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UK mulls removing former Prince Andrew from line to become king
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The UK monarchy is facing its biggest crisis for a century. The former Prince Andrew was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. He was held at a police station. There are allegations he gave confidential trade information to Jeffrey Epstein. The UK government is now thinking about removing him from the line to be UK monarch. This can only be changed with a new law. Andrew is currently eighth in line.
In 1936, King Edward VIII abdicated. The UK government passed a law to recognize Edward was no longer king. A similar law could affect Andrew. Last year, King Charles III formally stripped Andrew of his title of prince. Andrew can no longer be called "Prince Andrew". His name is now Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. He has yet to talk about the allegations of misconduct. He has always denied doing anything wrong regarding Epstein.
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The British monarchy is facing its biggest crisis for almost a century. The former Prince Andrew was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. This offence carries a possible sentence of life imprisonment. On Thursday, he was held in custody at a police station. There are allegations that Andrew gave confidential trade information to Jeffrey Epstein. The British government is now thinking about removing him from the line of succession to the throne. Andrew is currently eighth in line to be monarch. This can only be changed with a new law.
In 1936, King Edward VIII abdicated. The UK government passed a law to recognize the fact that he was no longer king. A similar law could affect Andrew. He has been involved in many scandals because of his association with Epstein. Last year, King Charles III formally stripped Andrew of his title of prince. Andrew can no longer be called "Prince Andrew", nor can he use his other royal titles. He is now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. He has yet to comment on the allegations of misconduct, but has always denied doing anything wrong regarding Epstein.
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The biggest constitutional crisis for almost a century is enveloping the British monarchy. The former Prince Andrew was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, an offence that can carry a sentence of life imprisonment. On Thursday, he was held in custody for nearly 11 hours. UK police are investigating allegations that Andrew shared confidential trade information with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew was a UK trade envoy between 2001 and 2011. The British government is now considering removing him from the line of succession to the throne. Andrew is currently eighth in line to be the monarch. This can only be changed with new legislation.
In 1936, the former King Edward VIII abdicated. The UK government passed a law to recognize the abdication and to declare that Edward had ceased to be king. A similar law could affect Andrew, who has been mired in controversy regarding his association with Epstein. Subsequent scandals resulted in Andrew being formally stripped of his title of prince last year by his brother King Charles III. This meant Andrew can no longer be called "Prince Andrew", nor can he use his other royal titles. He is now known simply as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. He has yet to comment on the allegations of misconduct, but has consistently denied any wrongdoing in his connection with Epstein.
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