Prince Andrew must be ‘stripped’ off the royal advantages that he enjoys as a working royal and must also not be allowed to return to public life as a royal, a brand new Specific UK ballot has discovered.
The disgraced Duke of York was compelled to recede from public royal life after getting caught up in a intercourse scandal involving his connection to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein; he was accused of partaking in illicit intercourse acts with a minor as properly.
Regardless of settling his intercourse assault case with Virginia Giuffre, Prince Andrew has did not win again his place within the royal fold; his navy titles have been additionally taken away within the wake of the trial in opposition to him.
Now, a brand new ballot requested Britons whether or not Prince Andrew must be ‘kicked out’ of Windsor Citadel, and about 13.6k individuals responded, with an awesome majority of Britons voting for ‘sure’.
In accordance with Specific UK, 85% of respondents mentioned Prince Andrew must be kicked out of Windsor Citadel, whereas simply 11% mentioned ‘no’, and the remaining three % mentioned they didn’t know.
The outcomes additionally replicate a number of consultants’ opinions about Prince Andrew staging a potential return to royal life, with Every day Specific royal correspondent Richard Palmer saying: “I’ve spoken to individuals within the royal circles… you already know, they are saying he’s delusional concerning the public’s response to him.”
Royal skilled Ingrid Seward additionally mentioned that when Andrew’s older brother Prince Charles takes to the throne, he would kick Andrew out for good.
“Andrew will likely be financially safe however I will likely be very shocked if he retains the Royal Lodge,” Seward mentioned.