Most Canadians want former prince Andrew removed from line to throne: poll

A survey found a majority of Canadians want Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to lose his claim to the throne, while 51 per cent say the Royal Family is not relevant to them personally.

A majority of Canadians say they want Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor removed from the line of succession to the British throne, a new poll shows.

The poll, released Monday by Angus Reid Institute, shows an overwhelming 84 per cent of Canadians say they are in support of the move.

The survey was conducted online from Feb. 24 to 26 among a randomized sample of 1,607 Canadian adults.

It found 73 per cent were strongly in support of Mountbatten-Windsor being removed, while 11 per cent were moderately supportive. On the opposite end, four per cent said they were moderately opposed to the removal, while three per cent were strongly opposed.

The numbers echo Prime Minister Mark Carney’s own statement on Friday, in which he said he believes the former prince should be removed from the line of succession for his “deplorable” actions.

The prime minister added, however, that he would respect the process currently playing out in the United Kingdom.

Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his royal status last year over his close links with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Mountbatten-Windsor was also arrested last month as part of an investigation into his alleged involvement with Epstein. However, he remains eighth in line to become monarch as the younger brother of King Charles III.

This is because the process required to remove a member of the Royal Family from that line requires an act of Parliament.