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King Charles has initiated a formal process to remove “the style, titles and honours” of Prince Andrew. The disgraced royal, who will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, will also move out of his home at the Royal Lodge.
The decision follows renewed scrutiny on Andrew’s friendship with the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and allegations of sexual assault against him by one of Epstein’s victims, Virginia Giuffre. Giuffre’s family said that “today, she declares a victory” and that she had “brought down a British prince with her truth and extraordinary courage”.
Robert Booth writes that the “act of utmost ruthlessness” is the king’s most consequential action since he ascended the throne in 2022.
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What they said …
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“Yes, we’ve been to the Moon before.” – Sean Duffy
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Before bed read
Fatma Badra travelled to Australia to reunite with two of her sons after losing much of her family in Gaza. Her son, Shamikh, described their reunion after 11 years as a “seed of hope”. But Fatma, now safe in Sydney, still thinks of those she left behind.
Daily word game
Today’s starter word is: CIT. You have five goes to get the longest word including the starter word. Play Wordiply.
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