"Friday's announcement that Andrew's dukedom, other titles and his Order of the Garter knighthood would be put in abeyance with immediate effect extant but inactive, much as his HRH title has been since the Virginia Giuffre scandal broke six years ago may be seen by some within Buckingham Palace as a solution. William, however, is reportedly prepared to take a more ruthless approach if required when he is himself king."
"Only an act of parliament can remove the dukedom entirely. King Charles is understood to have been of the opinion it would be a waste of parliament's time to focus on Andrew's titles, and putting those in abeyance was sufficient. The government has said it will be guided by the royal family on any decision to formally strip Andrew of his titles."
"But some MPs are pressing further. Rachael Maskell, the Labour MP for York Central, is writing to ministers to back her bill giving the king or a parliamentary committee the power to formally remove Andrew's titles. If this came to pass, it would enable William, if his father had not already done so, to draw an unequivocal line. William reportedly still considers his uncle a threat and a reputational risk to the monarchy."
Prince Andrew agreed to relinquish the use of his titles and honours, with his dukedom, other titles and Order of the Garter put in abeyance and his HRH style inactive. The Prince of Wales was consulted before Andrew's statement. King Charles judged formal parliamentary action unnecessary and regarded abeyance as sufficient. The government said it will be guided by the royal family on any formal stripping of titles. Some MPs, led by Rachael Maskell, are pursuing legislation to grant the sovereign or a parliamentary committee explicit power to remove titles. Prince William is reported to consider Andrew a reputational risk and may take harsher measures when king.
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