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The topic of whether Prince Andrew should be relieved of his titles has resurfaced with the upcoming release of Andrew Lownie’s revealing new biography.
Drawing from four years of dedicated research and numerous interviews, “Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York” has been serialised by the Daily Mail.
Lownie unveils a wealth of York family secrets, from Prince Andrew’s unusual sexual behaviors to Sarah Ferguson’s ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
In the recent episode of Palace Confidential, Daily Mail’s Editor-at-Large Richard Kay stated, ‘The Royal Family has limited options for dealing with Prince Andrew.’
‘He’s been effectively sacked. He’s the only royal prince who has been sacked from public life that I can think of.
‘Beyond sending him to a remote location—which seems disingenuous, especially given suggestions like dispatching him to the Falkland Islands. Do its residents really desire Prince Andrew? Unlikely,’ remarked Kay.
‘Deciding his fate is challenging. He remains a fixture, yet they have handled it relatively well by ensuring he has no public role.’
‘What about stripping him of everything? Well, he was born a prince, and he was given a dukedom.
Daily Mail’s Richard Kay, Richard Eden, Rebecca English and Jo Elvin are pictured in this week’s episode of Palace Confidential
‘There is very little that the Royal Family can actually do when it comes to Prince Andrew,’ said Daily Mail’s Editor-at-Large Richard Kay
The question of whether Prince Andrew should be stripped of his titles has come to the spotlight once again ahead of the publication of Andrew Lownie’s explosive new biography
‘The one thing they could possibly do would be to remove the dukedom, but I think it would have to come through parliament, and I can’t see any government of any shade wanting to get involved in anything like this. It would open up a real can of worms.’
The question of whether the Duke should have his titles removed is this week’s question in the Palace Confidential newsletter.
So far, just six per cent of readers have responded ‘no’ to the question
Richard stars on the hit YouTube panel show alongside Daily Mail’s Diary Editor Richard Eden and Royal Editor Rebecca English.
Rebecca, who had covered the royal beat for the Daily Mail since 2004, added: ‘It’s a hugely tricky one for them because he is there and he exists.
‘They can’t airbrush him out – he is a member of their family.’
In an exclusive interview in the latest edition of the Daily Mail’s royal newsletter, Palace Confidential, Mr Lownie said he contacted over 3,000 former school contemporaries, staff, colleagues and associates of the couple.
‘Of whom 300 spoke to me,’ Mr Lownie said.
In the Palace Confidential episode, Richard Kay then goes on to point out that within the Royal Family, there is an instinct to ‘circle the wagons and protect one of their own’
Prince Andrew and Charles are pictured as they depart St Giles Cathedral after a Vigil in memory of Queen Elizabeth II on September 12, 2022
Some 3,000 people were approached while researching Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York
‘Some on the record, but most off.
‘They felt it was time to challenge the York family’s carefully curated narrative.
‘It is difficult because there tends to be a code of silence about the royals (no one wants to be cast out of the privileged circle).
‘Additionally, their staff have to sign NDAs, royals are not fully subject to the Freedom of Information Act and there are strict limits on what questions MPs can ask about them in Parliament.
‘I could also add the letters I received threatening to sue me, before a word of the manuscript had been seen. Charming people.’
In the Palace Confidential episode, Richard Kay then goes on to point out that within the Royal Family, there is an instinct to ‘circle the wagons and protect one of their own’.
He added: ‘Their first response in all these cases is “Oh, it’s just the press, it’s the media”. This is different. This is a graphic book written by a figure who has some substance in the writing he has done.
‘You can’t just brush this away.’
Mr Lownie uncovered a long list of the York family’s secrets in his book, including Prince Andrew’s peculiar sexual habits
Andrew and Charles attend a Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee at St Paul’s Cathedral on June 5, 2012
Richard Eden said: ‘Certainly, what the King could do, and something that I have advocated for a long while, is strip him of his role as a Counsellor of State’
Having covered the royal beat for more than 20 years, Richard Eden had his own thoughts on whether Andrew should be stripped of his titles.
He said: ‘Certainly, what the King could do, and something that I have advocated for a long while, is strip him of his role as a Counsellor of State.
‘He and Prince Harry still have the legal right to deputise for the King. That could easily be stripped from them, as well as his title of Duke of York or other things if they wanted to.
‘He is still in the line of succession. Yes, it would take an Act of Parliament, but that’s no big deal.
‘The King did it recently when he extended the list of Counsellors of State to include Princess Anne and Prince Edward. It could be done very easily indeed.
‘That’s something which I would strongly suggest he does.’
Elsewhere in the episode, the panel discuss the possibility of Prince William taking ‘decisive action’ about aspects of the monarchy in the years to come.
For more fascinating insights from the Mail’s team of unrivalled experts, watch the latest episode of Palace Confidential in full now and subscribe to the Daily Mail Royals YouTube channel.
