Hello<\/a><\/i>, William was much more \u201cruthless\u201d than his father when it came to \u201cdealing with Andrew\u201d.<\/p>\nLownie also claimed in his explosive book that longstanding issues existed between Andrew and William dating back years \u2013 even before the former\u2019s reputational free fall.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, certainly no one would envy the King\u2019s position in all of this. Andrew has staunchly denied all allegations of wrongdoing made against him, which includes accusations of sexual abuse by Virginia Giuffre, but even so, his ongoing ties to Jeffrey Epstein were enough to ruin him.<\/p>\n
It was the King\u2019s call, ultimately, on exactly how and when that should or would play out. <\/p>\n
As former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond told Closer<\/i> recently, the Prince of Wales has been unwavering in his stance when it comes to his scandal-plagued relative.<\/p>\n
\u201cWilliam has been a strong voice in managing \u2018the Andrew problem\u2019 \u2014 he is adamant that there is no way back for his uncle,\u201d she told the outlet.<\/p>\n
Before the announcement that Andrew would be stripped of his titles and lavish home, a senior royal aide told Radar Online<\/i> that the Prince and Princess of Wales, \u201cdevastated and angry\u201d at the scandal, had approached the King and pushed for stronger action.<\/p>\n
\u201cWilliam and Kate are completely aligned on this,\u201d the source said. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ve told the King that things have to change.\u201d<\/p>\n
As the Daily Beast<\/i>\u2019s royal commentator, Tom Sykes, put it bluntly: \u201c[William] wants [Andew] out and he is likely to do this as soon as he can \u2026 Almost as soon as he becomes King, William is planning to formally banish Andrew from the Royal Family,\u201d<\/p>\n
In Entitled<\/i>, it\u2019s also claimed that William had been campaigning for years to get his uncle and his ex-wife, Sara Ferguson, evicted from the Royal Lodge.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe [William] also loathes Sarah, Andrew\u2019s ex-wife, and can\u2019t wait for the day when his father throws them both out,\u201d a source alleged in the book.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Charles doesn\u2019t, I guarantee you the \ufb01rst thing William does when he eventually becomes king is to get them evicted.\u201d<\/p>\n
William\u2019s alleged position on Andrew was further fuelled when Andrew attended the annual Easter service at Windsor alongside the royal family earlier this year \u2013 but the Prince and Princess of Wales were conspicuously absent.<\/p>\n
\u201cWilliam has no time for his uncle. This Easter was about spending time with his own family, but he would far prefer a situation where he doesn\u2019t have to spend time with him,\u201d a royal source told The Mirror<\/i> at the time.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s also been widely reported that William has been instrumental in ensuring Andrew remains out of the working royal fold in the years since his trainwreck Newsnight<\/i> interview.<\/p>\n
The late Queen\u2019s historic, long reign meant that her son Charles was always going to have a relatively shorter stint on the throne by default \u2013 and therefore would be acutely aware of ensuring a reasonably healthy institution is passed on to his own heir when the time comes.<\/p>\n
Andrew\u2019s scandals have been a festering crisis for much longer than anyone should reasonably have been accepted to tolerate. <\/p>\n
The line has now finally been drawn in the sand, thanks to the Palace\u2019s bombshell statement on Thursday night, UK time \u2013 and what a relief it must be for the future King.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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