King Charles III's resolution to strip Andrew Mountbatten Windsor of his prince title is a transfer that Queen Elizabeth II by no means would have made.
“This should have been a painful resolution for the King — that is his brother, in any case,” royal writer Christopher Andersen advised Us Weekly solely after information broke on Thursday, October 30, that Charles had begun the formal technique of eradicating Andrew's titles and evicting him from his dwelling at Royal Lodge.
“Charles should understand how a lot booting Andrew out of the royal household would have damage his mom, the late queen,” Andersen added. “I can't think about Elizabeth II would have ever gone this far — not ever.”
Andrew, 65, was famously the late queen's “favourite” youngster — one thing that, based on Andersen, was true “to the very finish” of her life. “She did what she might to guard him,” he advised Us.
Buckingham Palace launched a press release on Thursday sharing that Andrew's “model, titles and honors” can be eliminated, lively instantly.
“His lease on Royal Lodge has, thus far, offered him with authorized safety to proceed in residence,” the assertion learn. “Formal discover has now been served to give up the lease and he'll transfer to various non-public lodging.”
In line with Andersen, there was “loads of pressure” between Charles, 76, and Andrew over the residing association. Andrew and ex-wife Sarah Ferguson had lived within the Royal Lodge lease free for 22 years as a part of an settlement that will permit them to remain till 2078.
Queen Elizabeth II and Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. Getty Photos (2)
Us understands that they are going to each be vacating the property as quickly as doable. Andrew will relocate to Charles' privately-owned Sandringham Property in Norfolk. Andersen famous to Us that that is the king providing his brother “a security web of kinds.” The royal writer additionally imagined to Us that Ferguson will “be allowed” to stick with Andrew as nicely.
Though Andrew gave up his Duke of York title earlier this month, Charles' newest drastic resolution was “deemed mandatory,” Buckingham Palace acknowledged. The assertion additionally famous that Andrew continues to disclaim all of the accusations towards him.
“Their Majesties want to clarify that their ideas and utmost sympathies have been, and can stay with, the victims and survivors of any and all types of abuse,” the palace's assertion concluded on Thursday.
Virginia Giuffre‘s new e book — printed months after she died by suicide at age 41 — affords a deeper look into the Giuffre's allegations towards Prince Andrew and her previous expertise with late convicted billionaire intercourse trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. An excerpt from the e book launched previous to its official launch on Tuesday, October 21, detailed […]
Andrew was first accused of sexual assault by the late Virginia Giuffre in 2019, who claimed that she had sexual relations with the disgraced royal member of the family in 2001 when she was underage. Andrew has constantly denied the allegations.
Giuffre sued Andrew for sexual abuse in 2021 and so they settled outdoors of court docket the next 12 months. (Giuffre died by suicide at age 41 this previous April.)
Andrew began making headlines for his connection to Jeffrey Epstein earlier this month when an excerpt from Giuffre's posthumously launched memoir was printed. The e book, titled No one's Woman, was printed on October 21, and detailed additional allegations of Giuffre's obvious experiences with Epstein and Andrew.
“Within the years since, I've thought so much about how he behaved,” she wrote about Andrew, partly. “He was pleasant sufficient, however nonetheless entitled — as if he believed having intercourse with me was his birthright.”
