'The King must ditch his continued loyalty to disgraced Prince Andrew'

It's time the King distanced himself from Prince Andrew

Alexander Larman in The Spectator 

With more "embarrassing" revelations about Prince Andrew from the Epstein files, King Charles's "continued loyalty to his disgraced younger brother" is an area in which he "deserves criticism", says Alexander Larman in The Spectator. If he hopes to protect his reputation in the "extended honeymoon" of public opinion he is enjoying, the King must cut ties with the Duke of York "both publicly and privately".

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Simon Kelner on the i news site  

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The National editorial board 

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Sara Pequeño for USA Today 

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