Government considers removing Andrew from royal line of succession

[QueerDuck]

6. The Andrew "demotion" is NOT about the throne --- it's about the mugshot.

I suspect stripping Andrew of his titles and succession rights has less to do with the (remote) chance of him becoming King and more to do with legal damage control.

The Crown is systematically "de-Royaling" him to prepare for potential criminal proceedings. By turning him into a commoner now, they avoid the unprecedented constitutional crisis of sending a "Prince of the Royal Blood" to prison.

IMHO, this is less about punishing and humiliating him and more about insulating the institution from the blast radius of his eventual downfall. It's a calculated move to make him legally and symbolically "disposable."

They are stripping his titles to ensure that when the "spectacle" reaches its final act, he’s just another commoner in a jumpsuit. The goal is to make sure the Monarchy can say "he’s not one of ours" before the prison doors close. They're scrubbing the Royal DNA off him before he becomes a convict.