Andrew is still 8th in line to the throne. Some U.K. politicians want him out
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When Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was born in 1960, he was second in the line of succession, preceded only by his brother, King Charles III.
Calls for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor — formerly known as Prince Andrew — to remove himself from the royal line of succession are growing following his arrest in an investigation into his alleged involvement with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The second eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Mountbatten-Windsor is currently eighth in the line of succession to the throne. When he was born in 1960, he was second in line, preceded only by his brother, King Charles III.
He has since dropped down the order, behind Prince William, Prince Harry, and their respective children.
On Thursday, Shadow Scotland Secretary Andrew Bowie told British outlet GB News, “I think it would be the decent thing… of course, if he’s found guilty of this, I think Parliament would be well within its rights to act to remove him from the line of succession.”
“But, let’s remember, he’s not been found guilty of anything just yet — he has yet to be charged with anything. So we have to let the police investigation run its course, and I think we should all act accordingly subsequent to that,” he continued.
Stephen Flynn, Scottish National Party (SNP) leader, also suggested Mountbatten-Windsor be removed from the line of succession.
“The public will be rightly angry that a man who lied about being mates with Epstein could still be on course to be head of state,” he told The Sun newspaper.
Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey said Mountbatten-Windsor’s position should be taken into account.
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