Government ‘considers’ removing Andrew from line of succession.

It would cost time and money ( lawyers etc) More damage emanating from him. In the end who would pay ? Taxpayers?

Agree they should just get on with it ASAP.

Anniebach

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

Actually no - he’s done enough damage already.

Amatxi

At 8th in line it's all a bit irrelevant.
I do feel he is a bit of an r.......h...e but what happened to innocent till proven guilty? How come certain Americans, mentioned more thsn 30k times in files are not arrested? Clearly UK and US ideas of morality snd justice are differrnt

I really completely indifferent as to what Americans are doing. Hell would freeze over before I would use their ideas of morality and justice as a moral compass.

At 8th in line it's all a bit irrelevant.
I do feel he is a bit of an r.......h...e but what happened to innocent till proven guilty? How come certain Americans, mentioned more thsn 30k times in files are not arrested? Clearly UK and US ideas of morality snd justice are differrnt

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.)

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.

Waste of parliamentary time.

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

Highly unlikely butterandjam

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.

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

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

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...

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

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.

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

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.