If you’re a private individual and not working for the government, getting paid a commission or a consultancy fee for connecting people is fair play. It’s just that Andrew was a quasi government representative from 2001 to 2011 which makes getting commissions/gifts over a certain amount unethical.
If there are any UK laws that Andrew has broken as far as that part of his past life is concerned, that is something only the UK government can confront because it also means confronting not just Andrew’s business affairs, but also of the wider family.
Because it is very possible that other members of the BRF have also received gifts in exchange for special favors and introductions.
As a side note, given how extensive and conjoined Andrew’s network of funding is with his business partners and Sara and their children, I can see why maybe the Queen and Prince Charles saw it best to have H&M out from this point of view. Andrew was the best example of how not to mix duty with making money for yourself. Because Andrew already set such a bad precedent ahead of H&M, there was no way QEII and Charles would have relaxed the rules even if Harry and Meghan only had good intentions.
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If you’re a private individual and not working for the government, getting paid a commission or a consultancy fee for connecting people is fair play. It’s just that Andrew was a quasi government representative from 2001 to 2011 which makes getting commissions/gifts over a certain amount unethical.
If there are any UK laws that Andrew has broken as far as that part of his past life is concerned, that is something only the UK government can confront because it also means confronting not just Andrew’s business affairs, but also of the wider family.
Because it is very possible that other members of the BRF have also received gifts in exchange for special favors and introductions.
As a side note, given how extensive and conjoined Andrew’s network of funding is with his business partners and Sara and their children, I can see why maybe the Queen and Prince Charles saw it best to have H&M out from this point of view. Andrew was the best example of how not to mix duty with making money for yourself. Because Andrew already set such a bad precedent ahead of H&M, there was no way QEII and Charles would have relaxed the rules even if Harry and Meghan only had good intentions.
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