Pick your metaphor for the King\u2019s action in stripping his younger brother of all the royal perks and privileges that he adored. \u201cI\u2019ve had enough\u201d is the tone of the monarch\u2019s actions. The former His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, Duke of York could have controlled his own exit from royal life and carved out a semi-respectable life in retirement, but the arrogant man stubbornly refused to concede to reality. Now, he\u2019s lost all the royal trappings that he loved. <\/p>\n
Previous pieces using those metaphors: <\/p>\n
SUBSTACK: \u201c<\/span>The King goes scorched earth on his brother<\/a>\u201d from October 30<\/span><\/p>\n An account of what was contained in that royal statement and what it meant for Andrew and his family. <\/p>\n TORONTO STAR: \u201c<\/span>Andrew\u2019s shocking fall from royal grace is unprecedented. Why King Charles went scorched earth on his brother.<\/a>\u201d from October 31<\/span><\/p>\n Analyzing the implications of what King Charles did: <\/p>\n Such decisive actions may have started with Andrew, but the fallout could spread well beyond that 65-year-old to other high profile members of the Windsor clan, such as a certain couple living in Montecito, who have spent the past five years generating negative headlines for the royal family.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n <\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n The announcement from Buckingham Palace came at 7 p.m. on October 30, 10 days after Andrew sought to staunch the tide of bad press by announcing he would no longer use his Duke of York title and other honours. While that one was titled \u201cA statement by Prince Andrew,\u201d this one was more stark: \u201cA statement from Buckingham Palace.\u201d <\/p>\n This time, it was the King who was in control, as can seen from the first sentence: \u201cHis Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Born HRH Prince Andrew, he became Duke of York on his marriage in 1986. Now he\u2019s Mr. Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Andrew will move to a home on the private royal estate of Sandringham in Norfolk, located a two-hour drive from grand royal events he liked attending, usually snagging a prime location in front of the cameras. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n The King will finance his brother\u2019s retirement, which not only means that Andrew will be dependent on his brother but that this arrangement will continue when William becomes king. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n Sarah Ferguson is responsible for finding her own accommodation. After living with Andrew for nearly 20 years, they are going their separate ways now that there are no grand royal salons to entertain those able to help them finance their lifestyle. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n We have some answers from the palace but surprised crown and constitutional experts need more information to explain the precise steps involved.<\/p>\n We assume the Letters Patent of 1917, which gave Andrew his HRH Prince style and title, will be amended to remove them.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Andrew, who had a famously cast-iron 75-year lease with the Crown Estate for Royal Lodge, had to be persuaded to surrender it. Any funds he gets back from ending it prematurely are likely to be absorbed in required repairs of the historic building and estate.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n We don\u2019t know which house Andrew will occupy at Sandringham. There are some options, including houses that are now vacation rentals. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n The Royal Collection will retrieve any paintings, furniture, etc. that he\u2019d borrowed to use at Royal Lodge.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n His <\/span>biography has vanished<\/a> from the royal website. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n While technically removing the Duke of York title requires an act of Parliament, the King went to the limit of his Royal Prerogative (those powers inherent to the monarch) and is sending Royal Warrants to the Lord Chancellor to remove the title from the <\/span>Roll of the Peerage<\/a>. It had been scrubbed from the electronic version within hours of that announcement. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n The King and advisors had to get legal and constitutional advice, talk to Andrew, talk to other family members, especially William, and most importantly, get the approval of the government for those actions. By all accounts, no government leader wants this scandal anywhere near Parliament and its benches filled with ambitious politicians willing to do anything to get into the public eye. <\/p>\n On Thursday, Andrew surrendered the lease to Royal Lodge. The announcement was made at 7 p.m. that evening.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n The drip-drip of bad stories continues, with more revelations of Andrew and Sarah using Buckingham Palace for financial gain, including a private 2019 tour of the royal residence for crypto businessmen who paid Fergie around $3 million as a \u201cbrand ambassador,\u201d <\/span>according to a BBC report<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Other previously known <\/span>tales of questionable actions<\/a> for possible financial gain are being resurrected. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n NOTABLE PART OF THE STATEMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n The last sentence was from <\/span>both<\/em> King Charles and Queen Camilla, who has been a proponent of charities and organizations working for abused women and victims of domestic violence:<\/span> <\/strong>\u201cTheir 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.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n That is seen an extraordinary rebuke of Andrew by his brother and sister-in-law.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Reportedly, Andrew removed such tributes to Epstein\u2019s victims from previous statements taking away his royal roles.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Virginia Giuffre\u2019s family <\/span>noted that<\/a> she\u2019d \u201cbrought down a prince\u201d while asking again for more accountability (Given that police have previously declined to prosecute, and Giuffre died by suicide earlier this year, it\u2019s hard to see how any criminal action could proceed. But then again, we never thought Andrew would lose everything.) <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n FALLOUT<\/strong><\/p>\n The last time a King stripped his brother of titles was 1399 when new monarch Henry IV who stripped titles of his half-brother, John, of the title of Duke of Exeter, who was later executed in January 1400 after a failed assassination conspiracy. (This is from Talking Royals, the ITV podcast.)<\/p>\n The royal couple in Montecito have always clung to their royal titles. This spring, after Meghan was caught using her HRH style in \u201cprivate,\u201d their favoured publication, <\/span>People<\/em> quickly did a <\/span>story titled<\/a>, \u201cNo, the British Monarch Can\u2019t Take Away Prince Harry and Meghan\u2019s Royal Titles.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Uh oh. <\/p>\n (For more, see my Toronto Star piece, in which I argue that such a move may come as be part of a larger, long overdue shakeup within the House of Windsor. King Charles has slimmed the number of working royals. Now, there are too many private members of the family holding royal titles and styles, which can be exploited for financial gain, including the duke and duchess in Montecito.)<\/p>\n MOVING HOUSE<\/strong><\/p>\n During the school half-term break, the Wales family moved into their new home, Forest Lodge, which is close to Andrew\u2019s residence. The renovations were done earlier than expected on the 8-bedroom home. <\/p>\n On Monday, Prince William arrived in Rio for the fifth annual Earthshot Prize events,<\/span> <\/strong>which culminates in a big award ceremony on Wednesday, starring the likes of Kylie Minogue and Shawn Mendes.<\/span><\/p>\n Then, he represents his father at COP30 on Thursday, November 6 before jetting back to Britain for Remembrance commemorations on the weekend.<\/p>\n Last Thursday, <\/span>William and Kate won a legal case<\/a> against <\/span>Paris Match<\/em>, a big French magazine, which published \u201cintrusive\u201d photos of the family on holiday in the French Alps in the spring, including them eating and sitting out on the balcony of their rental home. The court determined that the long-lens paparazzi images violated their privacy. <\/span><\/p>\n Instead of a monetary award, William and Kate will get a \u201cjudicial notice\u201d published in Paris Match as well as their legal costs paid by the publication. <\/p>\n\n
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