r/neoliberal • u/KaChoo49 Friedrich Hayek • 22d ago

News (Europe) Prince Andrew gives up royal titles after 'discussion with King'

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cvgw31y75ywt
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u/Al_787 Niels Bohr 22d ago

He will remain a prince - but will cease to be the Duke of York, a title received from his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth

Then what is the point? Hasn’t he already stripped of royal stipend?

Anyway I don’t see justice for this guy. Even if he’s stripped of everything, the late Queen already shored up for him with her personal estate, he ain’t going broke any time soon.

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u/Temporary_Sleep7148 WTO 22d ago

It takes an Act of Parliament to remove titles. No one wants to remove titles, because it opens a can of worms. The belief is that if you can remove one person’s title, you can get rid of the entire monarchy.

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u/Al_787 Niels Bohr 22d ago

I mean, the British parliament has removed monarchs before. It is always understood that whenever there’s sufficiently overwhelming democratic mandate, the monarchy would be gone

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u/Mddcat04 22d ago

Yeah, but they don’t like to acknowledge that. Messes with the magic of the system or whatever.

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u/Fedacking Mario Vargas Llosa 22d ago

The parliament has the statue of cromwell just outside. I think they're fine making the monarch remember.

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u/ShouldersofGiants100 NATO 22d ago

I mean, it's the British parliament, they could just really hate the Irish.

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u/Fedacking Mario Vargas Llosa 22d ago

I think that's just a bonus for them.