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When is a prince, not a prince?

Obviously, when he's called Andrew Mountbatten Winds Windsor, stripped of his title by the king, in response to public revulsion at his brother's association with the paedophile, Jeffrey Epstein.

Epstein has now dragged the royal family into the fetid swamp of his crimes, along with the peer of the realm, Lord Mandelson,

not to mention members of the American aristocracy like Bill and Hillary Clinton and Bill

and Melinda Gates. But this weekend, the Epstein Affairs tentacles are starting to touch the very

constitution of our nation. In several of the Commonwealth nations which currently count the

British crown as their sovereign, the questions being asked, do we really need a king? And though this

may not yet be a question discussed down at the dog and duck, the experts amusing whether the

days of the hereditary monarchy are numbered. It used to be the case that

printers were defined by birth. But if public disgust or disapproval can depose a prince,

why not then a king? And if a king may fall at the command of the people, why not let the people

choose the next one?

The great 19th century constitutional theorist Walter Badgett warned against letting daylight

in on the magic of the monarchy. He thought that removing the mystique that surrounds royalty

would eventually destroy it. Today, Badgett sounds prophetic. Three decades ago, a shaft of light

was shone on Buckingham Palace by the royal author Andrew Morton, who joins us later. Today,

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