Last Updated on: 20th July 2023, 07:57 am
Queen Elizabeth Stripped Prince Andrew Of His British Veterans Charter Titles
More than 150 veterans of the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, and British Army have written to the Queen asking her to strip Prince Andrew of his ranks and titles in the armed forces.
The 95-year-old head of state is the supreme commander of the army, navy, and air force.
“If this were any other senior officer, it is inconceivable that he would still be in office,” they wrote in a joint letter released by the anti-monarchist lobby group Republic.
“Officers in the British Armed Forces must uphold the highest standards of probity, honesty, and honest conduct.”
“These are standards that Prince Andrew far surpasses,” they said, adding that he had “discredited the services he is associated with.”
High-ranking members of the British royal family were appointed honorary heads of military units, usually with the Queen’s approval.
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Andrew was Honorary Colonel in the Grenadier Guards, whose soldiers guard Buckingham Palace in bearskin hats and red robes.
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Andrew, a former Royal Navy helicopter pilot who took part in the 1982 Falklands War, is accused of sexually assaulting Virginia Giuffre when he was 17.
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