Prince Andrew stripped of another ceremonial honour in wake of sexual misconduct allegations
Prince Andrew has misplaced one other ceremonial honour as teams all through Britain lower ties to the royal disgraced by allegations of sexual misconduct.
The council within the northern metropolis of York on Wednesday evening voted unanimously to withdraw the prince’s “freedom of town.” The honour was awarded to Andrew in 1987 after Queen Elizabeth made him the Duke of York.
Andrew is the primary individual to be stripped of the standing, a purely ceremonial honour that dates again to medieval instances when “freemen” loved particular privileges. Honourees embrace the actress Dame Judi Dench and Princess Anne, Andrew’s sister.
Andrew was stripped of his honourary army roles in January amid the furor surrounding a lawsuit alleging he had intercourse with a 17-year-old woman and fears that the scandal would taint the Home of Windsor. The Queen additionally eliminated his honourary management of assorted charities, referred to as royal patronages, and barred him from utilizing the title “his royal highness” in official settings.
Andrew later settled the lawsuit, agreed to pay his accuser an undisclosed sum that the British media has recommended could possibly be as a lot as 12 million kilos ($19.5 million Cdn). He denies the allegations.
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‘Critical reputational harm’
York Metropolis Councillor Darryl Smalley stated town was simply following the instance set by the Queen in eradicating Andrew’s titles.
“She noticed that it was doing severe reputational harm to these army establishments and charities and so stepped in to take away him from these positions,” Smalley advised ITV Information. “We imagine very strongly, and lots of residents agree with us, that we must be eradicating all hyperlinks between our metropolis and Prince Andrew.”
Smalley and different native leaders have argued that Andrew must also lose the title of Duke of York.
“York has a unbelievable relationship with the monarchy going again tons of of years. It is one thing we cherish,” he stated. “We won’t cherish it while we’ve Prince Andrew as our most senior royal.”
A consultant for Andrew declined to remark Thursday.
