Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is no longer listed as the Duke of York on the Royal Family‘s website, having been stripped of the title last month amid the scandal involving their connection to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The 65-year-old will also soon move out of his home of 22 years, a property he had been sharing with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson.
Sarah will also be moving out of the 30-room property, with her York title having been stripped due to her own connection to Epstein. Despite the removal of his titles and honours and the eviction from his royal property, Andrew still retains his position in the royal line of succession for one major reason.
Andrew is currently eighth in line to the British throne, just behind Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet – who are sixth and seventh in line.
Although it remains highly unlikely that Andrew would ever become monarch, there have been calls to bring in legislation to stop any chance of it occurring.
At the time of the King’s decision, Downing Street said there were no plans for legislative changes to remove Andrew from the line of succession.
This is due to a very complex issue as it would require passing a law to make the change, as it would require consent from the 14 Commonwealth realms, including Australia and Canada.
Whilst Andrew remains a counsellor of state, this role has previously been described as “inactive” as the position is only possible for working members of the Royal Family.
Princess Beatrice, 37, and Princess Eugenie, 35, who are also not official working royals, have remained unaffected by their father’s scandal.
Beatrice still remains ninth in line to the throne, closely followed by her daughters Sienna, four, and Athena, 10 months.
Eugenie, who is Andrew’s youngest daughter, is currently 12th in line to the throne, followed by her two sons in 13th and 14th place.
