26 h. ago How Andrew's playing hardball: Staff continue to tug the forelock, Fergie waiting for a lump sum and why he won't pack his 72 teddies

They have always been close, but on Thursday afternoon on the busy streets of Mayfair the depth of that bond was clear for the world to see.

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29 h. ago Princess Beatrice given new role as fallout over allegations against father Andrew continues

Andrew had supported the charity for decades

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31 h. ago Princess Beatrice speaks out as she lands new role amid Andrew scandal

Beatrice is ninth in line to the throne and has been given a new job by King Charles

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33 h. ago Beatrice lands major charity role amid scandal engulfing her family: Princess is named deputy patron of Outward Bound

She joins her uncle Prince Edward, who was announced as the royal patron of the charity at a special event at St James's Palace on Friday.

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41 h. ago Readers on Zohran Mamdani’s victory: ‘It was a collective exhale’

Hundreds from New York City, across the US and beyond share their optimism, joy and more on the mayoral election Zohran Mamdani was elected the next mayor of New York City this week and Guardian readers had a lot of feelings to share about the news.Winning with more than 50% of the vote, the 34-year-old democratic socialist and state assembly member from Queens defeated the former New York governor Andrew Cuomo and the Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago BREAKING Donald Trump breaks silence on Andrew Royal chaos with 23

Donald Trump said he feels "badly" for the royal family amid the continuing fallout over Andrew Mountbatten Windsor's connections with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein

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5 d. ago US government shutdown nearing record for longest in history as Trump delays food benefits to millions – US politics live

Republicans claim US president ‘desperate’ to end shutdown, which has now entered 33rd dayDonald Trump has said he feels bad for the British royal family after King Charles stripped his brother Andrew of his title as prince amid the continuing fallout over Andrew’s connections with the late, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Speaking to reporters on board Air Force One on Sunday evening, Trump was asked about King Charles’s decision to strip his brother of his peerages and the title of prince. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Prince Andrew to be stripped of titles and forced to leave Windsor home

King’s brother will become known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, Buckingham Palace says, in latest fallout from Epstein scandalNot in this together: King Charles cuts Andrew loose to save royal family’s reputeThe fall of Prince Andrew – a timelinePrince Andrew is to be stripped of his royal titles and will move out of his home at the Royal Lodge in Windsor, Buckingham Palace has announced.King Charles has initiated a “formal process to remove the style, titles and honours of Prince Andrew”, who will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, the palace said. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Prince Andrew to be stripped of titles and move out of Royal Lodge

King’s brother will surrender lease and become known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, Buckingham Palace saysPrince Andrew is to leave his home at Royal Lodge in Windsor after he was served with a formal notice to surrender the lease, Buckingham Palace has said.King Charles has initiated a “formal process to remove the style, titles and honours of Prince Andrew”, who will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, the palace said. Andrew did not object to the process, PA reported. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Prince Andrew latest: Andrew hosted Epstein at Royal Lodge ‘days before his arrest’

Prince Andrew has faced continuing furore over his ties to late paedophile Epstein

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1 week ago Controversy surrounding Andrew continues to grow as King heckled

The monarchy is coming under increasing pressure to resolve the issue of the prince, with some MPs eager to debate the topic.

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1 week ago King Charles heckled over Prince Andrew during cathedral visit

Protester asks whether monarch pressed police to ‘cover up’ for his brother as pressure grows on palace to take further actionKing Charles was heckled by a protester who asked whether he had “asked the police to cover up” for his scandal-ridden brother, as pressure mounts on the monarchy to take further action against Prince Andrew.During a visit to Litchfield Cathedral today, a man in the crowd asked the king a string of questions, including: “How long have you known about Andrew and Epstein?” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Prince Andrew latest: King Charles heckled over Andrew and Epstein during cathedral visit

Prince Andrew has faced continuing furore over his ties to late paedophile Epstein

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2 w. ago Disgraced Prince Andrew offered Abu Dhabi palace as he faces losing royal lodge

As pressure continues to mount on Prince Andrew about his relationship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, one Arab sheikh has offered refuge for the shamed senior royal

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2 w. ago How does he pay for it all? The mystery of Prince Andrew’s money

The disgraced royal has lived in luxury for decades despite being an outcast and having no obvious means of financial supportIt is one of the mysteries of the modern monarchy – and one that is under more scrutiny than ever before.How on earth does Prince Andrew fund his lifestyle? Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Princess Beatrice and Eugenie forced into 'huge dilemma' due to Prince Andrew scandal

As the fallout from Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson’s relationships with billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein continue, their daughters are now faced with a huge decision over where their loyalties lie

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2 w. ago What do we learn from Epstein and Andrew? There’s a level of power at which right and wrong no longer exist | Zoe Williams

Prince Andrew has finally decided to give up his titles – but we have known the shape of the allegations against him for years. Why was there a collective decision to look away?On the eve of the publication of Virginia Giuffre’s book Nobody’s Girl, released six months after her death from despair, Buckingham Palace is apparently braced for fresh revelations. Many MPs are calling for a change in the law, to give King Charles or a parliamentary committee the power to remove royal titles, with Rachael Maskell, the Labour MP for York Central, pleading with parliament to take seriously this opportunity to “address the wrongs of history and to ensure that the voices of victims and survivors are really heard and acted upon”. A source at the palace told the BBC they expected “more days of pain ahead”.Getting ahead of these “days of pain”, Prince Andrew – he continues to hold the title he was born with – announced last Friday that he was relinquishing his use of “Duke of York” and “KG”, knig...

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2 w. ago Dealing with ‘Andrew problem’ could help ease William’s accession to the throne

King Charles cannot have been unaware that the future king would not relish having to deal with his uncle The Prince of Wales, whom Buckingham Palace has said was “consulted” before Prince Andrew’s dramatic statement, must have felt some relief at his uncle agreeing to relinquish use of his titles and honours.At some point William will become king. His uncle, 12 years younger than King Charles, may well be watching when he takes his coronation oath. The indications are, however, Andrew may be watching from afar. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Inside Prince Andrew's Royal Lodge where disgraced royal will continue to live

The announcement that Prince Andrew will relinquish his Duke of York title has not mean the disgraced Royal will be forced to leave his Royal Lodge home

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3 w. ago With or without Tomahawks, Trump’s budding bromance with Zelensky is bad news for Vladimir Putin

Donald Trump’s relationship with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky has improved as Valdimir Putin has continued to test the American leader’s patience, writes Andrew Feinberg

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