth, I would guess that much of their upbringing was done by nannies, and others, and not so much a 'hands-on' by their parents. I would guess that those who did the 'day-to-day parenting' of the two set of children (C&A vs. A&E) belonged to different generations, and had different ideas how children was to be treated.
As for Edward, I think that Charles might have had more of an influence on him, as Charles was 16 when Edward were born, and they seem to have more in common.

 

[minusfour]

Albanese's letter reads: "Dear Prime Minister Starmer, in light of recent events concerning Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, I am writing to confirm that my government would agree to any proposal to remove him from the line of royal succession.
"I agree with His Majesty that the law must now take its full course and there must be a full, fair and proper investigation.
"These are grave allegations and Australians take them seriously."

Australia backs removing Andrew from royal line of succession

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor remains eighth in line to the throne despite being stripped of his titles.

www.bbc.com

Australia is still recovering from a messy Referendum. It for unsuccessful for the Government, and divisive within the community. There is little political appetite for another Referendum, which would be needed to change our head of state. (Currently the King)

The allegations are really sordid. The idea that others were aware of Andrew's conduct and protected him from the consequences, is what we would all cynically suspect, in our darkest mood, but it's shattering to learn just how widespread this seems.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese endorses moves to strip Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor of his succession rights Aussies say they are repulsed by the latest sordid revelations but still support the monarchy.

Australia was the first nation to write to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmerto back the push to remove the disgraced former royal from the line of succession to the British and Australian crowns.

Your verdict on Andrew: Is the royal family officially over after the scandal

The PM backs moves to strip disgraced royal of succession rights.

www.thesenior.com.au