Councillors strip Prince Andrew of his Duke of York title
The Duke of York has been stripped of his Freedom of the City of York honour following a vote by councillors. Andrew was given the Duke of York title in the 80s.
Prince Andrew was on Wednesday stripped of his status as a freeman of the city of York because of his associations with convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
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At an extraordinary meeting of York City Council in northern England, councillors voted to withdraw the honour that was conferred on him in 1987.
At the meeting, Liberal Democrat councillor Darryl Smalley urged members to remove the freemanship for the first time in the city's history.
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Sexual abuse allegations levelled against Queen Elizabeth II's second son, which he settled out of court in the United States earlier this year, and his associations with Epstein and Maxwell were "incredibly serious and cannot be ignored", he told the meeting.
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"We believe it is inappropriate for Prince Andrew to retain his ambassadorial title," he said, adding that he should also have his official title, the Duke of York, removed.
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