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Eva Corlett in Wellington and Guardian staff

New Zealand would back removal of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from royal line of succession, says PM

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor stood in front of a fence
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is eighth in line to the throne, but New Zealand says it would back his removal from the line of succession. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

New Zealand has become the second Commonwealth country to back the removal of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the royal line of succession after his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

A spokesperson for New Zealand’s prime minister, Christopher Luxon, said on Tuesday: “If the UK government proposes to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the order of succession, New Zealand would support it.”

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