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UK government considers removing ex-prince Andrew from line of succession

23 February 2026

“It would require all 14 countries, where King Charles is also their head of state, as well as the UK, to change the law of succession,” said Professor Robert Hazell (UCL Political Science), on the challenges of removing Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of succession.

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