Prince Andrew has faced renewed public outrage after secret emails he sent to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were uncovered and a series of shocking revelations were revealed in his accuser Virgina Giuffre's memoir. Although Andrew announced he'd no longer be using his Duke of York title or other honors, the U.K. public and government leaders alike have called for official parliamentary action to be taken against him—but one legal expert said it's not quite that easy to remove someone from the line of succession.
In his October 17 announcement, Prince Andrew simply wrote that he'd not be using his titles—not that they were taken away. Writing for The Conversation, University of London law lecturer Craig Prescott says that 14 members of parliament have signed a "motion asking the government to take legislative steps to remove Andrew’s dukedom."
