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The British government is pushing legislation to permanently remove the former Prince Andrew from the line of succession.

The move will stop any chance the ex-royal, now simply known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, may one day become King of England.

Political leaders across Britain — from Labour to Conservative to Liberal Democrat — are lining up to deliver another blow in Andrew’s spectacular fall from grace, according to the BBC.


  Britain’s Prince Andrew leaves Westminster Abbey following the coronation ceremony of Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla, in London, Britain May 6, 2023. REUTERS Britain’s Prince Andrew leaves Westminster Abbey following the coronation ceremony of Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla, in London, Britain May 6, 2023. REUTERS

As of now, Mountbatten-Windsor, 66, remains eighth in line to the throne despite being stripped of his titles in October due to his ties to the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, explosive connections that have become an escalating thorn in the royal family’s side and culminated in his Thursday arrest.

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Defense Minister Luke Pollard told the BBC that taking Andrew out of the line of succession was the “right thing to do” and that the government had “absolutely” been working with Buckingham Palace to stop the former prince from “potentially being a heartbeat away from the throne.”


  British police arrested Andrew on Thursday. REUTERS British police arrested Andrew on Thursday. REUTERS

The move would require an act of Parliament. The case will then go to King Charles for his approval.

The last time someone was removed from the line of succession by an act of Parliament was in 1936, when King Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson. The body made sure neither he nor his descendants could ever undo the decision.

London police arrested Andrew on his 66th birthdayon suspicion of misconduct in office following weeks of new revelations about his dealings with the convicted sex offender.

He was released from police custody 11 hours later — “under investigation,” as Thames Valley Police said later in a statement, meaning he has been neither charged nor exonerated.


  Prince Andrew, Duke of York attends the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla at Westminster Abbey on May 06, 2023 in London, England. WireImage Prince Andrew, Duke of York attends the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla at Westminster Abbey on May 06, 2023 in London, England. WireImage

King Charles III vowed his full support for police, stressing “the law must take its course.”

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