5 h. ago MPs urged to confront royal family over Prince Andrew’s Epstein links

Calls grow for parliamentary rule changes to strip Andrew of titles and ask questions of royalsParliament is under mounting pressure to examine what the royal family knew about Prince Andrew’s links to Jeffrey Epstein and introduce a mechanism to strip him of his titles.There were calls on Sunday night for Andrew to face a police investigation and for ancient rules barring parliament from freely scrutinising royals and formally removing their titles to be revisited. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago England rugby star's 'inappropriate' Prince Andrew joke on Zara Tindall's big day

A former rugby star who played alongside Mike Tindall for England has opened up about his connections to the Royal Family, and even said he once cracked a joke about Prince Andrew

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17 h. ago Rugby star's 'inappropriate' Prince Andrew joke on Zara Tindall's big day

James Haskell opened up about his relationship with the Royal Family - in particular a quip he made about Prince Andrew

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32 h. ago Prince Andrew lost titles after King Charles had crisis talks with Prince William

King Charles is understood to have consulted with Prince William and other members of the Royal Family before Prince Andrew confirmed he would give up his titles and honours

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32 h. ago York MP calls on royal family to explain source of £12m Virginia Giuffre payment

Rachael Maskell says ‘a lot of clarity’ needed over how Prince Andrew funded settlement of sexual abuse caseWhy Prince Andrew is giving up his titles now – and what it means for the royal familyAn MP has called on the royal family to explain how Prince Andrew funded a settlement in a sexual abuse case brought by Virginia Giuffre.Rachael Maskell, who represents York Central, said “a lot of clarity” was needed regarding the reported £12m payment, made in 2022. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Queen carries on with day at Ascot races after Andrew gives up dukedom

The prince was further banished from the royal family on Friday over his friendship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.

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43 h. ago 'I worked with Meghan Markle, she bluntly told me to address her with surprise title'

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are no longer working members of the Royal Family, but it has been claimed that some staff were asked to address them with particular titles

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53 h. ago Virginia Giuffre’s family celebrates after Prince Andrew drops royal titles over alleged Epstein ties

Prince Andrew announced earlier Friday he would cease using his royal titles as the ‘continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the royal family’

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55 h. ago How links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein led to Prince Andrew’s downfall

Buckingham Palace announced he would stop using all his titles and honours.

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55 h. ago Royal Family live: Prince Andrew gives up all titles including Duke of York after discussion with King Charles

In a statement released by Buckingham Palace, Prince Andrew said he has decided to ‘stand back from public life’

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56 h. ago LIVE: Prince Andrew loses ALL royal titles as King furious over Epstein links

King Charles' brother, Prince Andrew, has said the accusations against him - which he has always denied - 'distract' from the work of His Majesty and the Royal Family

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56 h. ago Prince Andrew 'to give up ALL titles' as King reaches 'tipping point'

The news comes after reports of 'concern' and 'anxiety' within the Royal Family over Prince Andrew's links to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as well as his involvements with China

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57 h. ago Royal Family LIVE: Prince William to visit London Ambulance Service

Royal Family LIVE: Prince William to visit London Ambulance Service  HELLO! Magazine

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61 h. ago Punish Prince Andrew? This is no meritocracy, I’m afraid – you get the royal family you didn’t vote for | Marina Hyde

After years of drip-fed revelations, we might as well face it. This is a family elevated by birthright: they’re stuck with him and so are weReading the extract from Virginia Giuffre’s tragic memoir in the Guardian this week, I was struck again by the fate of each of those people involved in that infamous photograph taken at Ghislaine Maxwell’s London house.The teenage girl at the centre of the picture is dead, having taken her own life at a remote Australian farmhouse earlier this year, unable to outrun her trauma. The person who took the photograph is dead, having somehow killed himself in a New York jail while awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking. The grinning woman in the background is in prison herself, exalting Donald Trump’s impeccable purity in the hope of getting moved to a nicer jail or even pardoned. And the smiling lunk with his arm round the teenage girl – who he denies he had sex with later that evening – is living in a 30-room mansion on a 98-acre estate (which...

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3 d. ago The latest Prince Andrew abuse claims are a new low for the Royal Family. In this form, it can’t survive | Simon Jenkins

‘The Firm’ as a modernising strategy was already falling apart, but with the shocking allegations so fully in the public domain, it has now collapsedThe royal family was always a disaster waiting to happen. Its creation as a marketable entity in the 1960s by the late Queen Elizabeth II was meant to “modernise” the monarchy for the 20th century. It worked, but only up to a point. Her son Prince Andrew has long been its biggest liability, this week in trouble yet again due to his alleged behaviour within that ghoulish circle, the friends of Jeffrey Epstein.King Charles now has a decision to make as to how far he can allow his brother’s past behaviour to tarnish the family’s image. That image is the essence of royalty. Monarchy has no other authentication. The constitutional position of head of state in a democracy is subject to the will of parliament, but also to the “will” of the people. It was the latter will that forced the abdication of Edward VIII in 1936 over marrying a divorcee...

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3 d. ago The latest Prince Andrew abuse claims are a new low for the Royal Family brand. In this form, it can’t survive | Simon Jenkins

‘The Firm’ as a modernising strategy was already falling apart, but with the shocking allegations so fully in the public domain, it has now collapsedThe royal family was always a disaster waiting to happen. Its creation as a marketable entity in the 1960s by the late Queen Elizabeth II was meant to “modernise” the monarchy for the 20th century. It worked, but only up to a point. Her son Prince Andrew has long been its biggest liability, this week in trouble yet again due to his alleged behaviour within that ghoulish circle, the friends of Jeffrey Epstein.King Charles now has a decision to make as to how far he can allow his brother’s past behaviour to tarnish the family’s image. That image is the essence of royalty. Monarchy has no other authentication. The constitutional position of head of state in a democracy is subject to the will of parliament, but also to the “will” of the people. It was the latter will that forced the abdication of Edward VIII in 1936 over marrying a divorcee...

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5 d. ago 'I've covered Royal Family for years and Prince Andrew should fear Prince William'

Prince Andrew's future in the Royal Family is in doubt after a leaked email appeared to show him in touch with Jeffrey Epstein a year after claiming he'd ceased contact

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1 week ago Prince William reveals how the Royal Family were in hysterics over a Windsor Castle tourist's remark during Eugene Levy's travel series

In an episode of The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy, the Prince of Wales revealed that tour guides at Windsor Castle often share feedback from tourists who visit the 11th century estate.

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1 week ago Prince William's plans to 'shake up' Royal Family when he becomes King

Prince William has opened up on the changes he wants to bring in when he becomes King - and a source has revealed what those changes could be

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2 w. ago Sarah Ferguson's biggest royal enemies and why Prince William 'won't forgive her'

Sarah Ferguson has, over the years, been embroiled in so many scandals it earned her a couple of enemies within the Royal Family, so much so that Prince William isn't likely to favour forgiveness

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