King Charles must confront Andrew face-to-face' for him to leave Royal Lodge: Latest

"MPs could debate Prince Andrew's conduct, his 30-room mansion and the possibility of stripping him of his dukedom. The Government has so far refused to allocate time in the House of Commons for MPs to discuss Andrew's situation because the royal family wants Parliament to focus on important issues. But the issue could be raised on one of the days when ministers are not in control of the parliamentary timetable."

"A Liberal Democrat source indicated to the Sunday Times that the party could be prepared to use one of its opposition days to allow MPs to discuss Andrew's behaviour. Prince Andrew's conduct could be discussed in Parliament (Jordan Pettitt/PA) (PA Wire) Bryony Gooch26 October 2025 07:30 Prince Andrew signed a deal to lease Royal Lodge in Windsor in 2003 Athena Stavrou26 October 2025 07:00"

"The co-author of Virginia Giuffre's memoirs has said it's not too late for Prince Andrew's to come forward and say what he knew about the late paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. The book's co-author Amy Wallace said Ms Giuffre wanted wealthy, powerful men to be held to account and said Andrew could still help victims of sexual abuse. He still denies what is in this book, we should say. But it's not too late, she said."

"He could continue to leave aside the things he's accused of with Virginia. He could still come forward. He was in those houses, he was on the island, he was in the private jet numerous times. He could still come forward and say to the authorities, I want to validate these women's experience. Cabinet minister Peter Kyle on Tuesday urged Andrew to cooperate with the US authorities and give evidence about Epstein's crimes."

MPs may debate Prince Andrew's conduct, his 30-room mansion and the possibility of stripping him of his dukedom. The Government has refused to allocate Commons time because the royal family wants Parliament to focus on other priorities, but the issue could be raised on opposition days. A Liberal Democrat source indicated the party might use an opposition day to allow debate. Amy Wallace, co-author of Virginia Giuffre's memoirs, said Andrew could still come forward to validate victims' experiences. Cabinet minister Peter Kyle urged Andrew to cooperate with US authorities and give evidence about Epstein's crimes.

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