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ITV NEWS Royal Editor. Tweeting the newsworthy (and the occasional non-newsworthy) from the British Royal households. https://t.co/9V2BbLAEOB
London, England
Joined December 2009
Removing Mr Mountbatten Windsor from royal life is underway. Check out the Royal Family website this morning, where there was an entry for Prince Andrew. And compare it to the same page, this afternoon. Cancelled…
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We understand that the Prince of Wales, fully supports his father’s actions against William’s Uncle Andrew. The King’s decisions have the support of the wider Royal Family, sources say.
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So what’s the difference with 2 weeks ago? Then Andrew had agreed not to use the title. Now he is being removed from The Peerage Roll to ensure the title cannot be used officially.
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This is the King having enough of his brother. Palace sources say there have been serious lapses of judgement by Andrew - whilst he continues to deny the allegations against him.
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So what has Andrew lost? The severe stripping applies to Andrew’s titles of Prince Duke of York Earl of Inverness Baron Killyleagh and the style ‘His Royal Highness’. The honours removed are Order of the Garter Knight Grand Cross of the Victorian Order.
BREAKING: The man once know as Prince, to be called Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. He is also out of Royal Lodge and going to Sandringham
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BREAKING: The man once know as Prince, to be called Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. He is also out of Royal Lodge and going to Sandringham
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'Grossly intrusive': Kate and William win privacy case against French magazine @ParisMatch over photos from a long lens camera taken during their family ski holiday to the Alps. Full story👇
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The case concerned an article published in April which included paparazzi photographs and intrusive details of a private family holiday in the Alps. | ITV National News
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A poll by @Savanta_UK last week for campaign group @RepublicStaff found 46% of Britons support monarchy, 39% oppose it. When asked how likely is it that senior Royals ‘were aware of Prince Andrew’s alleged behaviour’, 26% said ‘very likely’ & 35% ‘somewhat likely’ (combined 61%).
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91% of Britons have a negative opinion of Prince Andrew says @YouGov - the most they’ve ever recorded. It’s higher than the 87% in August. YouGov says King Charles’ positive rating has gone up slightly from 59% to 62% Support for monarchy is at 62% they say, with 25% wanting an
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Paris Match has been ordered to acknowledge the breach of privacy in its magazine and pay William and Kate’s legal costs in France. Compensation had been sought but the Prince and Princess of Wales told the court they wanted the publication of a “judicial notice” instead.
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NEW: French magazine @ParisMatch admits that it DID infringe the privacy of Prince William and Kate and their family when it published pictures of them on holiday in the Alps earlier this year taken by a long lens paparazzi photographer.
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Challenge Harry: ‘Can you say “I ordered breadsticks with ranch dressing from @Applebees” in an American accent?’ he is asked by @hasanminhaj And he does 😬 🇺🇸 🇬🇧
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@Clifton_BrownG Other questions from MPs are: 👑 Did Prince Andrew pay the £1m for the lease? 👑 Has he kept up repairs as the lease demands? 👑 Has the Crown Estate done any work for him? 👑 What happens if the 75 year lease is ended now, or after 25 years? 👑 Will Andrew get £560k
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The chair of the committee, MP @Clifton_BrownG points out that any “reduced or forgone income, including from the Royal Lodge…would be a cost to taxpayers.” Prince Andrew paid £8.5m up front and now pays zero annual rent (for 75 years).
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NEW: MPs on the Public Accounts Cttee have written to Prince Andrew’s landlord @TheCrownEstate, asking if the taxpayer is getting the best value for money from the current occupant, who “is no longer serving as a working member of the Royal Family or using their royal titles”. 👇
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New from @YouGov polling: 40% of Britons say the King has handled the Prince Andrew problem “very well” or “fairly well”. But a third (32%) think he has done it “fairly badly” or “very badly”.
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The Prince Andrew story interrupts a public engagement by King Charles today as he is heckled during a visit to Lichfield Cathedral over what he did or did not know about Prince Andrew's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein 👇 https://t.co/WblN1Bu3Ty
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Charity Fighting with Pride said the new memorial represents a "powerful step forward in recognising and honouring" LGBT armed forces. | ITV National News
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One of the US politicians investigating the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein speaks to ITV News calling on the Prince to testify before America’s House Oversight Committee, of which he is a member, either in person or virtually, to “clear his name”. https://t.co/tFzL6QVH2m
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Congressman Suhas Subramanyam is calling on Prince Andrew to testify before the House Oversight Committee, of which he is a member, to “clear his name”. | ITV National News
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The King has welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Windsor Castle, their third meeting of the year. https://t.co/IA8BhE5Qtg
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It is the third time the King has hosted the Ukrainian President this year, as part of the monarch's continued support for Ukraine. | ITV National News
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The King gets a new chair which will have a permanent place in the Basilica of St Pauls Outside The Walls for him and his heirs. It was made to mark Charles becoming a ‘confrater’ of this place. “You are already a brother”, he was told.
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