UK weighs removing ex-Prince Andrew from succession line amid Epstein probe

The report comes as police widen investigations of the former prince, including questioning his close protection teams.

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The British government is weighing new legislation that could remove the former prince, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, from the line of royal succession, according to reports.

Officials in the United Kingdom, speaking on condition of anonymity to the BBC on Friday, said the decision could follow after the police finish their investigation into the ex-prince’s ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

UK weighs removing ex-Prince Andrew from succession line amid Epstein probe

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