Is Andrew’s arrest the end for the monarchy?

The arrest on Thursday of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, “the fool formerly known as a prince, marks the definite end of public reverence toward the British monarchy”.

“I write that as an Englishman who is rather fond of it,” said Tim Stanley in The Washington Post.

The King has said that the authorities “have our full and wholehearted support and cooperation”, in their investigation into his brother, who has consistently denied any wrongdoing. But the latest twist in the sorry tale has...