Shortly after 10am on Thursday, I arrived at my local High Street bank having just heard the news and, unable to stop myself, I shouted: ‘Prince Andrew has been arrested!’ I swear every person in there – from the security guards to tellers, pensioners taking out a tenner, the local florist and smartly dressed businessmen – reacted with a cheer.
It felt as if with the arrest of the shamed ex-Prince on suspicion of misconduct in public office, the festering sore at the heart of the Royal family was finally being lanced. And people were glad of it.
