Anne & William's POWER PLAY AMID YORK FALLOUT

CHARLES PRESSURED TO STEP ASIDE AS CRISIS WORSENS

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If King Charles thought ‘the York problem’ would disappear when Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson relinquished their titles, he was very much mistaken.

Two weeks on, the scandal continues to dominate global headlines and New Idea can report that behind palace doors, the Prince of Wales and Anne, The Princess Royal – who arrives in Australia on November 8 – have taken decisive action in an attempt to neutralise the issue.

“Prince William has long urged his father to take an even firmer stance when it comes to Andrew,” our royal insider reveals.

“And Anne will always do whatever is best for the monarchy first – even if that effectively means cutting her younger brother Andrew loose. Neither Anne nor William are afraid to make tough decisions.”

At a recent family summit, Prince William, 43, and Princess Anne, 75, teamed up to tell King Charles, 76, that he must deal with Andrew and Fergie – who have been disgraced due to their association with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein – even more firmly.