the ukraine still remains a possibility. to galleries discuss all those stories. let s begin. daisy, why don t you kick us off. the sun thrown out, stripped of hrh and military titles, favourite son now a private citizen. i suppose one of the questions, we were just referring to it they are, whether or not this was in any way by mutual agreement or whether this is a decision that s been forced on andrew by the queen in association with prince charles and prince william. ~ , ., ., ~ with prince charles and prince william. ~ ., ~ ., , william. well, if you talk to people close to prince william. well, if you talk to people close to prince andrew william. well, if you talk to people close to prince andrew you - william. well, if you talk to people close to prince andrew you won t i william. well, if you talk to people | close to prince andrew you won t be surprised to know that they are keen to say that it was a mutual decision and it was the best thing to do. i think most of us are t
prince entered this is bbc news, the headlines. buckingham palace says prince andrew has returned his military honours and royal patronages. and, he will no longer use the title his royal highness. it follows the news yesterday that the duke will face a lawsuit alleging sexual abuse which he denies. a former syrian colonel has been found guilty of the torture of thousands of people at a prison in damascus during syria s civil war. british ministers have rallied around borisjohnson with varying degrees of support as he faces calls to quit for attending a drinks party during the first lockdown in 2020. and novak djokovic has been included in the draw for the australian open tennis tournament, even though it s still not clear if he ll be in the country to play. australia s immigration minister is still considering whether to deport djokovic because of covid rules.
clearly not the case now. no matter which way you cut this up this must ve been a devastating day for prince andrew and also for his mother at the queen. we know from many, many people over the years saying that they have a particularly close bond, the queen and prince andrew. it must ve been very, very tough for her to have to do this. i think there will be a sense of relief that in some ways perhaps this does protect the royal family from what is to come. and we know what is to come is going to be nasty. whether it s the settlement, which is a potential outcome between prince andrew and his accuser or whether it s the full blown day in court or more likely weeks and weeks in court which will be very nasty. digby, i suppose this is really a humiliation for andrew. the papers are all talking about him as the queens favourites on. we never
very. this is now the duke of york very, very. very this is now the duke of york very, very, very serious. in the queen would very, very serious. in the queen would not very, very serious. in the queen would not allow even her so called favourite would not allow even her so called favourite son to get in the way of making favourite son to get in the way of making sure the monarchy is fine. and that making sure the monarchy is fine. and that meant creating that division and that meant creating that division between the royal family in itsjob division between the royal family in itsjob and division between the royal family in itsjob and its division between the royal family in its job and its constitutional role, i its job and its constitutional role, i don t its job and its constitutional role, i don t mean as a private family, i m i don t mean as a private family, i m sure i don t mean as a private family, i m sure alice of private family he will still i m sure a
the telegraph says that queen has frozen the duke out of the royal family and describes a 45 minute meeting held with the duke and windsor where he was informed of her decision. the guardian quotes a royal commentator who says the duke has been well and truly checked under the royal boss. and the queen consulted the prince of wales and the duke of cambridge before the removal of his titles. the i says the cream wants a distance and return to public life for andrew. as well as covering that royal story the times reports that it s been told sue gray s inquiry into lockdown parties in downing street will find no evidence of criminalisty but could censure boris johnson for a lack ofjudgment. the financial times reports that russian negotiators are in talks with united states and nato have failed in this threat of military action against