AA Edit | Charles Right In Banishing Andrew

At a time of the monarchy’s popularity further declining after the death of long reigning Queen Elizabeth, the string of scandals that Andrew was involved in had to be seen as a burden the House of Windsor did not need

The British royal family, at an inflection point in its layered history, may have made a smart move in stripping Andrew Mountbatten Windsor of his title of ‘Prince’ and banishing him to the king’s remote Sandringham estate where he would presumably stay well out of sight. It may have been a painful decision that brother King Charles had to take to keep the monarchy relevant enough in a modern democracy.

At a time of the monarchy’s popularity further declining after the death of long reigning Queen Elizabeth, the string of scandals that Andrew was involved in had to be seen