On Friday, Prince Andrew issued a statement in which he said he was relinquishing his Duke of York title and honours.
© WireImagePrince Andrew relinquished his titles
Children and families minister Josh MacAlister has since said that Buckingham Palace was “absolutely right” to make the decision. “You’ll understand why a Government minister isn’t going to get into second guessing what Buckingham Palace and the King may decide. I imagine over the course of this week there may be lots of questions about arrangements for Prince Andrew,” he told Times Radio.
“I think it was right on Friday and we very much agree with the decision the King made and the royal family to remove titles from Prince Andrew. That is absolutely right and we welcome it, but we’re not going to provide commentary on decisions by the Palace on this.”