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2010-10-21 Britain

UK court sentences Saudi prince to 20 years

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Posted by Fred 2010-10-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 For the UK, this is actually a "sticky wicket". First of all, he is technically, at least, nobility, which means that the Queen has to be involved in some way.

By a quirk in their law, all royals in her family are under her control, if she pays them. And going back to the days when many *European* royals were related, this allowed her to extrapolate this protection to other nobles visiting England.

Add to that I would be surprised if any royal close to the Saudi king wouldn't be given diplomatic immunity, which may or may not cover homicide...

I'm sure there are some high falutin' lawyers paid to know all these ins and outs.

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-10-21 10:26|| 2010-10-21 10:26|| Front Page Top

#2 An example of how messy this can get is from the case of the Duke of Cumberland, later Ernest Augustus I of Hanover.

He was alleged to have strangled his valet and impregnated his sister while in the House of Lords, and also was suggested to want to murder the young Princess (later Queen) Victoria and become the King of England.

Conveniently, his associate domain, the Principality of Hanover's, king died at just the right time, so he was shuffled off to Hanover to be made its new king, as it would be improper to try him for murder in the Lords, if he was a head of state.

The various Dukes of Cumberland were a troublesome lot. One of their earlier number became known as the "Butcher of Culloden", and the last one was stripped of his title for German sympathies, in 1919.

The line still survives to this day, and may request reinstatement among the noble houses of England, but have not chosen to do so.

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-10-21 10:52|| 2010-10-21 10:52|| Front Page Top

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