Why should the arrogant git get to keep that one, if I was York I would be petitioning to get that bugger off him !
Purely on a legal standpoint I would like to point out so far he hasnt been found guilty of anything. I'm actually a bit surprised his Mam has taken all his other stuff of him before he even stands trial - especially as he "vehemently denies" the allegations FWIW I think he is guilty of attending these underage rape parties but that's only based on what I have read in the media not proper evidence given in court, and from personal experience I know you can become acquainted with a Paedophile and not be aware of it - Though that was only attending football and pub socials, not going to underage sex parties at his house- that might have been a bit of a give away. If he loses his case he wont keep the Duke of York title
I read yesterday that there is a political element to this - basically, if the PM said to the Queen "we should remove his titles", then that would happen and she couldn't argue - same as if she is advised to do something like proroguing Parliament provided the PM assured her it was legal... It was the same with the "China compromised MP" suddenly in the news yesterday (Barry Gardiner), even though it was known about for 5 years - that wouldn't be released by M15 without the say-so of the Home Secretary. Both are to divert attention from the PM... Which lasted roughly 3-4 hours before the next party leak.
I take your point about legally not being guilty , but the guy has been associated with so many dodgy deals and mixed with the convicted ones so many times over the years that I think we all know he's done it. The guy has displayed such arrogance over the years that personally I think he thought he was 'bullet proof'. The guards definitely requested he be removed ( probably couldn't stand the piss taking from the other regiments), and according to the news Charles and William wanted him out to limit any more damage to the old lass and the family. I'm by no means a royalist but I definitely feel sorry for Her Maj!
Charles wants to reduce the size of the Royal Family anyway so he’d have been keen to get rid no doubt.
Nice little article by Prof Kate Williams in today's Guardian, Something tells me she isnt his greatest fan https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/14/prince-andrew-hrh-virginia-giuffre-trial