More humiliation for Prince Andrew as ‘law could be changed to strip him of perk’ | Royal | News
Sir Keir Starmer is under increasing pressure to table legislation to strip Prince Andrew of his dukedom. Andrew Duke of York renounces his titleThe role of Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter and knighthood on Friday, October 17th.
However, he retains the title of dukedom and can only remove it by an act of Parliament. Stephen Flynn, the SNP’s Westminster leader, said the British public felt “angry” and deserved to know that the family of late Andrew sex accuser Virginia Giuffre and some MPs “share their anger”.
he said Telegraph this If an act of Parliament is required to strip the likes of Prince Andrew of their titles, then the Government has no justification as to why this has not happened.
Andrew’s biographer, Andrew Lownie, said the process of officially removing his titles was relatively simple and could only take a day.
He said: “Only a minor amendment to the Peerage Act 1963 is needed to make it legal for Andrew to relinquish his York title.”
York Central MP Rachael Maskell said she was considering introducing the bill. he said i Paper He considered introducing the Abolition of Titles Bill, which would give the monarchy or Parliament the power to revoke awards.
Such legislation could only make it onto the statute books if Labor MPs support it, given the party’s overwhelming majority in the House of Commons.
Energy Minister Ed Miliband told Sky News that the issue of Andrew’s titles was a matter for the Royal Family to decide. He said: “I think we will be guided by the palace and the Royal Family on this.”
Mr Miliband also explained Andrew’s allegations wanted his taxpayer-funded bodyguard to smear Ms. Giuffre He described them as “deeply worrying allegations”.
Ms Giuffre’s sister, Sky Roberts, called on the King to strip Andrew of his right to be a prince.
It is understood Prince William wants to take decisive action regarding the long-running controversy surrounding Andrew and his links to Epstein.
Sunday Times It has been reported that the Prince of Wales is “not happy” with Andrew losing his title and plans to take a “more ruthless” approach to his disgraced uncle, barring him from future coronations.
Andrew, meanwhile, is reportedly trying to get the Metropolitan Police to dig up dirt for a smear campaign against Ms Giuffre.
Police said they were investigating the allegations after the Mail on Sunday alleged Andrew passed Ms Giuffre’s date of birth and social security number to his bodyguard in 2011 and asked him to investigate.
Ms. Giuffre’s memoirs, to be published posthumously on Tuesday, have intensified the focus on her allegations of sexual assault against Andrew (which he denies) and his connections to Epstein.
She claimed she was forced to have sex with Andrew three times, including when she was 17, after being trafficked by Epstein. Andrew has repeatedly denied the allegations. He paid millions to settle Ms Giuffre’s civil lawsuit in the US, but argued that this was in no way an admission of liability.
