{"id":2128188,"date":"2025-11-01T01:35:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T01:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2128188"},"modified":"2025-11-01T01:35:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T01:35:36","slug":"andrews-banishment-from-royal-life-welcomed-by-politicians-press-in-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/andrews-banishment-from-royal-life-welcomed-by-politicians-press-in-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew&#8217;s banishment from royal life welcomed by politicians, press in UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"ContextWidget\" class=\"context-widget-module__container__b9mKr context-widget-module__with-scroll__CmEdD article-body-module__context_widget__sq1EI\">\n<div class=\"context-widget-module__content__lI1uo\">\n<ul data-testid=\"Summary\" class=\"summary-module__summary__QjADA\">\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf summary-module__point__UgXPz\">Andrew stripped of all his royal titles<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf summary-module__point__UgXPz\">King&#8217;s younger brother forced out of mansion<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf summary-module__point__UgXPz\">Andrew faced growing scrutiny over ties to late US sex offender Epstein<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf summary-module__point__UgXPz\">Charles made decision to protect monarchy<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf summary-module__point__UgXPz\">Government welcomes the decision, minister says<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-0\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\">LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) &#8211; British politicians, press and the public welcomed King Charles&#8217; banishment of Andrew from public life on Friday after the monarch acted to shield the institution from his younger brother&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/uk\/britains-prince-andrew-sex-scandal-he-cannot-shrug-off-2025-10-21\/\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\">ties to sex offender<\/a> Jeffrey Epstein.<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-1\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\">Charles <a target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/uk\/king-charles-strips-brother-andrew-titles-his-home-2025-10-30\/\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\">stripped Andrew of his title of prince<\/a> and evicted him from his mansion in the grounds of Windsor Castle on Thursday, responding to the outrage that had built around the royal over years of damaging headlines about his behaviour.<\/div>\n<p data-testid=\"promo-box\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__promo-box__hVl8h\"> <!-- -->Sign up<!-- --> <!-- --> <a target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/uk\/andrews-banishment-royal-life-welcomed-by-press-politicians-britain-2025-10-31\/undefined?location=article-paragraph&amp;redirectUrl=%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fandrews-banishment-royal-life-welcomed-by-press-politicians-britain-2025-10-31%2F\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The decision by the king, who is still undergoing regular treatment for cancer, amounts to one of the most dramatic moves against a member of the royal family in modern British history. It reflects a desire to protect the monarchy as it has been losing support among younger Britons.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew&#8217;s defenestration made headlines across the world, particularly in Commonwealth countries like Australia, Canada and New Zealand where Charles is head of state.<\/p>\n<h2 data-testid=\"Heading\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__medium__2Rl30 text-module__heading_6__u1KdJ heading-module__base__p-zaD heading-module__heading_6__-zrtS article-body-module__heading__KTJKz\">PALACE SAYS KING&#8217;S SYMPATHIES LIE WITH VICTIMS OF ABUSE<\/h2>\n<p>The palace said the censures were needed even though Andrew has continued to deny the allegations made against him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse,&#8221; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, Andrew settled a lawsuit brought by Virginia Giuffre, who died in April by suicide, that accused him of sexually abusing her when she was a teenager after being introduced by Epstein.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-7\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\">Andrew had in a BBC interview in 2019 denied ever meeting her. Her account, which he still denies, returned to prominence with the <a target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/uk\/virginia-giuffre-memoir-goes-sale-heaping-fresh-scrutiny-prince-andrew-2025-10-21\/\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\">publication of her memoir<\/a> this month.<\/div>\n<p>British newspapers, which have splashed details of Andrew&#8217;s links with Epstein and his financial affairs on their front pages for weeks, welcomed the palace&#8217;s move, with the Daily Mail saying simply &#8220;Banished&#8221; and the Daily Mirror saying &#8220;Finally&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>In Britain, the leaders of the opposition Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties welcomed the announcement and Labour minister Chris Bryant said the government backed the king&#8217;s decision following the &#8220;abuse of trust&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>When the BBC interrupted a political panel show to announce the news, the audience broke out in applause.<\/p>\n<figure data-testid=\"image-0\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"article-image-module__figure__DJ9zE article-body-module__element__5eCce article-body-module__img__n-qlE\">\n<div data-testid=\"Image\" class=\"article-image-module__image__BInJs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/resizer\/v2\/RGDXL4TW2JIQ3JDTJ7GNLA5HJU.jpg?auth=912799e0b72dcc1ed2fd41e7ce1be38395cd1b49b030398808ccac433b7462dc&amp;width=5500&amp;quality=80\" width=\"5500\" height=\"3798\" alt=\"Scene in Windsor after Andrew is stripped of titles and home by King Charles\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__ultra_small__6-vhY body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__ultra_small_body__WelUC article-image-module__figcaption__S3axy article-body-module__figcaption__x2MkY\"><span>A member of the media shows the front page of a newspaper outside the entrance to the Royal Lodge, a large property on the estate surrounding Windsor Castle, where Andrew, the younger brother of Britain&#8217;s King Charles lives, in Windsor, Britain, October 31, 2025. 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Many commended King Charles\u2019 decision but expressed concern about the impact these scandals had on the monarchy.<\/p>\n<h2 data-testid=\"Heading\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__medium__2Rl30 text-module__heading_6__u1KdJ heading-module__base__p-zaD heading-module__heading_6__-zrtS article-body-module__heading__KTJKz\">PROTECTING THE INSTITUTION<\/h2>\n<p>With polls showing that younger people do not warm to the royal family, experts said Charles, 76, had sought to protect the ancient institution, removing his younger brother who had long been accused of displaying a sense of entitlement.<\/p>\n<p>But royal commentator Afua Hagan said the damage had already been done by the years it had taken Buckingham Palace to take strong action against Andrew. &#8220;I don&#8217;t know if it will be enough to win people back over,&#8221; she told Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>A palace source said while Andrew continued to deny the accusations against him, it was clear that there had been serious lapses of judgment. 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