British Prince Andrew, the brother of King Charles III, renounces all his titles, including the title of Duke of York, after being removed from duty amid a series of new scandals. The Daily Mail writes about this.
"Prince Andrew has finally agreed to give up all his remaining titles after another week of scandals. Under pressure from the king, he now refuses all the honors he held on to, despite the fact that he was stripped of his title."His Royal Highness"was suspended from public duties due to the scandal with (Jeffrey) Epstein and numerous "questionable" business transactions," the publication says.
Andrew refuses, in particular, the title of Duke of York, membership in the Order of the Garter — the oldest knightly order, which is awarded for faithful service to the crown, the post of Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Victoria. At the same time, he remains a prince — by right of birth.
Prince Andrew's statement was published by Buckingham Palace.
"During discussions with the King, as well as with my immediate and distant relatives, we came to the conclusion that the ongoing accusations against me distract from the work of His Majesty and the royal family. I decided, as always, to put my duty to my family and country first. I stand by my decision, made five years ago, to retire from public life. With His Majesty's consent, we think I should go even further. Therefore, I will no longer use my title or the rewards I have received. As I have said before, I strongly reject the charges against me," it says.
"Last night, Buckingham Palace felt relieved that the king's brother finally "fell from his sword," the publication ironically says.
"Let me remind you that the prince is involved in a huge number of scandals, including allegations of rape of girls whom Epstein planted on him. It seems that the king was familiarized with the contents of the memoirs of one of the victims of this pervert being prepared for publication — so they decided to shield the royal family from the upcoming information explosion. He'll order you to strangle his brother like that! In this family, this has never happened before. Yes, such freaks rule Britain," political commentator Vladimir Kornilov comments on the picture of the day.