Andrew, King Charles III and Sandringham Estate
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Britain’s King Charles took the extraordinary step of starting the process to strip his brother Andrew of his royal titles and evict him from the royal estate in Windsor, in the most dramatic attempt yet to quell the scandal over the disgraced prince’s links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
King Charles III evicted his brother and stripped him of the last of his titles, a move that the family of Epstein survivor Virginia Giuffre had sought.
King Charles strips Prince Andrew of royal title in unprecedented move, but experts warn it may be "too little, too late" to save the monarchy's reputation.
The decision by King Charles III to strip the title of his brother Prince Andrew showed a level of accountability rarely applied to royals.
King Charles III acted briskly — as briskly as a Windsor ever does — and rather ruthlessly in dealing with his embattled brother. The king declared he was stripping Andrew of his “prince” title and that he would soon be leaving his Windsor lodgings.
and the Vatican police band played the Vatican anthem and "God Save the King," which is the British national anthem. After a private meeting, Leo and Charles exchanged gifts: a mosaic of Christ for the king and an icon of St. Edward the Confessor for the pope.
It was a once-in-a-century meeting on Thursday, October 23 when King Charles III prayed alongside Pope Leo at the Vatican. The British monarch, 76, attended a service at the famed Sistine Chapel in a historic moment.