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Adam McClurg hopes the next Baron Killyleagh might “contribute more”<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Prince Andrew has a number of connections with Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n

The prince announced on Friday that he would be relinquishing all of his royal titles<\/a> – one of which is Baron Killyleagh.<\/p>\n

And Prince Andrew Way in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, is among a number of streets named after him.<\/p>\n

The prince – a title he will keep as the son of a monarch – has been under increasing pressure over his links with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He continues to “vigorously deny” the accusations against him.<\/p>\n

BBC News NI went to Prince Andrew Way and to Killyleagh to hear what people had to say about the latest news.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Adam McClurg, bar manager of the Dufferin Arms in Killyleagh, said he did not think it would affect the town.<\/p>\n

“It’s just a title isn’t it, it’s just a name,” he said. <\/p>\n

“The next person who comes along could be a better Baron of Killyleagh – someone who contributes more.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The prince announced on Friday that he would be relinquishing all of his royal titles<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Mr McClurg said he remembered Prince Andrew visiting Killyleagh when he was in primary school.<\/p>\n

“That’s the last I can remember of him being in the town,” he said.<\/p>\n

“He hasn’t been here for that long now… you can’t miss what’s not here.”<\/p>\n

A photograph of Prince Andrew has been moved from the main bar to a hallway.<\/p>\n

“It’s still here, so if he did come in and say ‘where’s my picture gone?’ we can still show him but it’s just not for public display.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tanya Graham said no-one had spoken to her about Prince Andrew giving up his titles<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Tanya Graham, who works in Killyleagh, said the news did not seem to have caused a stir in the town.<\/p>\n

“No-one has said to me or mentioned about it,” she said. “There’s been no comments at all. <\/p>\n

“I suppose he hasn’t been here for a long time so it’s not really relevant.”<\/p>\n

She said Killyleagh had a good community which supported the town more than the title of baron.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Fred McCoy said there should be a new name for Prince Andrew Way<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Fred McCoy, who lives on Prince Andrew Way in Carrickfergus, said there should be a new name for the street after all the accusations.<\/p>\n

He said people had wanted the name changed for a while – at one point a new name was placed over the old sign but it was taken away. <\/p>\n

“It’s back on the agenda again now,” he said.<\/p>\n

Mr McCoy added there was a negativity attached to the name and it could be “a bit embarrassing” if he had to tell people his address.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Janet Preston said “nobody really wants to be associated with Prince Andrew any more”<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Another resident, Janet Preston, said: “In light of all the revelations that have come to light recently I think it would be better if [the name] was changed.”<\/p>\n

She said she had become used to the name but “going forward it would be better if it was changed”.<\/p>\n

“Nobody really wants to be associated with Prince Andrew any more.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Bill Pedan said he was “very disappointed” by the recent claims<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Bill Pedan, who is from Carrickfergus but lives in Moira, said the name should not be changed “on the strength of an allegation”. <\/p>\n

“Obviously in a democracy you have to be found guilty of something before you’re criminalised as such,” he said.<\/p>\n

“But if it did turn out that he is guilty… certainly it should be changed.<\/p>\n

“I’d be a very strong royalist but I’m very disappointed in what’s coming out at the minute.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tommy Foster said the road’s name “doesn’t worry” him<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Carrickfergus resident, Tommy Foster, said many people were “very much against” the road’s name.<\/p>\n

“I am a wee bit against it but I get on with life, it doesn’t worry me,” he said. <\/p>\n

“The road’s there for me to go up and down – I don’t care what they call it.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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