UK weighs removing ex-Prince Andrew from succession line amid Epstein probe
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The report comes as police widen investigations of the former prince, including questioning his close protection teams.
The British government is weighing new legislation that could remove the former prince, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, from the line of royal succession, according to reports.
Officials in the United Kingdom, speaking on condition of anonymity to the BBC on Friday, said the decision could follow after the police finish their investigation into the ex-prince’s ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
“The move would come after the ongoing police investigation has concluded,” the BBC reported.
The UK’s Press Association news service said British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government “will consider introducing such legislation once the police have finished their investigation” into Mountbatten-Windsor, who is currently eighth in line to the British throne.
Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on Thursday, his 66th birthday, on suspicion of misconduct in a public office linked to his friendship with Epstein. He was held in custody for 11 hours before being released under investigation.
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