two British nationals who were accused of spying for China.<\/a><\/p>\nHe said the palace had sensed public opinion was changing and determined it needed to act given the mounting headlines the prince was making.<\/p>\n
“Sentiment has changed, and it’s not only just directed at Andrew and Sarah, it’s directed at the institution itself,” he said.<\/p>\n
“I think the monarchy just feels that they need to kind of cut off this infected limb before it infects the body politic.”<\/p>\n
Royal commentator Afua Hagan told the ABC she was not surprised by the announcement given the media attention Prince Andrew had received in recent weeks.<\/p>\n
“I think he was pushed. I don’t think there’s any way that Prince Andrew would have wanted to give up the duke of York and the other titles,” Ms Hagan said.<\/p>\n
She said, given the ongoing release of information linked to Epstein in the US and the forthcoming release of Virginia Giuffre’s book, the saga was “far from over” for the royal family.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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