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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Laura Elston

The royal family in 2025: King and Kate’s health news and Andrew’s banishment

The royal family on the Buckingham Palace balcony to observe a flypast to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe (Aaron Chown/PA) - (PA Archive)

The royal family’s 2025 marked a step forward for the King and the Princess of Wales, with both sharing good news in the wake of their cancer diagnoses.

But it was also dominated by the scandal surrounding Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, with the King moving to draw a line under the controversy as he formally stripped his brother of his titles in a dramatic banishment.

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