Rachael Maskell, 49, the Labour MP for York Central said the case of Andrew showed that there needs to be a debate on how aristocratic titles are assigned.
Those visiting the Duke of York s official Twitter page @thedukeofyork today were greeted with a message saying this account doesn t exist - try searching for another just hours after it was still live.
A survey by York s daily newspaper The Press found that 88 per cent of its readers want to see the prince s Duke of York honours taken away from him as the prospect of a court showdown looms.