Max Colchester

We saw the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez come out and heavily criticize the war.

Trump has responded, threatening that the US would cut all trade with Spain.

And the Spanish government don't appear to have backed down.

They say that they still don't want the US to use any of its bases to launch attacks on Iran.

And to quote Pedro Sanchez directly, he's called the war a disaster.

And I think this is quite a bold move.

And it's seen as a bold move in Europe because Europe is very beholden to the US for its own defense.

It was really quite a scene.

I think to put this in context, the last time a British royal was arrested was...

was Charles I after the English Civil War in the 17th century.

It has.

And obviously Charles had his head cut off and no one envisages that happening to Andrew.

Well, I think there were two things that really jumped out for those of us who've been following this scandal for a while.

The first was it really laid bare what was a lie by Andrew, which was that he claimed back in 2019 that he'd cut off all ties with Epstein in 2010.

And what these emails showed was that, in fact, he'd remained in contact with Epstein via a business associate for many years, up until 2018, actually, a year before Epstein's death in a jail cell.

The second thing it showed, which I thought was very interesting, was the business element involved.

of the relationship with Epstein.

Because up until then, the allegations had largely been around Andrew partying with Epstein on his island, in his New York townhouse, and allegedly abusing women.

But this showed really how Epstein and Andrew tried to monetize their relationship by effectively hoping that Andrew could become a pitchman for a finance company and lure in rich investors who would then invest their money with various firms.

Well, I think the public can now see for themselves what that relationship involved.