Titles

Prince Andrew to give up all his titles and honours, including Duke of York

However, he will remain a prince, having been born the son of Elizabeth II.

His former wife, Sarah Ferguson, will also no longer use her title of The Duchess of York, it is understood.

In a statement, Prince Andrew said: "In discussion with The King, and my immediate and wider family, we have concluded the continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the Royal Family.


Hmm, we appear to be enveloped in a miasma of undignified humiliation at the moment, far wider than Andrew's self-inflicted troubles. 

It won't happen of course, but when it comes to undeserved titles, Keir Starmer's "knighthood" could be on the table too. It needn't stop there either, a spot of Augean stable clearing could focus on quite a list of undeserved titles and honours.


By the way, has it ever struck you what a subtle jest it is that a successful politician should acquire the title of the Right Honourable? When any consideration of honourable behaviour is the last thing to enter into their calculations?

Miles Burton - Death Takes the Living (1949)