Prince Andrew

Nancy Drew · ‎03-11-2010

is being stripped of his Title Prince over the Epstein issue if anyone is interested. About time IMO. CNN is where I saw this. Interesting times.

Wrong is still wrong just because you benefited from it.

CANDLEQUEEN · ‎03-09-2010

Just read this on US Weekly as well. He will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.

haddon9 · ‎03-09-2010

I wonder if he gets to continue to live in that royal mansion?

tansy · ‎01-02-2011

@Nancy Drew wrote:
is being stripped of his Title Prince over the Epstein issue if anyone is interested. About time IMO. CNN is where I saw this. Interesting times.

I hope this spreads to all of the guilty parties.

tansy · ‎01-02-2011

@haddon9 wrote:
I wonder if he gets to continue to live in that royal mansion?

I read that he has been asked to leave but is angling for other homes owned by royals. Cheeky booger.

Snowpuppy · ‎03-09-2010

Let us know when they strip him of something meaningful.

Like his bank account.

Venezia · ‎03-09-2010

Prince Andrew can only be "stripped" of his title of Prince by an Act of Parliament.

As for his other titles, he has voluntarily stepped back from using them; they have not been removed, other than the military titles and patronages, which were returned to Queen Elizabeth II for distribution to others, as she saw fit.

The subject of hereditary titles is complex.

"Last Friday, Andrew announced that he would stop using one of his titles, the Duke of York, a step he took under pressure from his brother Charles. But he did not formally lose either the dukedom or the title of prince, to which he is entitled under a 1917 royal prerogative, known as a Letters Patent.

Under that decree, issued by King George V, the title of prince or princess is limited to the child of a monarch, the child of the sons of a monarch, and the eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales, the heir to the throne.

Amending the Letters Patent to strip Andrew of his title is possible, experts have said, but it would be such a grave, unusual step that it would probably happen only if the king and the government agreed in advance."

I'm not sure where CNN got its information from? Has the British Parliament, indeed, issued such a decree?

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ETA: Wow, it looks like Charles and Camilla have acted to start the process of removing his titles, which is their prerogative. Charles has sent a Royal Warrant to the Lord Chancellor. I think that's it for "Prince Andrew". Time to move to Dubai, if they'll still have him.

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Coastalcarolina · ‎04-02-2015

@Venezia, it is being reported that Buckingham Palace has issued the statement that the King has started proceedings to take away his title of Prince.