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Prince Andrewhas been stripped of another title.
Darryl Smalley, City of York Council’s Executive Member for Culture, said the Freedom of York was “the highest honor” the city could bestow.
The campaign to remove the honorary title came in the wake of Prince Andrew’s scandal surrounding his ties to convicted sex offenderJeffrey EpsteinandVirginia Giuffre’s sexual assault lawsuit against the royal.
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Prince Andrew, 62, has retained his title as the Duke of York and keep his place in the line of succession to the throne, which is currently ninth behindPrince HarryandMeghan Markle’s two children. He will no longer use the style “His Royal Highness” in any official capacity.
Prince Andrew.STEVE PARSONS/POOL/AFP
Smalley said, “If he fails to do so, the government and Buckingham Palace must step in to remove his title to finally end Prince Andrew’s connection to York.”
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Queen Elizabeth and Prince Andrew.RICHARD POHLE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
“It shows she wholeheartedly loves and believes her son,” Jobson, the author ofPrince Philip’s Century. “As she did when she made a statement about Camilla being Queen’s Consort, many people will now accept the Queen’s word and judgment.”
source: people.com
