andrew stripped of all military titles and royal patronages before court case

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Royal patronages are effectively a figurehead position at a charity or other organization. Prince Andrew initially gave up over 230 of these, including patronage of the English National Ballet, Commonwealth Golfing Society and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, after his disastrous “Newsnight” interview in 2019, which was widely mocked following his claims he had been at a pizza restaurant in Woking on the night Giuffre alleges he sexually assaulted her and that he was physically incapable of sweating, as Giuffre had stated.

According to the Daily Express newspaper, Prince Andrew managed to cling onto a “handful” of patronages following the interview, mostly consisting of golf clubs who were reluctant to give up the allure of a royal figurehead.

Following the Queen’s intervention, however, Prince Andrew has now given up his remaining patronages.

Because the Queen is head of the British armed forces, with the power to bestow honorary military appointments, Prince Andrew also had a number of titles in the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and Army including Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, Colonel-in-chief of the Royal Irish Regiment and Royal colonel of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.

These have also now been removed, effectively leaving the prince a “private” citizen, despite his royal birth.
 
He will now be deposed. He could even be extradited.

Nothing more for him to be deposed from. Butters missed a couple of points. He will now be known as Duke, not Prince and is no longer an HRH. Effectively fired from the Royal "firm."
 
I recall that he acquired the name of "Randy Andy" decades ago.

But, is his behavior really any more outrageous than that of "Edward the Caresser," who became King Edward VII?

Royals is horny bastards. It's traditional.

"What I say is, kings is kings, and you got to make allowances. Take 'em all around, they're a pretty ornery lot. It's the way they're raised."

-- Huckleberry Finn

King John of England was a serial rapist -- and every POTUS, including Obama and Trump, has been his lineal descendant -- with the sole exception of Martin van Buren, and he was descended from William the Conqueror.
 
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Nothing more for him to be deposed from. Butters missed a couple of points. He will now be known as Duke, not Prince and is no longer an HRH. Effectively fired from the Royal "firm."
my 'good' was in relation to the 'extradited' part. and the article filled in the rest about his HRH status:
Although his HRH (His Royal Highness) title, which was bestowed on him at birth, has not been removed, the prince has, at the Queen’s request, agreed he will no longer use the title in a professional capacity,
 
But he's still Duke of York, right?
as far as i'm aware, he is still Prince Andrew, still the Duke of York, and still has but will not be using the HRH title

what was removed from him were the remaining royal patronages and military titles
he is still the Queen's second son.

basically still a royal but in a very limited capacity.
Before today, his full styling was His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, the Duke of York.

If he decided to drop the HRH style, he would become Prince Andrew, the Duke of York.

The Queen made him Duke of York, Earl of Inverness, and Baron Killyleagh (his Scottish and Welsh titles) when he married Sarah Ferguson in 1986.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1549757/Prince-Andrew-full-title-Duke-HRH-evg
 
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as far as i'm aware, he is still Prince Andrew, still the Duke of York, and still has but will not be using the HRH title

And he's still in line for the throne, though not likely ever to take it in his lifetime.
 
Nothing more for him to be deposed from. Butters missed a couple of points. He will now be known as Duke, not Prince and is no longer an HRH. Effectively fired from the Royal "firm."

So he still gets the "Your Grace," if not "YRH"?
 
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