Andrew’s title removal will not be legislated: Labour Party declares

The UK’s Labour Party has declared “no need” for introducing legislation to legally adjust Andrew’s name post his title removal by King Charles.

Following the King’s decree for his younger brother, Andrew ceased to be the Duke of York and a prince — however, not according to the law. 

Despite the ex-duke’s withdrawal from the Roll of the Peerage, and the royal family’s official website, “his removal from the list only means he cannot be referred to by the title in official documents and does not remove the peerage itself”, GB News reported.

Ruth Anderson, Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent, a Labour MP, shared in her statement on the matter, “Following the statement made by Buckingham Palace on October 30, the entitlement to the title of ‘Prince’ and the style of ‘Royal Highness’ has been removed by Letters Patent. The title of the Duke of York has been removed from the Roll of the Peerage and will no longer be used officially. There is therefore no need for legislation to implement the measures that have been announced.”

Meanwhile, Andrew was spotted riding a horse on Windsor grounds, November 17 — his first public appearance since the royal removal. A palace insider recently revealed that the former prince has been “holed up at Royal Lodge for weeks” and that his “move to Sandringham can’t come soon enough to get him away from Windsor.”