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Carney says Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should be removed from line of succession

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Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday disgraced former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should be removed from the line of succession for his “deplorable” actions.

PM does not want disgraced prince inadvertently becoming King

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, looks round as he leaves after attending the Easter Matins Service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England, April 20, 2025.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, looks round as he leaves after attending the Easter Matins Service at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, England, in April 2025. (Kirsty Wigglesworth/The Associated Press)

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday disgraced former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should be removed from the line of succession for his “deplorable” actions.

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PM Carney says Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should be removed from line of succession

Prime Minister Mark Carney says the “deplorable” actions of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor “necessitate” his removal from the royal line of succession.

Speaking to reporters in Tokyo on the tail end of his 10-day Indo-Pacific tour, Carney said the process should get underway. It would require working in tandem with other Commonwealth realms that share King Charles and his successors as their head of state, to avoid inadvertently seeing Mountbatten-Windsor ascend to the throne.

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