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Thread #974 Message #4230366
Posted By: Sandra in Sydney
20-Oct-25 - 05:42 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Grand Old Duke of York
Subject: RE: Origins: Grand Old Duke of York
so I searched for "grand old duke of york parodies" and found this old one from 2022!! ... In February 2022, parodies of the nursery rhyme referencing Prince Andrew, Duke of York's reported £12 million out-of-court settlement with Virginia Giuffre had entered circulation.[10] A version reported in the media contained the lyrics:[10]
The grand old Duke of York, he had twelve million quid.
He gave it to someone he never met, for something he never did.
Later in May, the black comedy musician Kunt and the Gang released the satirical single "Prince Andrew Is a Sweaty Nonce" about the controversy surrounding his 2019 interview with Emily Maitlis on Newsnight.[11][12] The single's verses directly interpolate the nursery rhyme.[11] ...