I do think it's the worst crisis in living memory.

I really feel this collateral damage being done to the monarchy

that they've been too slow to realize.

I think the statement should have come from King Charles himself,

that he'd taken decisive action, he should have actually taken the credit for this.

I mean, the only way I think he can go is to voluntarily go.

The optics look terrible for a non-working royal

in a 30-room mansion. Hello and welcome to a bonus episode of a Right Royal podcast with me,

Andrea. And me, Emily. The past few days have been dominated by headlines about Prince Andrew,

whose already troubled situation has gone from bad to worse.

Yes, the prince formerly known as the Duke of York has given up the use of his titles and royal honours and is firmly off the guest list for Christmas at Sandringham.

The news has also impacted his former wife, Sarah Ferguson, who will no longer use her

courtesy title of Duchess of York.

But this story goes way beyond the loss of a few titles.

It's about the scandal that has continued to swirl around Andrew for decades and the damage

it has done and threatens to do to the wider royal family. So today in a special audio-only episode,

we're taking a deep dive into the latest developments and what this all means for the king,

Prince William, the institution, and of course Andrew's two daughters.

We're delighted to be joined by a very well-informed guest, the author Andrew Loney,

whose best-selling book entitled The Rise and Fall of the House of York tells the story

of Prince Andrew's fall from grace.

But before we welcome him, let's get up to speed with what's happened in the last few days.

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