By Hera Hussain

After a few weeks of active discussions across the country, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has been stripped of the title of a Prince and the privileges that come with it.

For many survivors, this will be bittersweet news. While this does not compensate for not having a guilty verdict, or a thorough investigation by the Metropolitan police which was stalled in 2021, it is significant.

It’s recognition that such serious allegations of abuse should not be inconsequential, even if a court case about it is settled.

Sadly, Virginia Guiffre isn’t here to witness it after a decade of tireless and painful campaigning that her relatives say led to her suicide.

While the Palace maintains that Andrew denies all allegations, and we know he has not faced any time in prison, it brings us back to the elusive idea........

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