{"id":2128548,"date":"2025-11-01T08:16:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T08:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2128548"},"modified":"2025-11-01T08:16:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T08:16:33","slug":"king-charles-is-probably-feeling-a-measure-of-relief-after-stripping-prince-andrew-of-his-titles-according-to-his-biographer-and-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/king-charles-is-probably-feeling-a-measure-of-relief-after-stripping-prince-andrew-of-his-titles-according-to-his-biographer-and-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"King Charles Is Probably Feeling a &#8220;Measure of Relief\u201d After Stripping Prince Andrew of His Titles, According to His Biographer and Friend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"8bd8affb-f5a2-4e6c-abb2-d221744a7f7d\"><a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/prince-charles\/\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/prince-charles\/\">King Charles<\/a>&#8216; decision this week to <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/former-prince-andrew-erased-from-royal-document-official-roll-of-the-peerage\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/former-prince-andrew-erased-from-royal-document-official-roll-of-the-peerage\/\">strip his scandal-ridden brother, Andrew, of his &#8220;Prince&#8221; title,<\/a> was not only unprecedented, but was no doubt also a difficult one for the monarch on a personal level.<\/p>\n<p>At least one person close to Charles says that, even if the decision was a difficult one to make, the King is probably relieved now that it&#8217;s done.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\" href=\"\" data-url=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"8bd8affb-f5a2-4e6c-abb2-d221744a7f7d-2\">Speaking to the BBC, Jonathan Dimbleby, who became a close friend of the monarch after writing a <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/target.georiot.com\/Proxy.ashx?tsid=141596&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2FPrince-Wales-Biography-Jonathan-Dimbleby%2Fdp%2F068812996X%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dmarieclaireus-us-8701151919750089322-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Prince-Wales-Biography-Jonathan-Dimbleby\/dp\/068812996X\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"hawklinks\" data-placeholder-url=\"https:\/\/target.georiot.com\/Proxy.ashx?tsid=141596&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2FPrince-Wales-Biography-Jonathan-Dimbleby%2Fdp%2F068812996X%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dhawk-custom-tracking-20\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-merchant-name=\"Amazon US\" data-merchant-id=\"1471\" data-merchant-network=\"Amazonus\" data-merchant-url=\"amazon.com\">biography on him in 1994<\/a>, said that, while the decision would have been difficult for any brother, Andrew&#8217;s behavior made his demotion necessary.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-b border-solid border-[#333]\">\n<span class=\"&#10;after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t-[#333] after:border-t after:border-solid&#10;before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t-[#333] before:border-t before:border-solid&#10;font-article-heading pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333] flex\"><br \/>\nYou may like<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI suspect he will be feeling a measure of relief. His brother\u2014this is not an easy thing for any brother to do, to be banished, eternal imprisonment in a way, on <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/sandringham-house\/\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/sandringham-house\/\">Sandringham<\/a> Estate,&#8221; Dimbleby said (per the <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/king-charles-banished-boorish-andrew-36166764\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/king-charles-banished-boorish-andrew-36166764\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"><em>Mirror<\/em><\/a>). \u201cWe know his brother was boorish, arrogant, entitled, that he made an awful lot of bad friendships, all sorts of questions about how he got his own money\u2014there is a lot that will be discussed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And, Dimbleby pointed out, distancing Andrew from the royal family may also be important for the monarchy going forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there are further investigations, which I&#8217;m sure there will be into Andrew himself, the King himself will be quite separate from that and more importantly the institution of the monarchy will be detached from that,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Dimbleby says, the move, necessary as it was, has no doubt been <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/king-charles-almost-met-with-prince-andrew-to-read-him-the-riot-act\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/king-charles-almost-met-with-prince-andrew-to-read-him-the-riot-act\/\">stressful for Charles<\/a>\u2014who has already endured a great deal of stress in his personal life recently, due to his health issues.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-ipR5rXphi7XcNm34cXJ5bL\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-ipR5rXphi7XcNm34cXJ5bL slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Get exclusive access to fashion and beauty trends, hot-off-the-press celebrity news, and more.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIf this wasn&#8217;t stressful, he&#8217;s a human being, nothing would be stressful,\u201d Jonathan Dimbleby, friend and biographer of the King, told BBC Radio 4 (per <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-independent.com\/tv\/news\/prince-andrew-epstein-king-charles-video-b2856013.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.the-independent.com\/tv\/news\/prince-andrew-epstein-king-charles-video-b2856013.html\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"><em>The Independent<\/em><\/a>). \u201cHe is undergoing treatment for cancer, that is stressful enough.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/king-charles-removes-andrews-title-evicts-royal-lodge\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/king-charles-removes-andrews-title-evicts-royal-lodge\/\">statement announcing that Andrew would be stripped of his Prince title<\/a> and evicted from his royal residence, Royal Lodge, <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/buckingham-palace\/\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/buckingham-palace\/\">Buckingham Palace<\/a> explained:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and upmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"block\" id=\"articleTag\" data-component-name=\"PostArticleLinks\">\n<p>TOPICS<\/p>\n<nav class=\"py-2.5 flex gap-2.5 flex-wrap\" data-analytics-id=\"article-tag\">\n<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"flex-none p-2.5 text-white bg-neutral-950 hover:bg-neutral-500 hover:underline hover:underline-offset-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/king-charles\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"\/tag\/king-charles\"><br \/>\nKing Charles<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"flex-none p-2.5 text-white bg-neutral-950 hover:bg-neutral-500 hover:underline hover:underline-offset-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/prince-andrew\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"\/tag\/prince-andrew\"><br \/>\nPrince Andrew<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.marieclaire.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>King Charles&#8216; 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