The British royal family is a large family, with many family members, some respected and some less popular.

And when it comes to "the least popular member of the royal family", it will only belong to Epstein's ally, Prince Andrew, Duke of York.

(Andrew attended the Card Medal award ceremony in 2019)

Andrew is no longer a Duke.

According to media reports, after "discussions" with the king, Andrew decided to give up all titles, including the Duke of York.

He issued an official statement through Buckingham Palace, saying: ¡°After discussions with the King and my immediate relatives and family, we have concluded that my ongoing charges have distracted the attention of the work of the King¡¯s Majesty and members of the royal family.

I have always believed that family and national responsibilities should be placed first, and that¡¯s why I insisted on pulling out of public life five years ago.

With His Majesty's consent, we feel that I must now take further action. Therefore, I will no longer use my title or the honors awarded to me.

But as I've said before, I firmly deny all allegations against me. "

(Declaration by Andrew)

The accusation here refers to his relationship with Epstein.

Andrew had previously publicly stated that after meeting Epstein in December 2010, the two had no contact.

Subsequent evidence, however, showed that 12 weeks after the meeting, Andrew was still emailing Epstein. He told Epstein, ¡°We¡¯re going to go out together¡± and ¡°we¡¯ll be able to play together again soon.¡±

In addition, in a memoir published after the famous victim, Virginia Roberts Juffrey, she also detailed the assault on her by Prince Andrew at the time.

"That night, after Prince Andrew arrived, Maxwell was even more coquettish than usual.

¡°Guess her age,¡± she urged the prince after introducing me.

The 41-year-old Duke of York was right when he guessed, ¡°My daughter is a little smaller than you,¡± and explained why he guessed so accurately.

"He was friendly, but still self-righteous, as if he thought it was his birthright to have a relationship with me."

(Photo of Andrew and Giuffre)

In particular, Charles and Camilla will also make a visit to the Vatican next week, a historic visit, and royal assistants do not want the visit to be obscured by the scandal.

So the royal family finally took over Andrew's throne.

In fact, This is also the first time in a century that a duke has lost his title. It is a historic moment.

The decision was said to have come under pressure from Charles and discussed by members of the entire royal nuclear family, including Prince William, heir to the throne, as well as Andrew's other siblings, Princess Anne and Prince Edward.

And the decisive role in this is William. It is said that he is very disgusted with his uncle. As early as 2022, he was the one who persuaded the Queen not to let Andrew attend the Garter Day *.

William and Andrew.

Through the decision of his family, Andrew eventually handed over almost all of his identities besides his ancestry.

He announced that he would no longer be known as the Duke of York, withdraw from the Order of the Card Medal, and he would also renounce the title of the Royal Victoria Medal Knight's Grand Cross, now his title remains only "Prince Andrew", after all he is still the son of Queen Elizabeth.

As for the right to inherit the throne, Andrew did retain it, but he ranked eighth, and even behind Harry and Megan's two children, there was little hope.

Andrew's ex-wife, the former Duke of York, Sarah, was forced to remove the title and change her original name to Sarah Ferguson.

Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah

In addition, according to external claims, the various titles of Prince Andrew were only "temporary".

Because if it is to be officially cancelled, it needs to be formally discussed in parliament, and then passed the bill, this is more difficult.Andrew, although this is only "temporary suspension", but actually means "permanent abolition", waiting until he dies, the head can not return.

Similarly, Andrew still holds the position of state adviser, and can act in place of the king in very special circumstances when the king is incapacitated or abroad. Theoretically, Prince Harry also holds this position.

The British parliament announced that members of the non-working royal family would not be required to hold the position, and that both Andrew and Harry belonged to the crowd to delay time and fail to handle their positions.

Andrew still lives in his royal residence.After all, he had signed a lease agreement with the Royal Property Office, which was a business relationship in black and white. Even King Charles could not drive him away during the contract period, as long as he could afford the rent.

Andrew's daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, were protected. It is said that Charles loved the two princesses so much that they still retained the title of Highness on the premise that their father's title was stripped.

(Photo of Andrew and two daughters)

It is also reported that Andrew will not go to Sandringham Manor with members of the royal family at Christmas again, but his daughters can come.

For the members of the royal family, the breakdown caused by Andrew is finally over.

The family of Mrs. Joffrey, the victim of the Epstein case, was also excited by the outcome, saying in a statement that Andrew¡¯s decision ¡°has brought justice to our sisters and survivors around the world.¡±

"This action is an important step for us to bring Epstein and Maxwell's sex trafficking network to justice."

"This is not only a victory for her, but a victory for every survivor of the Epstein case."

Andrew is about to retire from the royal stage.

Just before, William said in an interview that after he ascended to the throne, the royal family would be reformed.