UK lawmakers urge govt to strip Prince Andrew of his titles | International

LONDON, Oct 20, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - UK lawmakers stepped up calls Monday forthe government to formally strip Prince Andrew of his titles, as the royalfamily braced for even more damaging revelations in his accuser VirginiaGiuffre's upcoming posthumous memoir. Andrew's already tarnished reputation has been left in tatters by a steadystream of damaging allegations about his friendship with the late convictedUS sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Buckingham Palace signalled it had finally had enough Friday when -- underpressure from his brother King Charles III -- Andrew announced he wasrenouncing his title of Duke of York. Charles's son and heir to the throne, Prince William was consulted about thedecision, and UK media reported at the weekend he planned to banish his uncleeven further...