Prince Andrew: Kings and members of royal families who had problems with the law

With his scandal Prince Andrew to shakes the royal family of United Kingdom and the British Palace, the analysts of royal affairs, as the newspaper notes «The Guardian», point out that the case is a big blow and that its reputation will suffer “huge damage”.

According to his lawyers, her second son Queen Elizabeth, insists on a jury trial for the sexual abuse lawsuit filed against him by Virginia Gioufre. However, this is not the first time a member of the royal family has been brought to justice.

Problems for centuries

Going back several hundred years King Charles I referred to trial in Westminster Hall on January 20, 1649, after the end of the English Civil War. He appeared before his judges four times, accused of high treason. He even challenged the power of the court and his right to try him. He was sentenced to death on January 26 of the same year and beheaded four days later outside the Banqueting House of London.

In the last century, the Queen Mary of Scotland, was involved in the conspiracy Babington – a plan to kill her cousin Queen Elizabeth I. He was convicted of conspiracy and beheaded the following year at the castle Fotheringhay.

The convictions of Princess Anna

Her second child Elizabeth II, the Princess Anna became the first member of the royal family to be convicted twice. The first time for a criminal offense, in a category based on the law on dangerous dogs. On April 1, 2002, one of her dogs, a three-year-old English bull terrier named Dotty, bit two children as they walked in Windsor Great Park. She was fined 500 500 for the attack, 250 250 in damages and 8 148 in court costs. The district judge, Penelope Hewitt, gave her life Dotty.

The second time was for speeding with her Bentley of, in Gloucestershire. She was fined λι 400, 30 30 for expenses and given a five-point penalty on her driver’s license. In her written testimony, the Princess stated that she thought that the police patrols that followed her accompanied her.

As for other countries, the former King of Spain, Juan Carlos I, is the subject of many criminal investigations, while in 2020 a preliminary investigation was launched by Supreme Court to determine his involvement in a € 6.7 billion deal with Saudi Arabia in order to build the railway line between the Saudi cities Medina and Mecca by a Spanish consortium. He lives on the island Zaya Nourai, which is 15 minutes by boat from United Arab Emirates, but reportedly hopes for his return despite the fact that the majority of the Spanish public opposes it.

Source: News Beast

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