After weeks, months, years and even decades of scandals, all the titles and privileges of the former Prince Andrew have been completely removed.
There are no modern precedents for such a colossal loss of royal status.
Unlike the previous statement on his future, this was from Buckingham Palace rather than Andrew himself.
It’s a ripping off the bandage moment, which the Palace will hope will finally draw a line under the endless oil slick of bad news stories about Andrew.
Where will Andrew live on estate with its own troubled past?
There is something oddly fitting about Andrew Mountbatten Windsor ending up in a home on the Sandringham Estate.
The estate was bought for the future Edward VII when he was Albert, Prince of Wales. Albert was a frequenter of brothels who ended up giving evidence in court in the infamous baccarat scandal, which concerned cheating at cards. In short, the first royal resident of the estate was a model of impropriety, and now the latest tenant arrives similarly drenched in scandal.
