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MPs push to remove Andrew from line of succession
Prince Andrew loses all royal titles and residency at Royal Lodge due to Epstein links but remains eighth in line to the British throne, per Majesty Magazine.
- Last week, King Charles III stripped Prince Andrew, formerly the Duke of York, of his royal titles and peerage, but Andrew remains eighth in line as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
- Roberts Giuffre's memoir, released last week, renewed allegations that Andrew abused her at 17, while his 2020 resignation followed criticism over his association with Jeffrey Epstein.
- Legal experts warn changing the line would require matching laws by more than a dozen realms including Australia and consent from all 56 nations under the 1931 Statute of Westminster.
- On Thursday, Buckingham Palace emphasised sympathy for victims as political debate unfolded, with King Charles III and Queen Camilla expressing support while some British MPs backed succession changes and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's office said there were 'no plans'.
- Though Andrew remains eighth, experts say it would take a catastrophe for him to become king, noting Edward VIII's 1936 abdication as the last comparable event requiring an Act of Parliament.
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Andrew faces fresh pressure as Labour MPs push to cut him from line of succession
Labour MPs are intensifying calls for Sir Keir Starmer to introduce legislation that would exclude Andrew Mountbatten Windsor from the royal succession, as concerns grow about a potential constitutional emergency
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