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What would it take to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the royal line of succession? – video
Politics•February 26, 2026 at 4:10 AMNational

What would it take to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the royal line of succession? – video

By Matilda Boseley, Tania Lee, Bertin Huynh and Michael Kalenderian•The Guardian - UK News

Despite being stripped of his royal titles, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor could still technically become the king: he's eighth in line to the throne. While there's a growing push within the UK parliament to remove him from the line of succession — a move which Australia and New Zealand are supporting — actually doing so is far more complicated than it might seem. Matilda Boseley explains what would have to happen in order for Mountbatten-Windsor to his lose his spot in the line of successionAustralian government says it would support removing Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from royal line of successionNew Zealand would back removal of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from royal line of succession, says PM Continue reading...

Despite being stripped of his royal titles, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor could still technically become the king: he's eighth in line to the throne. While there's a growing push within the UK parliament to remove him from the line of succession — a move which Australia and New Zealand are supporting — actually doing so is far more complicated than it might seem. Matilda Boseley explains what would have to happen in order for Mountbatten-Windsor to his lose his spot in the line of succession

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