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Andrew in line for six-figure payout and annual stipend from king, sources say (www.theguardian.com)

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The former Duke of York is in line to receive a large one-off payment and an annual stipend designed to prevent him overspending in his new life as a commoner, the Guardian understands.

One option for a relocation settlement, as the king strives for a “once and for all” solution to the problem of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, includes an initial six-figure sum to cover his move from Royal Lodge in Windsor to private accommodation in Sandringham, Norfolk.

This would be followed by an annuity, paid from Charles’s private funds, and thought to be several times Mountbatten Windsor’s £20k-a-year navy pension, sources close to the matter said. Talks on the relocation package are believed to be ongoing.

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[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Dunno where this paedophile thing originated. He hasnt been accused of that. Is it like the paediatrician thing?

[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

If you're an old man and you fuck teenagers you're gonna get called a pedo. Don't get technical, it'll make you look like a pedo too.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

That's not paedophilia, that's ephebophilia.

I think there should be a distinction. An old man who has sex with a post-pubescent teenager within consenting age is a creepy weirdo who should be ostracised. An old man who rapes a pre-pubescent child is a subhuman and needs to face the wall.

By confusing the former with the latter, you are watering down the definition of "paedophile"

[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I know, and in theory I agree with you, but no way am I dying on that hill. I personally say "Mega paedo" to distinguish the Ian Watkinses from the Adam Johnsons.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

What's your paedo classification system

Personally, I think "mega paedo" sounds like an insult that a kid would call a male teacher they dislike

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk -2 points 6 days ago

Ah yes. Mob logic. Huffing the fumes from those flaming torches. The foundation of Justice.