let the side down
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“But we bit the bullet and stayed resolute and just got on with it because we were told we had a duty and we couldn’t let the side down. Now is the time for others to do the same.”
From The Guardian
Elizabeth's second son added that his decision to stay with Epstein "was not something that was becoming of a member of the royal family and we try and uphold the highest standards and practices and I let the side down, simple as that."
From Fox News
Queen Elizabeth's second son added that his decision to stay with Epstein "was not something that was becoming of a member of the royal family and we try and uphold the highest standards and practices and I let the side down, simple as that."
From Fox News
In the rarefied field of 2019 Celebrity Disconnection Bale is neck and neck with Prince “I let the side down” Andrew for the gold medal, with only six weeks left in the season.
From The Guardian
He said he regretted remaining friends with the financier after he was found guilty of sexual offences: “I stayed with him and that’s … that’s … that’s the bit that … that … that, as it were, I kick myself for on a daily basis because it was not something that was becoming of a member of the royal family, and we try and uphold the highest standards and practices and I let the side down, simple as that.”
From The Guardian
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