The British government will consider a law removing former Prince Andrew from the line of succession

The British government will consider tabling a bill that would remove former Prince Andrew from the line of succession to the throne, the BBC and Sky News reported on Tuesday. The younger brother of Charles III, even though all his titles were taken away, is still on the succession list.

The BBC and Sky News emphasize that the submission of an appropriate bill could only take place after the police investigation is completed. Former Prince Andrew, now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, was arrested on Thursday morning on suspicion of abuse of public office, but was released without charge 11 hours later pending further investigation.

The reason for his arrest was suspicions that while he was Britain's special envoy for trade, he passed confidential information to Jeffrey Epstein, the late American financier and sex offender.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of all his titles last fall, but he still remains eighth in the list of succession to the throne – behind Prince William, his three children, Prince Harry and his two children.

Since the likelihood of him ever taking the throne is slim, his possible removal from the list of succession – which requires an act of parliament as well as consultation with the other 14 Commonwealth kingdoms – would be more symbolic than truly significant.

However, according to a YouGov poll published on Friday, the vast majority of Britons support such a solution. 82% of voters were in favor of removing the former prince from the line of succession. questioned, against it – 6 percent, and 12 percent no opinion. (PAP)

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