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Prince William<\/strong><\/a> and Princess Kate Middleton<\/strong><\/a> reportedly have a lot of thoughts about the disgraced Prince Andrew<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n The couple are allegedly hoping that the former Duke of York will \u201cdisappear\u201d now that he\u2019s given up his royal title, alleges royal biographer Tina Brown<\/strong>. William and Kate, both 43, \u201ccan\u2019t abide\u201d Andrew, 65, and don\u2019t want him anywhere near their new \u201cforever home.\u201d<\/p>\n Andrew currently resides in his Windsor mansion, which is \u201cjust four miles\u201d down the road from where William and Kate are planning to move, Brown wrote in her Fresh Hell<\/em><\/a> Substack on Tuesday, October 21. Andrew does not have to leave the property until 2078 (and hasn\u2019t paid rent in 22 years<\/a>), a lease agreement obtained by The Times<\/em> on Tuesday revealed.<\/p>\n Brown also doubled down on claims that William is looking to ice Andrew out<\/a> of royal events once he becomes king. (Us Weekly<\/em> has reached out to Buckingham Palace for comment. There have been no reports that state Andrew plans to leave the home.)<\/p>\n Princess Anne Is \u2018Fed Up\u2019 With Prince Andrew Amid Scandals, Supports King Charles III, Expert Says<\/a><\/p>\n It was reported on Monday, October 20, that William is looking to strip non-working royals<\/a> of their HRH and princely titles \u2014 which includes Andrew and his brother, Prince Harry.<\/p>\n \u201cHe certainly has had it with his Uncle Andrew,\u201d royal expert Christopher Andersen<\/a> told Us Weekly<\/em> exclusively on Monday. \u201cIt would indeed take an act of Parliament to formally strip Andrew of his princely title, and the same goes for Harry.\u201d<\/p>\n Andersen explained that it \u201cwould be tricky\u201d for William.<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t quite wrap my head around the idea of William taking such action against his own brother, no matter how upset he is with Harry,\u201d Andersen added, noting that Andrew and his daughters<\/a>, Princess Beatrice<\/strong> and Princess Eugenie<\/strong>, would be a different story since their titles come \u201cdirectly\u201d because of their father.<\/p>\n \u201cYears ago, cost-conscious Charles floated the idea of demoting them from Princesses to Ladies and kicking them off the royal payroll as part of his efforts to slim down the monarchy,\u201d Andersen added. \u201cAs fond as William has always been of his cousins Beatrice and Eugenie, it\u2019s not hard to imagine that he might consider doing the same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n Is Prince Andrew Still a Working Royal? Where He Stands With the Family Amid Jeffrey Epstein Scandal<\/a><\/p>\n Andrew gave up his royal title<\/a> on Friday, October 17, as his past with late convicted billionaire sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein<\/strong> continues to make headlines upon the release of Virigina Giuffre<\/strong>\u2019s posthumously released memoir<\/a>, Nobody\u2019s Girl<\/em>. In the book, Giuffre details the alleged sexual assault she faced at the hands of Andrew and Epstein.<\/p>\n \u201cIn discussion with The King, and my immediate and wider family, we have concluded the continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the Royal Family,\u201d Andrew\u2019s statement read. \u201cI have decided, as I always have, to put my duty to my family and country first. I stand by my decision five years ago to stand back from public life.\u201d<\/p>\n Andrew\u2019s connection to Epstein first came to light in 2019 when Giuffre alleged that she was forced to have sex<\/a> with the former Duke of York on multiple occasions when she was underage. Andrew has continued to deny the claims.<\/p>\n \u201cWith His Majesty\u2019s agreement, we feel I must now go a step further,\u201d his statement on Friday concluded. \u201cI will therefore no longer use my title or the honors which have been conferred upon me. As I have said previously, I vigorously deny the accusations against me.\u201d<\/p>\n