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Will anyone stand by Prince Andrew now?

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Well, at least someone’s having a worse week than Boris Johnson. For the Queen has announced this afternoon that Prince Andrew has now been stripped of his military affiliations and patronages that meant so much to them both. The news follows a day after an American judge gave the green light for the Duke of York to face a sexual assault civil lawsuit in the States.

The move comes hours after more than 150 military veterans wrote to Her Majesty to ask her to strip Andrew of his honorary military roles amid what they described as their ‘upset and anger.’ The Queen’s statement makes clear that Andrew will ‘continue not to undertake any public duties’ and is defending his ongoing lawsuit as a ‘private citizen.’ Ooft.

Still, Andrew can’t say he hasn’t seen this coming. Since

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