Australian PM backs removing Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from line of royal succession
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Home 'These are grave allegations and Australians take them seriously,' Anthony Albanese says Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he would back plans to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of succession to the British throne, according to a letter shared by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office. Last week, a United Kingdom official said the British government was considering introducing legislation to ensure Mountbatten-Windsor, currently eighth in line to the throne, could never be king following his arrest as part of a police investigation into his ties with Jeffrey Epstein. King Charles, who last year stripped his brother of his title of prince and forced him out of his Windsor home, is not only the monarch and head of state in Britain, but also in Australia and 13 other countries. Any changes to the succession to the throne have to be approved not just in Britain but also in the other realms.
Published: February 23, 2026 3:39 pm
Source: The Express Tribune — Read original