Prince Andrew and Prince Harry face a new double humiliation as royal
officials are mulling ways to remove another of their significant roles, while
also denying them Jubilee medals like other veterans.
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| Prince Andrew and Prince Harry at Prince Philip’s funeral at Windsor Castle on April 17 last year |
Buckingham Palace officials are now considering how to remove the role
of Counsellors of State from the Duke of York and the Duke of Sussex – a
potentially significant position that the pair still possess. By law, the
Counsellors of State are the monarch’s spouse and the next four people in the
line of succession who are over the age of 21. If Andrew and Harry were removed
they could be replaced by Princess Anne and Camilla.
The duo, who are ninth and sixth in line to the throne respectively,
have already been stripped of their royal patronages and military titles by the
Queen – and both asked not to use the handle His Royal Highness.
Palace sources confirmed they are still two of the four Counsellors of
State, who would be called upon to take the place of the Queen if she were
unable to carry out her duties because of illness or absence abroad. They would
be authorized to carry out most of the official duties of the monarch,
including signing important documents, attending Privy Council meetings and
receiving the credentials of new ambassadors to the UK.
Princes Andrew and Harry also will not be eligible for the Queen’s
Platinum Jubilee medal, according to the Daily Telegraph. The
commemorative medal will be awarded on February 6 to mark the Queen’s 70 years
on the throne and given to serving members of the Armed Forces, police, fire, emergency
and prison services. Now that Harry and Andrew have lost their military
titles, this means the duo will be treated like all other veterans and not
receive the special medal.
