Government ‘considers’ removing Andrew from line of succession.

They need to wait until the court case is sorted, I believe.

If they started removing it now, it would look like a complete admission of his ‘wrongdoings’, and wouldn’t be deemed very fair.

Considering the chances of him ever becoming king are less than zero I can’t see the point.

Kandinsky

Considering the chances of him ever becoming king are less than zero I can’t see the point.

That’s true, the chances of him ever becoming King, but it remains a bad look that he’s still in the succession line.

I think it should be removed, definitely.

Where that leaves Bea and Eugenie, I’m not sure.

The House Of York still stands, despite all the hoo haa.

Andrew Lownie, the author of ‘Entitled’, thinks they should voluntarily give up their titles, (not be ‘stripped’ of them), and I think that would be an appropriate thing to do, and probably welcomed by the senior royals.

They are married women, mothers, and they don’t need to be defined by being princesses any longer.

That gesture would give them credibility amongst all the mess their parents have created.

I think it would be difficult because all the heads of state in commonwealth countries would need to agree ( that's what I read anyway!) ...but not impossible

Apart from an act of parliament the 14 Commonwealth countries that have Charles as Head of State also have to agree. I would hope the government is gathering a consensus to ensure success rather than just ploughing on and wasting valuable parliamentary time.

Surely IF there has to ea monarchy then a succession line of 3 would be more than enough.The line in front of Andrew is unlikely to all die at the same time so that’s no loss to him or us

Witzend

I can hardly believe I read that they’re ‘considering’ it. Yes, I know it will take an Act of Parliament, but to be ‘considering’ it - why don’t they just get on and DO it? How many MPs would actually vote against it?

Removing him requires agreement by 14 other countries.

It will take time but the process needs to be started now.

Regardless of any opinions about this man- he has still not been found guilty of any misdoings and therefore remains innocent under the law.

To strip him of this last vestige of privilege would almost certainly be condemning him outside the law.

I think parliament has far more important things to do, should freak circumstances make him King- then it is unlikely he would ever be crowned anyway.

Not much of a story really...

Empty gestures? Andrew will never become King - why bother with all this legislation when there are so many other pressing problems.

keepingquiet, I agree with you,as they said on the news this morning it's not yet proven,it's alleged,what on earth has happened to innocent till proven guilty...and before the lynch mob starts I don't condone his behaviour in any way, always thought he's an arrogant so and so but..what will be said if he's hounded to his grave

Kandinsky

Considering the chances of him ever becoming king are less than zero I can’t see the point.

He's still fertile. He could run off with a teenager and produce a string of little princes and princesses with a claim to the line of succession. Just like his other daughters.

Highly unlikely butterandjam

There can’t be more Prince/ Princess of York from Andrew, he doesn’t have a title

Waste of parliamentary time.

paddyann54

Surely IF there has to ea monarchy then a succession line of 3 would be more than enough.The line in front of Andrew is unlikely to all die at the same time so that’s no loss to him or us

Charles is 77, frail, still having cancer treatment. William, 43 is pretty likely to be crowned in middle age. He's got three children in succession behind him, a safe number for his intention to streamline the royal family.

The line ahead of Andrew, is Harry, Archie and Lilibet. None of whom will ever be accepted as |"working royals".

I suspect that removing Andrew, is a testing-the -water precedent ahead of removing three Sussexes for the same reason. Harry and Andrew, defectors who let the side down, pose a threat to the future of the Monarchy.

If it doesn't change, it won't survive.

Anniebach

There can’t be more Prince/ Princess of York from Andrew, he doesn’t have a title

But his daughters do. I'm wondering if they will also be removed from succession, and drop the titles at the same time.
(B and E being princesses, raised eyebrows at the time. The children of Edward and Anne are not princes/ princesses.)

B&E were entitled to be HRH’s and Princesses as they were the daughters of the monarch’s son.

Edward and Sophie’s children could have gone down the same route, but E&S decided not to, leaving the decision up to the children to change when they came of age, if they so wished.

Anne’s children, being the offspring of the monarch’s daughter, were not entitled to be P&P, and she didn’t want them to have titles anyway.

If Andrew wanted to show some contrition he could voluntarily give up his rights to succession.

It’s hard to show contrition if you haven’t done anything wrong… in your own eyes.

I understood from the news that it is dependent on him being found guilty, and that’s why it is being considered now rather than enacted.

Andrew and non of his issue should be in line for the crown, if they had a shred of decency they would give them up.

This whole pantomime illustrates the farce that is the monarchy. If it ever came to Andrew being king there would be a national uprising.

Those who want end of monarchy will hope he does become king surely?