Buckingham announced on Thursday that Elizabeth II had approved that all military titles be withdrawn from her second son.
Councilor Darryl Smalley of the York City Council has called for Prince Andrew to be stripped of his title as Duke of the city, after Queen Elizabeth II yesterday stripped him of his military honors after being accused in the United States of abusing a minor. reports this Friday the local newspaper The Press.
Smalley, of the Liberal Democrat Party, declares that, although the duke “remains innocent until proven guilty”, the Government and Buckingham Palace, the sovereign’s official London residence, “must weigh the consequences of these worrying accusations “.
“After being stripped of his military positions and royal patronages by the Queen, he should now renounce his title of Duke of York,” maintains the head of Culture and Leisure of the historic city in the northeast of England.
“York’s unique connection to the crown and monarchy is an important part of the city’s legacy and history and a great source of pride,” he states in the newspaper.
Smalley adds that “no one is above the law” and points out that “all allegations must be investigated”, while showing her support for the victims in the sex trafficking case for which she has been convicted in the US Prince Ghislaine Maxwell’s friend.
One of those victims, Virginia Giuffre, has accused Andrés in a civil proceeding of having abused her when she was 17 years old, through Maxwell and her ex-lover and associate, businessman Jeffrey Epstein, who committed suicide in prison after being charged. .
In a Twitter message posted today, the young councilor stresses that the prince does not deserve to “wear those titles” or “remain the Duke of York”.
Labor MP for York Central Rachael Maskell has tweeted for her part that the city “deserves better”. “It is untenable for the Duke of York to keep his title for another day. His association with York must end.”
Buckingham announced on Thursday that Elizabeth II had approved the stripping of all military titles from her second son, after more and more members of the Armed Forces had complained that it dishonored them.
The palace specified that “the Duke of York will continue without exercising any public function and will defend his (judicial) case as a private citizen”, while he will not be able to use the title of “His Royal Highness”. (I)
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