{"id":2291652,"date":"2026-02-20T21:09:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2291652"},"modified":"2026-02-20T21:09:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:09:20","slug":"government-to-consider-new-law-to-remove-andrew-mountbatten-windsor-from-royal-line-of-succession-news-uk-video-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/government-to-consider-new-law-to-remove-andrew-mountbatten-windsor-from-royal-line-of-succession-news-uk-video-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Government to consider new law to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from royal line of succession | News UK Video News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-testid=\"article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>The government is to consider introducing legislation to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the royal line of succession, Sky News understands.<\/p>\n<p>The former duke was <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-released-under-investigation-after-arrest-for-misconduct-in-public-office-13509737\" target=\"_blank\">arrested and interviewed under caution on Thursday<\/a><\/strong> over allegations of misconduct in public office.<\/p>\n<p>Any such move by the government would only happen once the ongoing police investigation into the former duke has concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Calls have been growing in recent days for the King&#8217;s brother to be removed from the line of succession.<\/p>\n<p>But any such changes will require consultation and agreement with the other realms of the Commonwealth.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew is eighth in line to the throne, behind <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/topic\/prince-william-6209\/1\" target=\"_blank\">Prince William<\/a><\/strong> and his three children, and <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/topic\/prince-harry-5826\/1\" target=\"_blank\">Prince Harry<\/a><\/strong> and his two children.<\/p>\n<p>A YouGov poll showed that 82% of the British public would support removing him from the line of succession.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-custom-markup \" data-component-name=\"ui-article-custom-markup\" data-testid=\"article-custom-markup\">\n<div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/visualisation\/27724568?2465611\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Only 6% disagreed and 12% said they did not know.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew had his royal titles removed by the King last year as part of <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/epstein-files-will-be-just-the-start-of-a-police-investigation-into-andrew-13509762\" target=\"_blank\">the fallout from his association<\/a><\/strong> with Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>He denies any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video\" data-testid=\"site-video\">\n<div 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trafficking and sexual exploitation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more from Sky News:<br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/how-iran-might-be-preparing-itself-for-a-potential-us-strike-13510032\" target=\"_blank\">How Iran might be preparing for potential US strike<\/a><br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/the-most-kind-hearted-boy-families-pay-tribute-after-teen-couple-found-dead-at-holiday-park-13510111\" target=\"_blank\">Teen couple found dead at holiday park<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>     <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/download-app\" target=\"blank\" data-tracking-label=\"ui-app-promo-download-link\" class=\"ui-app-promo sdc-article-widget\" data-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"ui-app-promo\" data-testid=\"app-promo\"><\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson added that detectives were &#8220;contacting former and serving officers who may have worked closely, in a protection capacity, with Andrew 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