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prince andrew will be were stripped of their royal titlesWhich means he will no longer be referred to as “Prince” or “His Royal Highness”.
a statement of buckingham palace Said: “Her Majesty has today launched a formal process to remove Prince Andrew’s style, titles and honours.
“Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor […] Despite the fact that he has been denying the allegations against him, these condemnations are considered necessary. “Her Majesty wishes to make clear that her thoughts and utmost sympathies are and remain with the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse.”
The statement also said Andrew would have to leave his current home, Royal Lodge, and move to alternative private accommodation.
The moves come after allegations that Andrew continues to “vehemently deny” Her relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein,
But how can a prince – who is, after all, the son of a queen – be stripped of the title of “Prince”?
Here’s how it works – and What this could mean for succession,
How can you actually strip a prince of his titles?
It is under the jurisdiction of Emperor Charles III. The monarch issues an official document called Letters Patent.
These are usually used to give a title or authority, but this is doing the opposite: taking it away from Andrew.
There are examples of kings removing titles in this manner. When Diana and Charles divorced, she lost the use of “Her Royal Highness”, as did Andrew’s former wife Sarah Ferguson. So it is not always scandalous or unusual for a royal to lose his or her title.
But what has not yet happened – because it is not within the king’s jurisdiction – is to remove Andrew as eighth in line to the throne.
To do this requires parliamentary legislation – and not just the Westminster Parliament.
To do this, the Westminster Parliament must introduce and pass a bill. However, this move would require almost identical legislation in all Commonwealth parliaments (e.g. Australia, New Zealand, Canada etc.).
This is not beyond the realm of possibility.
Nearly a decade ago, in what became known as the Perth Agreement, Commonwealth parliaments agreed to change the rules of succession and gender. No longer would elder princesses be overtaken by younger brothers for a place on the throne.
This happened very smoothly, so it is certainly possible for all Commonwealth parliaments to agree to co-ordinate on something. However, the Westminster Parliament cannot direct other parliaments to pass such legislation.
So, could all Commonwealth parliaments coordinate to remove Andrew from the line of succession? I have not seen any mention of this in media reports yet, but I would be very surprised if this does not happen in the future.
It seems incongruous that Andrew would lose his title and still remain in the line of succession.
But isn’t the queen’s son always a prince?
By convention, yes, the Queen’s son is known as a prince. But as we have seen, that title can be removed.
The best example is 1936, when King Edward VIII abdicated to marry divorcee Wallis Simpson and he lost his title of king.
About the author
Cindy McCreery is Associate Professor of History at the University of Sydney.
This article was first published Conversation And it is republished under a Creative Commons license. read the original article,
He was then no longer entitled to the title “His Royal Highness” and received a new title: Duke of Windsor. He had some prestige, but was no longer entitled to use his royal title.
Edward VIII (who was also Andrew’s great uncle) had no children. But if that were the case then he would not have been entitled to the throne.
And he was a real ruling king, not just a prince.
acting in a moment of crisis
Andrew has reportedly accepted the latest decision but it was made by his brother, the King.
This is a signal from Charles not only to the public but also to his successor William that he is doing everything he can to ease the path for William’s succession and respond to public anger over the allegations against Andrew.
As a historian, this is a moment to reflect on how this is yet another example of the British monarch taking decisive action at a moment of crisis to save the prestige of the monarchy and public support.
Another example would be King George V, who, acting decisively in World War I, not only stripped titles from family members who supported Germany in the war, but also changed his family name.
They were known as Saxe-Coburg Gotha (a German name), but became the home of the Windsors.