Prince Andrew Removed from Royal Duties Following William and โKate‘s Supportโ of Charles‘ โขDecision
London โฃ – Prince Andrew has been formally removed fromโค all royal duties, aโ decision reportedly solidified after increased pressure on King Charles III, spurred by public heckling and sustained negative press coverage. the move โcomes โwith the โคfull support of the Prince and Princess of Wales, William and Kate, who โare actively working to โขdistance the monarchy from further โฃreputational damage linked to the Duke of York.
The decision marks a important escalation in theโข ongoing fallout from Andrew’s association withโข convicted sex offender โJeffrey Epstein. According to royal biographerโ Tom lownie,Charles’ โขresolve was strengthened by William’s influence and โคa recent incident โwhere the King was publicly heckled.โ “From whatโ I know โฃof him and his father, William would โขhave played โฃquite โคan active role in stiffening charles’ resolve,” โLownie revealed. “but I think particularly after Charles was heckled andโ the continuing press coverage – which was โฃa distraction from all the other things he wanted to do, like pray at the vatican – he’s realised just โขhow serious this is.”
Kate is understood to have “fully supported” Charles’ decision, alongside herโ husband, โขasโค Lownie stated, “I thinkโฃ they are distancingโ themselves from Andrew quite rightly.They don’t want further reputational damage to the monarchy from being linked to him.”
The move follows years of scrutiny surrounding โฃAndrew’s relationship with Epstein and Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of โฃsexual assault – allegations he denies. he was previously stripped of โhis โmilitary titles and royal patronages in January 2022, but had remained a working member of the Royal โคFamily, attending family events in a private capacity. This latest decision effectively ends any official role for โthe Duke of York within the monarchy.