Donald Trump says he feels bad for the British royal family after King Charles stripped his brother of his titles, amid mounting pressure over Andrew's ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

"It's a terrible thing that's happened to the family," the US president told reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday.

"That's been a tragic situation and it's too bad. I mean, I feel badly for the family."

Buckingham Palace on Thursday announced that Charles had stripped Andrew, 65, of his title of prince and forced him out of his Windsor home, seeking to distance the royal family from him over his links to the Epstein scandal.

It was one of the most dramatic moves against a member of the royal family in modern British history.

Trump, a one-time friend of Epstein's, has faced his own woe

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