don’t call her anymore “His Royal Highness”. Like his nephew Harry before him, Prince Andrew lost the right to use this title. A major decision that he learned from his mother Elizabeth II during a private meeting this Thursday, January 13.

“With the Queen’s consent and approval, the Duke of York’s military affiliations and royal patronages have been returned to the Queen”, specifies a terse press release from Buckingham Palace published at the end of the day.

It’s a marathon, not a sprint. The Duke will continue to defend himself against these charges– Prince Andrew’s Lawyers

“The Duke of York will continue not to hold public office and defends himself in this matter as a private citizen”, continues the short text of the palace. Andrew had already ceased all official representation on behalf of the Windsors in the fall of 2019, following a disastrous interview given to the BBC about his links with Jeffrey Epstein.

Mute after the New York judge’s decision on Wednesday, the prince’s lawyers finally reacted on Thursday. “It’s a marathon, not a sprint. The Duke will continue to defend himself against these charges”, they assure. What to pursue a new British-American soap opera which the royal family does not really want to hear about.

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