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King charles Prince Andrew is reportedly being considered to strip him of his title Duke of York When the palace reached “breaking point” he was involved in a series of scandals.
King “Considering all options”, says a royal source told many times, One option is to remove Andrew from the dukedom. Another option would be to remove him from the Order of the Garter.
This step will require an act ParliamentBut if it had the king’s support, it would likely have the support of the government and the public, according to the newspaper, but Andrew is expected to give up the title voluntarily before being forced to do so.
The royal family’s “concern” and “concern” about the Duke stems from recent revelations about his relationship with a sex offender. Jeffrey Epstein and to a senior Chinese Communist Party official at the center of the China espionage scandal.
prince andrew held meetings With Cai Qi in 2018 and 2019, currently the first-ranking member of the Secretariat Chinese Communist Party(CCP) and indeed chief of staff To Xi JinpingMr Cai was suspected of receiving sensitive information allegedly given to China by two British citizens accused of spying for Beijing.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) dropped charges against the suspects detective Christopher Berry and Christopher Cash Last month, citing lack of evidence; Both have denied any wrongdoing.
prince andrew Met with senior CCP official at least three times, according to Wirein both London and Beijing during the period when Mr. Berry and Mr. Cash were allegedly recruited for espionage.
Meanwhile, a quote from the posthumous memoir of virginia giuffrePublished on Wednesday by Guardianalleged that she had three separate meetings with the Prince. Ms Giuffre settled her sexual harassment lawsuit against the Duke of York, who has always vehemently denied any wrongdoing, in February 2022. Ms Giuffre died earlier this year.
Ms Giuffre described the prince in Book, Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice, Described as “quite friendly, but entitled” he had sexual relations with her on various occasions, including while staying at the home of Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell near London’s Hyde Park in March 2001.
The quote states: “Maxwell woke me that morning by announcing in a sing-song voice: ‘Get out of bed, sleepy!’ “It is going to be a special day,” he said. Just like Cinderella, I was going to meet a handsome prince!”
The removal of Andrew’s title may have been publicly welcomed, as a YouGov poll this summer showed 67 per cent of people supported stripping him of his title. This process may take parliamentary time with procedural difficulties many times, Who, citing a source, expressed hope that he could serve with “respect” and voluntarily give up his titles.
It would be the strongest stance the palace has taken with the prince since he was stripped of his royal roles by the late Queen in 2019.
Independent Buckingham Palace and the Duke of York have been contacted for comment.