A MASSIVE majority of UK voters think Prince Andrew should be stripped of his royal titles, a new poll has found.
Andrew, the younger brother of King Charles, is known as the Duke of York in England and the Earl of Inverness north of the border.
In January 2022, the late Queen Elizabeth stripped Andrew of his military affiliations and military patronages after he was accused of sexually assaulting a minor who was trafficked by his paedophile friend Jeffrey Epstein.
New research by YouGov has found that 67% of the public would back the removal of all of Andrew's remaining titles, including his princedom.
A majority support Andrew being stripped of the honours across all age groups, voting groups, and genders.
Some 13% opposed the removal of his titles and 21% were unsure, the survey showed.
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Three years ago, 62% believed Andrew should have his York title removed, with the current 67% in-favour figure seeing a jump of five percentage points.
In 2023, a FindOutNow survey for The National found that 72% of Scots wanted Andrew stripped of his Earl of Inverness title.
Another UK-wide YouGov survey found that just 5% have a positive view of the King’s brother, with Andrew languishing at the bottom of the royal favourability tables, beneath the Duchess of Sussex who has a 20% positive rating and the Duke of Sussex at 28%.
An unflattering biography of the disgraced duke by Andrew Lownie this month delved into the private life of the late Queen’s son, depicting him as sex obsessed, a “useful idiot”, and easy prey for Epstein.
Legislation would be required for Parliament to prevent Andrew continuing as the Duke of York, while his birthright to be a prince, as the son of a monarch, could be changed if a Letters Patent were issued by the King.
The duke stopped using his style of His Royal Highness following his disastrous Newsnight interview in 2019, but it could be removed entirely by a Letters Patent.
Andrew stepped away from his public role in 2019 amid the furore over his friendship with convicted billionaire paedophile Epstein.
He later paid millions to settle a civil sexual assault case with Virginia Giuffre, who was trafficked by Epstein as a teenager and who Andrew claimed never to have met.
