Calls growing to strip Andrew of his dukedom

THE King and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer are facing calls to introduce a law to strip Prince Andrew of his dukedom.

- DAVID HUGHES, SAM HALL & NINA LLOYD

The Duke of York

(Toby Melville)

Andrew relinquished his use of the Duke of York title amid the fallout of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal and the publication of Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoirs.

Formally stripping him of the title would require an Act of Parliament but Charles is believed to view the largely symbolic move as a waste of parliamentary time and the Government has said it will be guided by the royal family’s views.

But the Westminster leaders of Plaid Cymru and the _ Scottish National Party are among MPs calling for legislation.

Plaid Cymru's Liz Saville-Roberts said: “Public funds, police protection and royal privilege have long buffered Prince Andrew from the consequences of his actions. And we've paid for all this.

“[ will support any efforts to hold royals to the same standards and laws as everyone else”