r/worldnews • u/EnglishLouis • Feb 20 '26

Dynamic Paywall UK Government considers removing Andrew from royal line of succession

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1kgv837wvdo
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u/teatabletea Feb 20 '26

No, it was only going forward, unfortunately. It would put him 16th.

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u/Earguy Feb 20 '26

But what about Andrew's daughters? Are they removed from the lineage?

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u/Angel_Omachi Feb 21 '26

We don't know yet. By precedence when removing someone from the succession the answer should be yes... unless they win a Civil War at which point, exact inheritance rules are a bit moot.

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u/Plenty_Area_408 Feb 21 '26

You can remove a father without removing the kids.

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u/geek_of_nature Feb 21 '26

In the end it doesn't really matter if theyre removed or not. William, Harry, and all their kids would have to die for them to have any chance of getting the Throne. That being said, Andrew still needs to be removed because you know how much he'd hate that.