The Queen will not strip Prince Andrew of further titles despite growing calls to remove his Duke of York association.
The 96 year old monarch will stand by her son and not bow to growing pressure to calls to pursue “a number of paths” in parliament, including amending legislation, to strip the royal of his last major honorary position.
Royal sources have said the Queen “certainly will not” force her son to give up his Duke title - a lifelong title given to him by the Queen in 1986.