Royal Family News: Queen Will Protect Prince Andrew, Allow Him To Keep Duke of York Title

British royal family news shows that yesterday disgraced Prince Andrew suffered another ignominious knock to his reputation when the city of York branded him, “an utter disgrace,” and stripped him of his Freedom of the City honor, which was awarded to him in 1987. It took all of a half hour to make the decision, which it was said Andrew was warned of beforehand.

The councillors recommended that the Her Majesty the Queen now take Prince Andrew’s Duke of York title from him if he does not voluntarily relinquish it himself. What are the chances of either happening?

Royal Family News – Will Andrew Act Honorably?

Today it’s being claimed that Queen Elizbeth, 96, will not remove the title that she gave him upon his wedding to Sarah Ferguson. Royal sources have claimed that she will never take his dukedom from him despite the city referring to him as a “stain” upon them. At the meeting the council also stated that the public wants him banned from attending horse racing events in the city. But according to the Mirror, a source claimed,“The Queen certainly will not take any further action in that regard. The Duke of York has stepped back from public life and already had a range of titles and associations removed and Her Majesty’s position has not deviated from that.”

Andrew now has the decidedly unwelcome distinction of being the first person to have the Freedom of the City removed from his person.

Royal Family News – Will The Queen Strip Andrew?

While the decision was a unanimous one, it was left to Lib Dem Darryl Smalley, City of York Council’s executive member for culture, leisure & communities to propose the motion to strip Andrew. Last night he announced, “The Honorary Freedom of York is the highest honor we, as a city, can bestow on those who represent the very best of York. The honor is held by many notable and accomplished people who carry it with pride and responsibly.” But not Andrew.

“Having been stripped of his military roles and royal patronages by the Queen, we believe that it is right to remove all links that Prince Andrew still has with our great city. I was pleased to see councillors of all parties support this motion and make it clear that it is no longer appropriate for Prince Andrew to represent York and its residents.”

Royal Family News – Andrew Is No Longer Free To Roam York

It is the latest loss for Andrew after he settled a civil sexual abuse case with Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking victim Virginia Giuffre in February. The out of court settlement was said to be in the neighborhood of $10 million dollars. Andrew denies any wrongdoing.

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