Prince William has had enough with his uncle. The heir is reportedly on track to remove Prince Andrew‘s titles after his multiple controversies and ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
According to several sources to RadarOnline, Prince William is determined to remove his uncle from the Firm. “The public deserves to know their monarchy is free from scandal,” Prince William reportedly told his inner circle, per the outlet.
“William is far more hard-nosed than Charles when it comes to protecting the monarchy’s reputation,” one former courtier dished. “He’s fully aware of the harm Andrew has caused to the monarchy’s reputation and won’t shy away from actions his grandmother or father may have steered clear of. Andrew’s Dukedom could be up for discussion when William takes the throne.”
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Though taking away titles isn’t exactly easy. William would have to confide in Parliament to strip titles with legislation. RadarOnline reports that he intends to do so.
The update comes right after new revelations from his new biography, Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York
by Andrew Lownie, describes instances of Andrew’s behavior with women and his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. One particular troubling one was the claim that more than 40 women were once brought to Andrew’s hotel during a stay in Bangkok in 2006. The Duke of York traveled to Thailand to represent the crown at the King of Thailand’s diamond jubilee. “Hotel staff were used to foreigners bringing in girls, but amazed that more than 10 a day were going to Andrew’s room,” Lownie wrote. “Often, as soon as one left, another would arrive,” a witness told the biographer.
A source recently told The Telegraph that William plans to exclude his unclue extensively from the Firm, which reportedly includes banning him from his coronation and removing his Order of the Garter.
Royal biographer Christopher Wilson told the publication, “I think to a large extent Charles has adhered to that as a safe policy—the moment you start tearing the family apart, where does it stop? With William it will be a different approach—he has hard-nosed ideas about how the Royal family needs to appear in the frenzied social media world we now inhabit, and I think will be ruthless.”