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The government will consider removing\u00a0Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the royal line of succession – but how? <\/p>\n
There’s talk of an act of parliament to stop him ever becoming king, but it’s not that simple.<\/p>\n
King Charles<\/a><\/strong> is the monarch of the United Kingdom, but he’s also the king of 14 other countries.<\/p>\n Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese<\/a><\/strong> has told Sir Keir Starmer<\/a><\/strong> that he would support any effort to remove Andrew from the line of succession.<\/p>\n So how does it work? Sky News took a look at what it would involve.<\/p>\n Why are there calls for Andrew to be removed from the line?<\/strong><\/p>\n The arrest of the former prince on suspicion of misconduct in public office has reignited calls for him to be formally removed from the royal line of succession.<\/p>\n He was released from the Aylsham police station after 11 hours of questioning.<\/p>\n Andrew has always strenuously denied any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n The possibility of him becoming king is remote – he’s currently eighth in line to the throne, behind Prince William<\/a><\/strong> and his three children, and Prince Harry<\/a><\/strong> and his two children.<\/p>\n But many are of the view that it’s important to remove him all the same for symbolic reasons.<\/p>\n Chief Secretary to the Treasury James Murray told Sky News: “The government is considering any further steps that might be required, and we’re not ruling anything out.<\/p>\n “But at this stage, it would be inappropriate for us to go any further because there is a live police investigation under way.”<\/p>\n A YouGov poll showed that 82% of the British public would support removing him from the line of succession.<\/p>\n Can the UK remove him? Yes but…<\/strong><\/p>\n An act of parliament – that’s the one in Westminster – is required to alter the line of succession.<\/p>\n Sir Keir’s government has said it will consider introducing such legislation<\/a><\/strong> once police finish their investigation.<\/p>\n