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He's not a scandal magnet, he's a pedophile. He didn't "give up" his titles and he's not the victim in his story.
Wait, so he raped kids, was friends with Epstein, tried to cover it all up, and he's now no longer classed as royal.
I've not done any of that so am I now classed as royal? WHERE'S MY FUCKING YACHT?
The Pedo Prince is still not in prison though is he
CNN come on now. You don't mention the real reason (pedo) until the 12th paragraph.
Still not in jail? Still don't care.
Ah Mister "I can't sweat" the pedofile. Shame they still call him a Prince.
Then end of the line is got him to be charged and put on trial. Was he ever charged?
Man committs heinous sex crimes against children, nothing bad happens. Tale as old as time when it comes the elites.
Notice he is still Prince Andrew, which is just about the only title that most people know him by.
Prince of what though? Man don't have any titles.
He's prince as much as I am.
Prince of being the child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Andrew still retains the title “prince,” bestowed on him at birth as the son of the then reigning monarch.
Prince of Paedophilia
Prince of Thieves was taken after all
The pedo prince.
Still not in jail...
The royal formerly known as Prince?
I prefer the cat formerly known as Prince. He agrees with me on Mondays and lasagna.
So now it’s just Andrew? Afaik prince is still a title
Oh what a terrible punishment for raping children.
Come on now…he might have to get an actual job. Think how hard that will be for him.
/s
He is still a "Prince"...
So who gets to be the new Duke of York? Does it go back to the monarchy or Parliament or whatever for reassignment, or simply enter some sort of succession system?
Do the people of York just have to go without a lord?
EDIT: Apparently his daughters can't inherit it via succession:
Why the Dukedom of York Is Rarely Inherited: Tradition, Circumstance and Royal Evolution
The Dukedom of York is among the most prestigious titles in British royal history, yet it has seldom passed from father to son in the manner of other hereditary peerages. This recurring disappearance has fueled the misconception that the title cannot be inherited. In fact, the Dukedom is fully legal and hereditary—its unusual track record stems from repeated lack of male heirs or holders ascending the throne.
- Legal Inheritance Applies: The title is created with the standard remainder to “heirs male of the body lawfully begotten.” There is no gender flexibility, and daughters cannot inherit.
- Repeated Childlessness Among Dukes: Many holders died without legitimate male issue. For example, none of the eighteenth-century York and Albany dukes lived to father sons, and Prince Andrew’s daughters cannot inherit under current rules.
EDIT2: It sounds like in effect, he stays the Duke of York and just doesn't advertise the fact:
https://www.eonline.com/news/1423998/prince-andrew-royal-titles-who-is-new-duke-of-york
However, a royal expert explained that the moniker isn't immediately bestowed upon someone else.
“It’s possible that in the future someone may be granted Andrew’s now former titles,” Sharon Carpenter exclusively told E! News. “But under current rules, a dukedom follows male-line succession. Andrew doesn’t have a son and it won’t be passed to his daughters.”
She added, “It would likely revert to the Crown when he dies and at that point the monarch could regrant the title to someone else.”
Sharon also noted that while the former Duke of York “will stop using that title and others in any official capacity,” the move is actually “largely symbolic” for now.
“Removing his dukedom officially would legally require an act of Parliament and would be more complex than this immediate action,” she continued. “For Andrew to be legally stripped of his dukedom before his death, it would require statutory action—a vote by Parliament.”
Do the people of York need a Duke or a Lord? Does the roll serve any purpose these days?
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