
King Charles's decision to strip his brother of royal status has prompted some members of the public to call the move a 'witch hunt'.
The King's move, announced by Buckingham Palace, marks an unprecedented escalation in the fallout from Prince Andrew's ties to Jeffrey Epstein and the civil settlement with Virginia Giuffre; it has produced a sharp split between those who say the monarchy is finally being held to account and those who decry what they call a public piling-on.