He’s no longer prince, but it’s bit tougher to take away his position in the line of succession
Last Thursday Britain’s King Charles III initiated the process by which he will deprive his brother of all titles including that of prince. Henceforth he will be known as plain Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
As the process involves the exercise of prerogative power by letters patent, it will be authenticated by the royal seal and be open and accessible to the public, rather like public general legislation.
Apparently, there was discussion between Buckingham Palace and the prime minister’s office about whether the deprivation of his title should be done under the royal prerogative or by legislation. The legal advice was that legislation was unnecessary as it involved the exercise of the royal prerogative by the king personally.
Andrew was
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