First of all, if he were guilty of acting without Richard's orders it is extremely surprising that Richard did not lay the blame for the princes' murder on Buckingham after Buckingham was disgraced and executed, especially as Richard could potentially have cleared his own name by doing so.
For det første, hvis han var skyldig i at have handlet uden Richards ordre er det meget overraskende, at Richard ikke lagde skylden for mordet på prinserne på Buckingham, efter at Buckingham var faldet i nåde og blevet henrettet, især da Richard potentielt kunne have frikendt sig selv på denne måde.