Far too much deference is being awarded to Prince Andrew in the wake of the ongoing furore over his associates in his role as Trade Ambassador. It is not so much the fact that he has met and been friendly with people who we now view as undesirable - the nature of such a position means that such contacts are unavoidable - but that he has been very quiet on the topic himself. No regret that developments have shown that Saif Gaddafi and Jeffrey Epstein are probably not the best people to be associated with he has not yet publicly distanced himself away from them. It is embarrassing enough that he was on friendly terms with them but for government officials to show their support for fear of upsetting the Royals is equally embarrassing. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/mar/07/prince-andrew-david-cameron-full-confidence
   More embarrassing was to hear the Speaker shoot down Labour MP Chris Bryant for daring to ask questions about the affair in the House of Commons. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12604190
Just because he is Royal does not mean he is deserving of any more respect than anybody else and he is as accountable as any other citizen. If his behaviour is enough to warrant questions in the House then so be it: being a prince does not make him above the law and for the Speaker to dismiss such questions is tantamount to elitism and has no place in a democracy.