Charlotte Griffiths has mentioned she was "shocked" by King Charles’s choice to ship a "double blow" to Andrew, stripping him of each his titles and his house.
Chatting with GB Information, the Mail on Sunday’s editor-at-large mentioned she "didn’t assume they’d do each on the identical time", admitting she anticipated Andrew to lose his Royal Lodge residence however not his title.
"I assumed the Royal Lodge factor would ultimately occur as a result of there’s been a lot strain week after week," she mentioned.
"However to then take away the Prince title too, I wasn’t anticipating that, actually not a double blow in a single go.
"I feel what's occurred is that this has gone on now for week after week after week, if not yr after yr. However the lock on every single day is one other headline.
"He needed to be so completely decisive and to essentially draw a line.
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"In any other case, I can see headlines persevering with for one more three or 4 weeks or months. So I feel he tried to do every little thing he may in a single fell swoop."
She added: "I used to be desirous about it immediately, I don’t assume there are any working members of the Royal Household underneath 60, aside from the Wales household.
"I actually assume the subsequent chapter for the monarchy would be the Wales household and mainly nothing else.
"They’ve bought three youngsters, and after they develop up, there’ll be sufficient working Royals among the many 4 of them."
Andrew has confronted controversy in recent times on account of his hyperlinks to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
It’s understood that though Andrew denies the accusations, Buckingham Palace considers that there have been "critical lapses of judgment".
In an announcement, the Palace mentioned: "Prince Andrew will now be referred to as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
"His lease on Royal Lodge has, thus far, offered him with authorized safety to proceed in residence.
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"Formal discover has now been served to give up the lease, and he’ll transfer to different personal lodging.
"These censures are deemed needed, however the truth that he continues to disclaim the allegations towards him."
The assertion added: "Their Majesties want to clarify that their ideas and utmost sympathies have been, and can stay with, the victims and survivors of any and all types of abuse."
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