Disgraced royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will reportedly not be removed from the official order of succession.
Andrew is 8th in line to the throne, after Prince Harry and his children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
Prince William is allegedly upset that parliament won't act to remove his uncle.
King Charles stripped his disgraced brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor of his "prince" title and evicted him from the Royal Lodge, but one thing he can't do? Remove him from the royal order of succession, meaning that Andrew could technically become King. Obviously the chances of this happening are basically nil because he's 8th in line to the throne—coming after Prince William, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis, Prince Harry, Prince Archie, and Princess Lilibet.
"Given Andrew's ghastly behavior, his still being in the line of succession is … embarrassing at best," royal expert Hilary Fordwich tellsFox News. "But in reality, he's so far down the line-behind the Sussex children-there's little risk of him ever becoming king. Nevertheless, there is concern that any ad hoc removal of unpopular royals could make the institution look more like a political machine than a stable hereditary monarchy."
Hilary adds that "Much to the chagrin of Prince William, heir to the throne, as well as other senior royals and the public at large, Parliament has already signaled that it has no plans to legislate Andrew out of the succession. It would also require negotiations with the Commonwealth realms."
Meanwhile, royal expert Helena Chard adds "It is unlikely he'll impact the line of succession, given the number of younger royals ahead of him. There would have to be something monumentally terrible to occur — a black swan event — for the crown to pass to Andrew."
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