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Prince Andrew has relinquished his royal titles<\/a>, including the Duke of York, he said in a statement released through Buckingham Palace. Here are the details of what was announced last night \u2013 and what wasn\u2019t:<\/p>\n Having already stepped down as a working royal in 2019, the prince has now decided to \u201cgo a step further\u201d and agree not to use the \u201ctitle or the honours which have been conferred upon\u201d him.<\/p>\n But he also used the statement to make a point of denying \u2013 as he has always done \u2013 the allegations of sexual impropriety made against him; albeit having paid out paid millions to settle the civil sexual assault case brought by Virginia Giuffre \u2013 a settlement in which he admitted no liability and strongly rejected any claims of wrongdoing.<\/p>\n There has been persistent pressure on the monarchy over the allegations against Andrew \u2013 especially since his disastrous Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis<\/a> in 2019. He now claims he is acting to protect the royal family from further damage caused by public speculation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n No. And, while this could be dismissed as a mere formality, it is significant in two respects: first, it allows Andrew to publicly claim to have acted honourably in defence of the monarchy. As he said in his statement: \u201cI have decided, as I always have, to put my duty to my family and country first.\u201d<\/p>\n Second, while he has agreed not to use it, Andrew retains the dukedom, as well as the titles the Earl of Inverness and Baron Killyleagh and the prestigious Garter role as Royal Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter. Like the HRH (His Royal Highness) honorific, they essentially become dormant.<\/p>\n He remains a prince and eighth in the line of succession. In theory, he is also still a counsellor of state \u2013 and can stand in for the king if he is overseas or unwell. Although the palace has made clear that, in practice, he would not be asked to fulfil this role.<\/p>\n Nevertheless, it is telling that Andrew\u2019s statement said the decision was made \u201cin discussion with the king\u201d. There seems little doubt that, behind the scenes, the palace pushed for this in the hope of cutting Andrew loose.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n To forcibly remove a dukedom would take an act of parliament, and would represent such a historic move in full view of the public \u2013 it has not happened to a senior royal in more than 100 years \u2013 that it would likely cause more reputational damage for the royals.<\/p>\n Andrew is also still a prince. When he was born in 1960, he was automatically such as the son of a monarch. This could only be changed if a letters patent was issued by the king.<\/p>\n The whole process could end up being drawn-out, meaning the objective of swiftly resolving the issue \u2013 at least for the royal family\u2019s purposes \u2013 would not necessarily be met.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Humiliation, probably more than anything else. The statement represents an effective loss of status he has fought against for years.<\/p>\n He and his ex-wife, Sarah, still live in Royal Lodge, despite rumoured attempts by the king to encourage his brother to move out of the 30-room Crown Estate property in Windsor Great Park.<\/p>\n While little light has been shed on exactly how much money Andrew has received as a result of his position, he remains a wealthy individual. In 2007, he was able to raise \u00a315m from the sale of a property that had been a wedding present from his mother, for example.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The seemingly endless list of scandals involving Andrew has proved intolerable for the king and other senior royals.<\/p>\n His friendship with the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is once again in the headlines after it emerged Andrew had told him \u201cwe are in this together\u201d in an email sent three months after he claimed to have ceased contact.<\/a><\/p>\n There have also been stories about his association with an alleged Chinese spy<\/a> and, this week, the Guardian published extracts<\/a> from the posthumous memoir of Giuffre, who died by suicide in April. She claimed the prince \u201cbelieved that having sex with me was his birthright\u201d.<\/p>\n Moreover, the king is due to make a historic visit to meet Pope Leo next week, when he will become the first English monarch since Henry VIII split with Rome in 1534 to pray publicly with the pope and head of the Catholic church. He will not have wanted that trip to be overshadowed by more negative headlines about his brother.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n While he said his sister had been \u201cvindicated\u201d by the move, Giuffre\u2019s brother Sky Roberts has told the Times that Andrew\u2019s honorary prince title should be revoked for \u201ctrue justice\u201d to be done.<\/p>\n The anti-monarchist campaign group Republic has also said the move is \u201ctoo little, too late\u201d, adding: \u201cAndrew remains accused of sexual offences and abuse of office. He should be stripped of all titles and his navy rank and should face a criminal investigation. Not using silly medieval titles is not a punishment that fits the offences.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.theguardian.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Prince Andrew has relinquished his royal titles, including the Duke of York, he said in a statement released through Buckingham Palace. Here are the details of what was announced last night \u2013 and what wasn\u2019t: What has Andrew said? 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\nWhat has Andrew said?<\/h2>\n
\nHas the king stripped him of his titles?<\/h2>\n
\nWhy hasn\u2019t he been officially stripped of all of his titles?<\/h2>\n
\nWhat does it mean for Andrew?<\/h2>\n
\nWhy now?<\/h2>\n
\nWhat has been the reaction?<\/h2>\n