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As Prince Andrew continues to make headlines for his longstanding relationship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, experts are weighing in on how his nephew Prince William will handle the ongoing scandal once he is King.
“He certainly has had it with his Uncle Andrew,” royal expert Christopher Andersen exclusively explained to Us Weekly following a Monday, October 20, report from Tom Sykes’ The Royalist, claiming William, 43, will stip non-working titles — like his brother, Prince Harry, and his embattled uncle — of their HRH and princely titles.
A friend of William’s reportedly told The Royalist that the Prince of Wales is “won’t be afraid to take the next step” when it comes to the titles.
“It would indeed take an act of Parliament to formally strip Andrew of his princely title, and the same goes for Harry,” Andersen continued, before clarifying that it “would be tricky” for William to remove Andrew or Harry’s titles.
“I can’t quite wrap my head around the idea of William taking such action against his own brother, no matter how upset he is with Harry,” Andersen added.
However, the possibility of Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie getting their titles removed is a totally different story, because it stems “directly” from Andrew. Andersen noted that Princess Anne and Prince Edward’s children have “never” taken prince or princess titles, “although they are as entitled to it” as anyone else. The same cannot be said about their cousins.
“Years ago, cost-conscious Charles floated the idea of demoting them from Princesses to Ladies and kicking them off the royal payroll as part of his efforts to slim down the monarchy,” Andersen recalled. “As fond as William has always been of his cousins Beatrice and Eugenie, it’s not hard to imagine that he might consider doing the same thing.”
Us Weekly has reached out to Buckingham Palace for comment.
The Royalist report comes days after Andrew announced on Friday, October 17, that he gave up his royal title as his history with Epstein continues to dominate the news.
“In discussion with The King, and my immediate and wider family, we have concluded the continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the Royal Family,” Andrew shared in a statement to Us. “I have decided, as I always have, to put my duty to my family and country first. I stand by my decision five years ago to stand back from public life.”
He concluded: “With His Majesty’s agreement, we feel I must now go a step further. I will therefore no longer use my title or the honors which have been conferred upon me. As I have said previously, I vigorously deny the accusations against me.”
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Andrew was accused in 2019 of having a sexual encounter with the late Virginia Giuffre in 2001, when she was underage, which he has consistently denied. Giuffre sued Andrew for sexual abuse in 2021 and the pair settled out of court for an unspecified amount of money. Giuffre died by suidice at age 41 earlier this year.
In the wake of her death, emails between Andrew and Epstein dated 2011 have since resurfaced. Andrew has previously claimed that he cut off contact with Epstein in late 2010.
“Prince William has been urging his father the King to do something about Andrew for years,” Andersen told Us in a separate interview last week. “The Epstein sex abuse scandal just won’t go away — the royals are holding their breath, anxiously waiting for the other shoe to drop once all the files are released.”
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