British government considers legislation to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from succession line
發佈日期: 2026-02-21 21:03
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The British government will consider new legislation to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of royal succession once the ongoing police investigation into his ties with Jeffrey Epstein is over.
Any changes to the line of succession would require consultation and agreement with King Charles lll, and with other countries where he is head of state.
The British government Friday was considering formally removing the former Prince Andrew from the line of succession to the Crown.
Despite losing his status as prince and facing a police investigation, Andrew remains eighth in line to the throne.
UK's Chief Secretary to the Treasury was asked if Andrew's place in royal succession should be removed. He said it was complicated.
James Murray, Chief Secretary to the Treasury said: "Any conversations about the point that you just raised are, you know, complicated and we'll have to be you know, discussed in the future.
But right now, there's a live investigation that the police are undertaking and it's really important that that investigation is able to continue without any interference with its integrity intact."
The last time a royal was removed from the line of succession was after the abdication of King Edward Vlll in 1936, when the law was changed to strike him and any descendants from the line.
Removing Andrew would also require agreement from more than a dozen other countries including Canada, Australia and Jamaica that have the British monarch as head of state.
This comes as the former British prince was arrested Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in office. Andrew denies any wrongdoing.
