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My friend thinks she is communicating with Prince Andrew. However communication happens only through hangouts, he keeps telling her he needs special permission to talk to anyone on a regular phone line. This has been going on for 5 months.



I'm trying to find out if this is true and is there any reason he couldn't just call her on a regular phone.










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My friend thinks she is communicating with Prince Andrew. However communication happens only through hangouts, he keeps telling her he needs special permission to talk to anyone on a regular phone line. This has been going on for 5 months.



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My friend thinks she is communicating with Prince Andrew. However communication happens only through hangouts, he keeps telling her he needs special permission to talk to anyone on a regular phone line. This has been going on for 5 months.



I'm trying to find out if this is true and is there any reason he couldn't just call her on a regular phone.










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I'm trying to find out if this is true and is there any reason he couldn't just call her on a regular phone.







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That's not Prince Andrew. If it was, and he wanted to call, he could do so. Your friend is dealing with an impersonator, who likely has a scam underway.



The restraints on the behaviour of the royal family are conventions and their own judgement, rather than official rules. This shows up in various scandals, usually forgotten by the public after a while. The "Camillagate" incident, when a mobile phone call between Prince Charles and his then lover, now wife, was recorded and published, is a good example.






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  • I don't think anyone will disagree with your conclusion, but can you provide some of your reasoning? That may be more helpful to readers in the future.

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Probably not



As other answers have mentioned, this almost certainly a scam.



That said, the answer to the actual political question of whether the royal family needs permission to call people on the phone is probably not. For instance, here Princes William and Harry talk about a phone call they had with their mother, Princess Diana. While we can't say for sure that protocol hasn't changed, or that they didn't have to ask permission, there's no mention of it.



Further, a description of how a member of the royal family tended to receive phone calls, while undoubtedly more formal than how the average person does it, implies that she didn't have to ask anyone's permission:




He said: “That officer would ask some questions and then pass the call
on to the princess’s dresser, who would know absolutely everything
there was to know about the princess and her acquaintances, and if
they were satisfied they would ask the princess if they wanted to take
the call.




Prince Phillip apparently also made phone calls.



As additional general supporting evidence, this Q&A thread on Quora, the members of the royal family use smartphones, and there are various pictures of them using them casually. While this doesn't prove that they only use hangouts without permission, it does suggests that their communications aren't being tightly controlled.



The top answer in that thread also claims that Prince William called the Queen when he had a child. Again, perhaps she'd given him special permission, and perhaps he used Hangouts, but it doesn't seem likely.



Finally, the royal family of Britain is largely composed of adults, many of whom spend substantial time away from Britain, to say nothing of their residence. It would seem completely impracticable for a family member abroad to get permission every time they needed to make a call. Especially before the advent of smartphones: how would they get the permission necessary to make a call?



None of this confirms for certain that members of the royal family don't need to ask permission (from whom? the Queen) to make phone calls, but it does make it seem unlikely.






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    That's not Prince Andrew. If it was, and he wanted to call, he could do so. Your friend is dealing with an impersonator, who likely has a scam underway.



    The restraints on the behaviour of the royal family are conventions and their own judgement, rather than official rules. This shows up in various scandals, usually forgotten by the public after a while. The "Camillagate" incident, when a mobile phone call between Prince Charles and his then lover, now wife, was recorded and published, is a good example.






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    • I don't think anyone will disagree with your conclusion, but can you provide some of your reasoning? That may be more helpful to readers in the future.

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    That's not Prince Andrew. If it was, and he wanted to call, he could do so. Your friend is dealing with an impersonator, who likely has a scam underway.



    The restraints on the behaviour of the royal family are conventions and their own judgement, rather than official rules. This shows up in various scandals, usually forgotten by the public after a while. The "Camillagate" incident, when a mobile phone call between Prince Charles and his then lover, now wife, was recorded and published, is a good example.






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    • Thanks, I thought so.

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    • I don't think anyone will disagree with your conclusion, but can you provide some of your reasoning? That may be more helpful to readers in the future.

      – indigochild
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    • @indigochild: Added an example.

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    That's not Prince Andrew. If it was, and he wanted to call, he could do so. Your friend is dealing with an impersonator, who likely has a scam underway.



    The restraints on the behaviour of the royal family are conventions and their own judgement, rather than official rules. This shows up in various scandals, usually forgotten by the public after a while. The "Camillagate" incident, when a mobile phone call between Prince Charles and his then lover, now wife, was recorded and published, is a good example.






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    That's not Prince Andrew. If it was, and he wanted to call, he could do so. Your friend is dealing with an impersonator, who likely has a scam underway.



    The restraints on the behaviour of the royal family are conventions and their own judgement, rather than official rules. This shows up in various scandals, usually forgotten by the public after a while. The "Camillagate" incident, when a mobile phone call between Prince Charles and his then lover, now wife, was recorded and published, is a good example.







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    • Thanks, I thought so.

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    • I don't think anyone will disagree with your conclusion, but can you provide some of your reasoning? That may be more helpful to readers in the future.

      – indigochild
      2 hours ago











    • @indigochild: Added an example.

      – John Dallman
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    • Thanks, I thought so.

      – Joel44
      7 hours ago











    • I don't think anyone will disagree with your conclusion, but can you provide some of your reasoning? That may be more helpful to readers in the future.

      – indigochild
      2 hours ago











    • @indigochild: Added an example.

      – John Dallman
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    Thanks, I thought so.

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    Thanks, I thought so.

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    I don't think anyone will disagree with your conclusion, but can you provide some of your reasoning? That may be more helpful to readers in the future.

    – indigochild
    2 hours ago





    I don't think anyone will disagree with your conclusion, but can you provide some of your reasoning? That may be more helpful to readers in the future.

    – indigochild
    2 hours ago













    @indigochild: Added an example.

    – John Dallman
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    @indigochild: Added an example.

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    Probably not



    As other answers have mentioned, this almost certainly a scam.



    That said, the answer to the actual political question of whether the royal family needs permission to call people on the phone is probably not. For instance, here Princes William and Harry talk about a phone call they had with their mother, Princess Diana. While we can't say for sure that protocol hasn't changed, or that they didn't have to ask permission, there's no mention of it.



    Further, a description of how a member of the royal family tended to receive phone calls, while undoubtedly more formal than how the average person does it, implies that she didn't have to ask anyone's permission:




    He said: “That officer would ask some questions and then pass the call
    on to the princess’s dresser, who would know absolutely everything
    there was to know about the princess and her acquaintances, and if
    they were satisfied they would ask the princess if they wanted to take
    the call.




    Prince Phillip apparently also made phone calls.



    As additional general supporting evidence, this Q&A thread on Quora, the members of the royal family use smartphones, and there are various pictures of them using them casually. While this doesn't prove that they only use hangouts without permission, it does suggests that their communications aren't being tightly controlled.



    The top answer in that thread also claims that Prince William called the Queen when he had a child. Again, perhaps she'd given him special permission, and perhaps he used Hangouts, but it doesn't seem likely.



    Finally, the royal family of Britain is largely composed of adults, many of whom spend substantial time away from Britain, to say nothing of their residence. It would seem completely impracticable for a family member abroad to get permission every time they needed to make a call. Especially before the advent of smartphones: how would they get the permission necessary to make a call?



    None of this confirms for certain that members of the royal family don't need to ask permission (from whom? the Queen) to make phone calls, but it does make it seem unlikely.






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      Probably not



      As other answers have mentioned, this almost certainly a scam.



      That said, the answer to the actual political question of whether the royal family needs permission to call people on the phone is probably not. For instance, here Princes William and Harry talk about a phone call they had with their mother, Princess Diana. While we can't say for sure that protocol hasn't changed, or that they didn't have to ask permission, there's no mention of it.



      Further, a description of how a member of the royal family tended to receive phone calls, while undoubtedly more formal than how the average person does it, implies that she didn't have to ask anyone's permission:




      He said: “That officer would ask some questions and then pass the call
      on to the princess’s dresser, who would know absolutely everything
      there was to know about the princess and her acquaintances, and if
      they were satisfied they would ask the princess if they wanted to take
      the call.




      Prince Phillip apparently also made phone calls.



      As additional general supporting evidence, this Q&A thread on Quora, the members of the royal family use smartphones, and there are various pictures of them using them casually. While this doesn't prove that they only use hangouts without permission, it does suggests that their communications aren't being tightly controlled.



      The top answer in that thread also claims that Prince William called the Queen when he had a child. Again, perhaps she'd given him special permission, and perhaps he used Hangouts, but it doesn't seem likely.



      Finally, the royal family of Britain is largely composed of adults, many of whom spend substantial time away from Britain, to say nothing of their residence. It would seem completely impracticable for a family member abroad to get permission every time they needed to make a call. Especially before the advent of smartphones: how would they get the permission necessary to make a call?



      None of this confirms for certain that members of the royal family don't need to ask permission (from whom? the Queen) to make phone calls, but it does make it seem unlikely.






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        Probably not



        As other answers have mentioned, this almost certainly a scam.



        That said, the answer to the actual political question of whether the royal family needs permission to call people on the phone is probably not. For instance, here Princes William and Harry talk about a phone call they had with their mother, Princess Diana. While we can't say for sure that protocol hasn't changed, or that they didn't have to ask permission, there's no mention of it.



        Further, a description of how a member of the royal family tended to receive phone calls, while undoubtedly more formal than how the average person does it, implies that she didn't have to ask anyone's permission:




        He said: “That officer would ask some questions and then pass the call
        on to the princess’s dresser, who would know absolutely everything
        there was to know about the princess and her acquaintances, and if
        they were satisfied they would ask the princess if they wanted to take
        the call.




        Prince Phillip apparently also made phone calls.



        As additional general supporting evidence, this Q&A thread on Quora, the members of the royal family use smartphones, and there are various pictures of them using them casually. While this doesn't prove that they only use hangouts without permission, it does suggests that their communications aren't being tightly controlled.



        The top answer in that thread also claims that Prince William called the Queen when he had a child. Again, perhaps she'd given him special permission, and perhaps he used Hangouts, but it doesn't seem likely.



        Finally, the royal family of Britain is largely composed of adults, many of whom spend substantial time away from Britain, to say nothing of their residence. It would seem completely impracticable for a family member abroad to get permission every time they needed to make a call. Especially before the advent of smartphones: how would they get the permission necessary to make a call?



        None of this confirms for certain that members of the royal family don't need to ask permission (from whom? the Queen) to make phone calls, but it does make it seem unlikely.






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        Probably not



        As other answers have mentioned, this almost certainly a scam.



        That said, the answer to the actual political question of whether the royal family needs permission to call people on the phone is probably not. For instance, here Princes William and Harry talk about a phone call they had with their mother, Princess Diana. While we can't say for sure that protocol hasn't changed, or that they didn't have to ask permission, there's no mention of it.



        Further, a description of how a member of the royal family tended to receive phone calls, while undoubtedly more formal than how the average person does it, implies that she didn't have to ask anyone's permission:




        He said: “That officer would ask some questions and then pass the call
        on to the princess’s dresser, who would know absolutely everything
        there was to know about the princess and her acquaintances, and if
        they were satisfied they would ask the princess if they wanted to take
        the call.




        Prince Phillip apparently also made phone calls.



        As additional general supporting evidence, this Q&A thread on Quora, the members of the royal family use smartphones, and there are various pictures of them using them casually. While this doesn't prove that they only use hangouts without permission, it does suggests that their communications aren't being tightly controlled.



        The top answer in that thread also claims that Prince William called the Queen when he had a child. Again, perhaps she'd given him special permission, and perhaps he used Hangouts, but it doesn't seem likely.



        Finally, the royal family of Britain is largely composed of adults, many of whom spend substantial time away from Britain, to say nothing of their residence. It would seem completely impracticable for a family member abroad to get permission every time they needed to make a call. Especially before the advent of smartphones: how would they get the permission necessary to make a call?



        None of this confirms for certain that members of the royal family don't need to ask permission (from whom? the Queen) to make phone calls, but it does make it seem unlikely.







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