King Charles III, who’s going through one of the toughest phases of his life due to multiple crises, will reportedly won’t change his decision about Prince Andrew.
The 76-year-old is said to be in trouble as he finds it “very difficult” to remove his brother of both his royal titles and from the royal family itself amid ongoing scandal.
The Duke of York is in deep water due to his alleged connection with a suspected ‘Chinese spy’, known only to the public as H6.
Royal commentator Charles Rae has claimed that despite the Duke’s “arrogance” and “inability to choose the correct friends”, it will be almost impossible for the King to remove him from the firm.
In conversation with GB News, Rae explained why the King can not remove Andrew from the family, saying: “Charles can’t get rid of him because he is his brother and he’s still a member of the family, it is that simple.”
Rae went on defending the monarch for his stance against the disgraced royal, adding: “He’s lost everything. He’s lost his military attachments, he’s lost his charity attachments, he’s lost his the use of His Royal Highness. What else do you do? You can’t get rid of him.”
To a question whether Andrew should be “airbrushed out” of the royal family’s Christmas celebrations this year, Rae disagreed, noting it is a “family affair”.
He continued: “It’s like millions of other families getting together on Christmas Day, it is not a royal event, it’s a family event. And no matter what what he does at the moment, he’s still a member of the family. You can’t take that away from him.”
Rae stressed that King Charles “doesn’t have the power” to remove his brother’s royal title.
Rae added: “It’s not even Parliament that has the power to strip his title, it’s got to be the Honours and Forfeiture Committee, which is the executive branch of it.
“And they can only do it if he is convicted in a court of law of some crime. They can’t do anything at the moment.”
Despite these issues, the king can not do anything: “From everything that I’ve heard, he still loves his brother. He’s the troublesome brother, and he wishes he wasn’t that troublesome, but the love is still there.
“So it’s very difficult for someone like that to get rid of a family relative. You cannot exclude him from the firm.”
“He certainly does know an awful lot, but, I would be very surprised if Andrew went down the Harry route. He’s old fashioned in that sense of loyalty. I know it doesn’t look as if he’s loyal to the Royal Family, but he is loyal to his brother.”